Flat Stanley is a paper doll who is a curriculum tool for pre-school and elementary-aged kids. In my case, my Flat Stanley belongs to my cousin Beth's son, James.
James is a kindergartener at the Chestnut Children's Center in Needham, MA. And his teachers have asked the kids to create a Flat Stanley and then send it to someone who lives in another state so the kids can learn about other places in the US. My job is to show Stan a good time and then to send him back to James with pictures and souvenirs from our time together.
Today, I took Stanley to the zoo. We've had a damned good run, Stanley and I, but today was just about getting to see Qannick.
And she didn't disappoint. She was beautiful and playful and curious.
I've been a member of the Louisville Zoo since I moved here in 2006, but I don't make enough use of my membership. When I lived in New Orleans, just a couple of blocks from the Audubon Zoo, I used to go to the zoo after a crappy day at work. Hang out with the gorillas. Chill with the gators. Sometimes I would bring a book and a blanket and sit all day by the orangutang enclosure and read and visit with the apes between chapters.
Now that Qannick is here and Siku will be on exhibit soon... and the weather is warming up... maybe I'll be seeing more of Glacier Run soon.
No comments:
Post a Comment