so like... there's a story behind this image. I took this at the local zoo, and RIGHT BEFORE i was able to snap this pic, there was some Karen and her Semen Demon pounding on the safety glass. they leave, and the Gorilla whips around and gives me this look like 'can you believe that shit?'
Fiance and i left the house at 7am intending to go to the Minnesota state fair, but when we finally got there, there was no parking left and 10 bajillion people flooding through the front gates, so we decided to go to Como Zoo instead, which was blessedly free of sardine crowding.
These are the best photos i got:
In that last pic, the sign in front of me says not to pose for photos in that room. If i didn't, would i be the sassy nerd??
I'm especially proud of the polar snoot boop shot. I honestly thought i hadn't caught it 'cause it happened so fast.
Bonus koi (this golden fella was about 14 inches long, the biggest in the pond and the only one with wisdom whiskers):
In the Twin Cities, there are two constants in life. Winter will always arrive eventually and none of the professional sports teams, save for the Lynx, will ever win a championship. This year is no different. The Vikings did not make the playoffs (I quietly grin as I’m a diehard Cheesehead) and the middle of January was frigidly cold even without having gotten any substantial snow thus far. As…