Tulip Mania

This weekend, Dianne's sister Michelle was visiting. On Saturday, we went to the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden to see their 'Zoo Blooms' event. It's an annual event where this year they planted 80,000 tulips around the zoo. It's a bonanza of spring color with all the tulips, daffodils, and all the flowering trees and shrubs. Even though it's not that far away, Dianne and I haven't been to the zoo in many years. I think the last time was for a Barenaked Ladies concert. We didn't really have a chance to look around. It's funny how we don't always take advantage of local special events or visit local sites unless we have visitors to spur us on.

We saw quite a bit of the zoo. The insect house was really interesting. The smelliest place was the Cat House. Being allergic to cats, I did a very quick run for the exit and waited for Dianne and Michelle. The bird exhibit wasn't much better. They need to work on the ventilation in those buildings. I posted several photos on Flickr including this one showing Dianne and Michelle looking at one of the tulip beds. Scroll through the recently posted photos here.