Peekaboo

Bang bang

A few days ago Elias fell down the garden steps hitting his head on the way. After some tears and cuddles he was ok but spent the rest of the day walking round pointing at his head (and steps) saying "bang bang". When I put him to bed that evening he was saying "bang bang" as he drifted off. And, when he woke briefly at 3am, he muttered a few more "bang bangs".

Sunny Sunday

Dung beetles

I need not say much more than ... yesterday at the zoo

Saskia's birthday

Eli's friend Saskia just had her second birthday party.

In the still of the night...

....the lion wakes. At 04:50 this morning a loud roaring ripped through our flat - waking Stefanie and me, perhaps the neighbours and some of the pigeons sleeping on the roof. After three or four roars silence was restored and we slept through until 06:20.

Birthday surprises and an exciting morning at the zoo

Well, it was my birthday this week and Stefanie organised me a fantastic surprise trip with Ben and Ben to see the Scott Walker documentary which is on a very short run at the cinema.

Last night Stef went out to surprise drinks for her friend David so Eli and I were home alone and for the first time in about year I put him to bed with stories along the lines of those Stef tells him - about the animals in his room looking after him at night.



This morning Eli and i made our usual trip to London Zoo. We were the first people in the Rainforest and arrived to find a monkey out of the main "forest" and on the walkway in front of us (first photo). Eli was very excited and it scampered off back into the main area of trees.


We turned a corner only to find another monkey on the walkway AND a bird (second photo - click to enlarge). Luckily I caught Eli before he could quite make the move to run and catch them. It's a new exhibit and a great time to go there before Camden Council busybodies shut it down on health and safety grounds!