Baby Elephant Walk

The Indianapolis Zoo made national news in the last week or so with the birth of a baby elephant to mother elephant, Kubwa. It was noteworthy because she conceived the calf by artificial inseminationm and that she is the only elephant in captivity to conceive a baby that way twice. However, her first baby died from an infection a short time after birth. Everyone has high hopes for this new one, who has not yet been named, but is apparently doing well, and up for public viewing for about two hours a day starting yesterday. So, today we are going to the zoo to see the baby elephant and to give Clare another pass at all the animals and maybe make a connection to all the animal books we read at home. Given her last visit was at age 10 months, this time she should be more engaged and aware than last time. It's supposed to be a beautiful day and the Indy Zoo is pretty nice. The elephant environment at the zoo was recently renovated and offers a lot of space for them. You can view some pictures of the elephant with his mother by scrolling over the title of this post and clicking to the link!

Our Car

Our car. Thankfully, 5 weeks and $9,500 later (thank you insurance), it is fixed. We'll see how it holds up over the next few weeks. But here's what it looked like before. It's a little hard to tell in 2-D, but for reference, the tow hitch on the back is about 2-3 inches from the ground.

The Good Thing About Travel Is...

being able to partake of new foods, AND those long forgotten. The McDonald's at the airport in Sao Paulo, Brazil still serves the fried apple pies. Granted, the new ones are tasty treats, but it's always good to go back to the old school...and into the world of pie appreciation: http://www.ccytsao.com/friedapplepie.htm.