Scott Bush

A rather big day at the zoo, to be precise. I spent Saturday, 25 Aug. at the Woodland Park Zoo with my colleagues from the marketing department at a large Northwest homebuilder. We weren’t alone; about 4000 of our homeowners joined us. Quite an undertaking, but it was gratifying (okay, relieving) that it came off without any major hitches (except the missing veggie burgers for the BBQ).

The weather was drizzly and overcast in the morning and didn’t bode well, but but 11:30 or so the sky was peeking through; by 1:30 it was downright hot. We expected roughly 5200 people, and the zoo’s estimate was about 4000: a good turnout.

I took a 20-minute break from the North meadow madness to commune with the butterflies in the exhibit next to the meadow. They were great, and so many varieties all in the same spot. The keeper was releasing newly-birthed butterflies from an enclosure onto the trees, where they flapped their wings until they dried so they could take their inaguaral flight. I had hoped that if I stood still long enough, one would alight on me… and I was right! Very cool to see one so close to me that I could watch it furl and unfurl its proboscis.