Wednesday afternoon Emmi turned the corner and today is almost her pre-illness happy, busy, active self. We are so glad and thankful she has recovered—it was hard to see our little Emmi so sick. She will always have the collapsed trachea but as long as we use a harness and keep her from “shrieking” at balls, she should do just fine.
There’s a reason I carry a heavy professional grade KitchenAid mixer with me—I love to bake. When we purchased this motorhome with its Cat 450 engine I started hauling the KitchenAid around the country—I figured an engine that big could handle my KitchenAid! 
During our visit to the zoo today we ran into a native of this area who provided us with a more reliable weather forecast than the office folks here at the Escapee park—this fog is normal for this time of year and sometimes it freezes and wreaks all kinds of havoc!!
As for the zoo—today we visited the New Mexico state park, Living Desert Zoo and Gardens in Carlsbad. It was a good way to spend the afternoon—plaques tell visitors the names of various cactus, trees, shrubs and information is also provided explaining how these plants survive the desert environment. Then there are the animals—I’m not a zoo fan—it hurts my heart to see magnificent animals such as bald eagles behind cages. But many of these animals would have been destroyed if they were not living at this or some other zoo. Take the case of Maggie, the painting bear who came to live at the Desert Zoo at the age of 4 months after being found beside her dead mother and sibling in a filthy compound. She was covered in sores, starving and dehydrated—she now has a better life than that for sure!
A very good day in the foggy desert.
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How do you get all your carving knives to stand up in the air like that? Is that a magnetic bar behind them?
ReplyDeleteYep, Judy, it is a magnetic bar--we installed one in the house and loved it so much the cowboy figured out how to glue one to the mirror back splash. It's been on several trips and is still holding--my knives stay sharper than when they were hanging out in a drawer with all the other stuff!
ReplyDeleteGreat photos! Love the idea that you can have your kitchen aid with you!
ReplyDeleteSo, so glad Emmi is back to her non-coughing self!! My opinion of zoos changed a lot once I really researched the "fate" of the animals - I now appreciate them for the rescue and conservation education they provide. The cougar is so beautiful, but have to agree that the photo of the bobcat is wonderful. I love ginger cookies and those look scrumptious :-)
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