Monday, July 28, 2008

Don't let Jenny go to Mexico!

**Update: The Dallas Zoo decided to leave Jenny there, however, she has an enclosure equal to the size of a postage stamp for you and I - she has no room to roam. The Dallas Zoo is creating a larger habitat for her, but it won't be ready for TWO more years! Jenny is over 30 years old, entering the end of life expectancy for an elephant in captivity. She may not live to see her new home, and even if she does, why would she want to live in a few acres when she could roam freely in Tennessee? Take a look at this video of Jenny, taken in the last few weeks - go to www.concernedcitizensforjenny.net for info on how to act NOW!



Jenny the elephant has been at the Dallas Zoo for over 20 years. After the death of her lifelong friend, the Dallas Zoo now wants to ship her to Mexico instead of a bigger, better facility in the U.S. (Tennessee). Go to http://www.concernedcitizensforjenny.net/Home_Page.html for all the details. The rally at the zoo on Sunday was wonderful and raised very good awareness, but we need letters, phone calls, and flyers to get more attention and action for a wonderful elephant that needs NO more undue stress!

Friday, July 25, 2008

Fort Worth Water Gardens



Ben and I went to the water gardens last weekend...first time I'd been not only since they reopened, but since I was in college! First pic: I love these trees - look at the roots...they grow under the concrete and up through any crevice they can find.

Second pic: mine and Ben's feet; we're sitting at the main pool.


Third pic: Ben climbed up one of the walls (and many more afterwards).

Fourth pic: me!


Friday, July 4, 2008

HAPPY 4TH OF JULY!!

We went to the Concerts in the Garden at the Fort Worth Botanical Gardens - we try to go every year; usually I get tickets through work, but I had to buy them this year :0(..... It was wonderful, though - and worth every penny.



It was hot outside, as usual (me: "when are you gonna take the picture?"...)

...and Ben decided to look at his watch magazine and hum along with the orchestra: