So long... farewell....

Your aunt is posting this as the final installment

This is me and Chuck before our ride on the merry-go-round!

Click on the picture to see us ride it!


Have a great summer!!


Your friend,


Flat Stanley

Home sweet home.... and here kitty, kitty!

I am on my way to you Alec it won't be long.... but here are more zoo pictures!

Here are some "kitty" (big) pictures from the zoo!  

The zoo has web cams that you can view of the elephants and the cheetahs, this is the link

I think the "kitties" was our aunt's favorite part of the zoo!! 

I will have another post later on this week! 

Happy Thursday and more pictures and videos from the zoo...

Just a few more days to finish things up and find my way back to Wapakoneta.  I bringing my friend Chuck, I hope you don't mind, we've had some good times, so I think it's only fitting that he would come back with me.

So, let's get to it!!

 

 



 

 

He wouldn't look up to get a better picture..... he was busy eating something! 

 

Then another one came and then I went to the other side

 

 

 

 

 

Next up....

 



 

 

A video of the baboons and one of the caretakers

 

 

 

I still have more pictures, so keep checking back!!! 

 

Your friend,

 

Flat



**Update!! Oh my!!! The time is going so quickly and soon I will return

Alec and friends,

I just realized that my videos did not work, so I sent them to youtube.... hopefully you can see them now.

I just looked at the calendar and realized that soon I will be reunited with you.  I have had a great time in Indianapolis.  Although I didn't venture far, sometimes taking advantage of the sights around you can be just as fun.
Not only did I enjoy the activities in Indy, your great-Aunt did too.  Here are more pictures that I have from the zoo.....

Here are some picture of the giraffe at the zoo.

Isn't it interesting how his front legs go out?  

Here is video of him (click on the picture)

 

 

 

 

Next up, flamingos... (click on the picture)

 

 

 

 

 

 

This is a short post today.... I still have more pictures from the zoo to share with you...  check back later this week! 

 

 

Have a great day and see you very soon! 

 

Flat

 





Back to the zoo

After our short diversion we are back to our visit at the zoo.  We left off with the dolphins, let's see what is next.


Next we visit this section of the zoo

Here we are at the beginning of the exhibit

 

 

No, that doesn't say desserts (like ice cream and cake) it says deserts!  And here are some of the creatures from the desert.

meerkats, they were behind a window so the picture didn't come out very well.  Meerkats are cute, you can read about them here

here is a promotional picture from the zoo about the meerkats

 

African plated lizard

 

 

I don't remember the name of this turtle, but it's big!!! There were several of them in the exhibit.

 

 

This is a short post I will work on more over the weekend.

 

Have a great weekend.......

 

Your friend,

 

Flat

 

Guess where I went?

I took a little trip this weekend, back to my hometown and your great-Aunt's..... and of course the hometown for you and your classmates.  But you know that Alec, because we spent sometime together at your great-Grandma's house.  It was a fun time!!!

While I was there I visited the Neil Armstrong Museum.  Here are some pictures

What a cool plane!

Above is the Navy uniform that Neil wore.

Did you know that before men went into space, animals went into space?

Here are some example of animals that went into space

Strelka (Russian)

Laika (Russian)

Sam  (American)

You can see more information about animals in space.

Back in the beginning of the space program the food looked like this:

Not very appetizing is it?

Food is a little better these days, including getting to drink Pepsi!!

This is a diagram of the Pepsi can

You can learn more about food in space here


In the entrance they have pictures of Ohio astronauts:

You can read about them (since the picture is not clear enough to read) at this link

That is it for today, I have more pictures to share from Wapak and then we go back to finish up the zoo!!

Look for more on my blog later this week.


Your friend,

Flat

A little break from zoo..... don't worry there will be more

Alec and friends,
We are going to take a little break from the zoo and go to downtown Indianapolis to see a few of the sights.

Indianapolis is the home of the NFL team the Colts, this is their "home" where the games are played

You can read the story behind "Lucas Oil" here

Here is an inside picture

Your Aunt went to a ball game there, the Green Bay Packers vs the Colts

The Packers lost that game, but your Aunt still enjoyed the game.

Another site downtown is the Soldiers and Sailors Monument

It was erected to honor Hoosiers (that is what people from Indiana are called) who were veterans of the  American Revolution


We took some pictures

 

 



 

 

 

During the holiday season they decorate the monument with thousands of lights to from a Christmas tree

 



It is very pretty and attracts thousands of visitors downtown.

I hope you enjoyed this little diversion from the zoo. 

I will be taking a little trip this weekend so I won't be blogging in the next few days.   Check back next week! 


Your friend

Flat

Dolphins!!

Alec and friends,

Next up are dolphins..... two facts about your great-Aunt that you did not know (I bet)....

On the list of her favorite movies is one about dolphins (sorta) the Incredible Mr. Limpet and..
on a trip to Mexico with friends, she swam with dolphins!

The Indianapolis Zoo has a daily show with the dolphins. 

Here is a picture of me and Chuck at the dolphin show

See the dolphin!!

Here is a video from the show

 

 

If you watch the trainers you will see them mimic what they want the dolphins to do and then of course reward the dolphins with fish!  It was a very fun show! 

For more about dolphins click here

I hope you enjoy the videos.


Later! 

Flat

Happy Friday!! More pictures from the zoo! Mammals!

Next up is something that is creepy, but thankfully they were asleep..... so here is a question.  What mammal (click on the word to see what they are) sleeps during the day?  Here is a hint:  A Superhero is named after this mammal.   Did you guess?   The mammal is

and of course the hero is Batman! 

Since I was there during the day, the bats were sleeping.  They sleep upside down

I think they are creepy........ and I am glad they were behind a window and in a cage.  I wonder what they do at night, just fly around their cage?   Maybe the zoo helpers put some bugs and other "tasty" items for them to eat.

Bats come in a variety of sizes here is a diagram of how big they can be

Here is a closer look

Did you see how big the Island Flying Fox can get?  42 inches!!

Check out this video about bats from National Geographic.  I will warn you, it may be a little creepy.


Another mammal is the bear

Here is the bear at the zoo

While we were there he became facinated with a rope that was in the tree.  A few of us stayed to watch him climb up the tree.

click above for the video

That is it for today!!   I hope you have a good weekend and look for more next week! 

your friend,

Flat