Hattiesburg Zoo: Yes, Hattiesburg, a city of only 60,000, has its own zoo. It is charming. We went to the zoo Friday afternoon at about 4 p.m., and, as has been our past experience with nearly everything we do, the zoo was just closing. Jeff tried to talk the lady into letting us in, but it wasn't to be. We decided, instead, to walk around the perimeter of the zoo, following the zoo train route, to see if we could peek in and see anything. We had a great time--zebras, owls, a moose-look-a-like animal, prairie dogs, swans, peacocks--all for free.
We were so impressed we decided to go back on Saturday. It was small but quaint, and all decked out for Halloween. So we hung out with the animals (and lots of other people this time!) with X-Files type music playing in the background. We made a connection to several of the animals, and a few of them even struck my fancy enough that I gave them names. Let's see, we had Orson Lemur, Norman Tapir, James Jaguar, and Felix Alligator. We sat and watched the spotted jaguar pace back and forth about three feet away from us for about 15 minutes. He was absolutely amazing to watch. I asked Jeff if he would like to name the Jaguar. "Oh, I don't know", he answered. "How about Spot?" "Uh...no," I quickly replied, "I don't think so. His name is James." Spot is a dog's name, and only James was a name worthy of this beautiful creature.
We discovered a new restaurant this weekend too. It's called the Spicy Pickle. Some of you may be thinking, "How are they going out to eat when they don't have any money?" Well, we signed up for the frequent diners' card, and they'll be sending us a coupon for a free meal soon, and then we also get a free meal on our birthday (mine is only a few weeks away).
Oh, and one more thing, the weather here right now is absolutely delicious! Warm, bright, sunny, with an ever-so-slight cool breeze. We hate to brag, but I must admit we were feeling lots of Mississippi love when we heard about the five inches of snow Utah got last weekend. We heard we'll still need the ice scraper for the car during the winter with all the moisture in the air, but we're thinking it might also be a good idea to invest in a squeegee (yes, that's how you spell it), for all of those famous misty Mississippi mornings.
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I just placed "Pretties" on reserve at the library. Let me know what you think about "Uglies."
So far I really like "Uglies." I've been meaning to read it for a long time, and I finally got around to it. It's my type of book. I love anything about parallel societies. You might also want to read "City of Ember" or "The Giver" or "Gregor the Overlander" if you haven't already.
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