This past Saturday I went with Mike, his dad, and Little Man to the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo.
I hadn’t been there since a school field trip, probably 15 years ago now. (Hard to believe it’s been that long!)
The exhibits were lovely: majestic big cats, a huge array of primates, and even an aquarium! Unfortunately, we ran out of time before we got to see The Rainforest, so we’re going to have to make a trip back to see that.
They have an exhibit with animatronic dinosaurs displayed right now too. Little Man found them a little intimidating, especially when they roared, but he had so much fun exploring and seeing everything else!
My very favorite exhibit was “Flutter!“, the butterfly greenhouse. The foliage and butterflies are just stunning. I happened to wear a green t-shirt, and I had butterflies hitching rides on my shoulder every time I turned around.
I also noticed that people wandering through the greenhouse seemed universally in awe. I think it’s humanly impossible to be anything but happy and delighted when surrounded by butterflies. Amazing such a tiny, delicate creature can elicit that type of reaction in people.
Wish every weekend could be like this…
