Apparently, today was Luka the Andean Bear's first birthday. The entire zoo had a birthday party for him! His cake was made of "butter, blueberries, and other things" according to Jasmine. The 1st and 2nd graders made cards for him and some of the other kids wrapped presents. I guess there was some type of meat or food in the boxes. His (Luka's) mother had to help him open the presents because he was too slow:). They also learned something (?) about turkeys today. The turkeys "pecked at everyone but me", said Jasmine- probably because she coerced someone into carrying her:) Perfect weather for camp. In the 70's and blue skies all week. Never again will we go to zoo camp or even visit the zoo in the summer- blah:). Too bad, because the July 4th fireworks are nice there, but just unbearable heat.
Making the usual goofball face!
Papago Buttes in the background. Not a week goes by we that don't hear about someone climbing to the top and having to be rescued. It's constant, especially on holidays and in nice weather. On New Year's Day, I was picking Jasmine up from the zoo- and sure enough, a helicopter was hovering over the mountain lifting some yahoo who had climbed up there and couldn't get back down:)) It happens much more often in the winter months with the "winter visitors" coming from all over the country, but it definitely happens all year around with the locals, too. When I took that Emergency Rescue Class a couple of years ago, someone asked one of the firemen how often they have to climb Camelback Mountain/Papago Buttes or any of the other peaks around the city. His reply was "every single day"!!! It takes major athleticism to climb those mountains, then get back down on foot. Guess that's why they use the helicopter when they can, but the person is not always accessible with the helicopter.
Making the usual goofball face!
Papago Buttes in the background. Not a week goes by we that don't hear about someone climbing to the top and having to be rescued. It's constant, especially on holidays and in nice weather. On New Year's Day, I was picking Jasmine up from the zoo- and sure enough, a helicopter was hovering over the mountain lifting some yahoo who had climbed up there and couldn't get back down:)) It happens much more often in the winter months with the "winter visitors" coming from all over the country, but it definitely happens all year around with the locals, too. When I took that Emergency Rescue Class a couple of years ago, someone asked one of the firemen how often they have to climb Camelback Mountain/Papago Buttes or any of the other peaks around the city. His reply was "every single day"!!! It takes major athleticism to climb those mountains, then get back down on foot. Guess that's why they use the helicopter when they can, but the person is not always accessible with the helicopter.
