Top Ten Tuesday: "Any glimpse into the life of an animal ..."

"Any glimpse into the life of an animal 

quickens our own and makes it 

so much the larger and better in every way."

-John Muir

A few weeks ago SC and I had the opportunity to tag along with AC on a trip to New York City, and one of the things we did was visit the Bronx Zoo.  As I was planning this zoo visit, I realized that in SC's five short years of life, we have visited quite a few zoos in the US already.  For this week's Top Ten Tuesday, I want to highlight the zoos we have been to, as well as a few we have yet to get to.

Zoos We Have ALREADY Visited:

1. San Diego Zoo

2. Houston Zoo

3. Los Angeles Zoo

4. The Bronx Zoo

*I think I would have loved The Bronx Zoo much more if we had not gone on "pay what you will" day.  There were so many people, including many large summer camp groups, that it was unmanageable for SC, and we didn't get to see even half the zoo before she insisted we leave and refused to look at any animals on our way out.

5. Fort Worth Zoo

6. Point Defiance Zoo (Tacoma, WA)

Zoos We Have YET TO Visit:

7. Smithsonian's National Zoo (Washington, D.C.)

8. St. Louis Zoo

9. Woodland Park Zoo (Seattle, WA)

10. Audubon Zoo (New Orleans, LA)

PLUS, two foreign zoos I would love to visit:

Edinburgh Zoo

Toronto Zoo

What is your favorite zoo to visit?  Leave a comment below, then check out other Top Ten Tuesday posts here:

Thankful Thursday: "...among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."

We hold these truths to be self-evident,

 that all men are created equal, 

that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, 

that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.

-Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776

Today I am thankful that in spite of all the political drama that seems to constantly be at the forefront of our governmental system, we live in a country that is trying its best to be (as Lincoln stated) "of the people, by the people, for the people."  I pray that God will continue to bless Americans in this way, and that He uses us as a guiding light for those who are living in the dark, even if it isn't easy for us.

What are you thankful for today?  Leave a comment below, and then check out some other Thankful Thursday posts here: