by Catherine Johnson, @CatherinePoet
After a wonderful Thanksgiving weekend with friends and lots of yummy food we had to do a little business over the border to get us all up to date with our visas. I have been dying to go over there and we had a super time at Detroit zoo. I can’t wait to go again already.
Do these pics tickle your poetic taste buds?
At the entrance.
I have so many wonderful shots of the polar bear, I’m hoping to write a polar bear poem and show you them all next week.
We had way better gorilla shots than this, (Can you even see it there on the right?) but I just thought this was a wonderful pic 
I think there is supposed to be a snake in here, I love the Eqyptian look.
Autumn is so beautiful!
We saw something called a skink and I thought it was such a great match for skunk I made this up. I hope it will do for my Friday poetry poem.
Skink
There’s a skunk in the sink
Does it stink?
Does it sink?
I think
I blink
I wink
Coz it’s
not a skunk
it’s a skink!
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How much fun is that! Love it!
Looks like a fun trip! Love the poem
POLAR BEARS! They make me shout with joy. Fun poem – I love skinks, too!
I love it! I have been thinking of going to The Denver Zoo. It has been years!
Enjoyed your poem — cute. And, the photos were just lovely. Will look forward to the polar bear poem as the photos are outstanding.
Hey! We live near the Detroit zoo! Hope you enjoyed it. And let me know when you are next in town.
love the poem
Oh I didn’t know that, Wendy. What a shame. I’ll definitely let you know next time we go!
Boring fact for you all, I’ve hit 1000 likes today. Let’s celebrate with virtual cupcakes!
Cute, cute poem! Congrats on your hits!!! Eating my virtual cupcake now. It’s virtually red velvet with cream cheese icing
What fun! We hit the zoo this weekend as well. But we didn’t see a skink. I just love their blue tongues.
What a fun coincidence, Kirsten. I should have pulled a face at the skink then I would have seen its tongue lol.
Cute poem and lovely photos!
No wombats?? And they call that a zoo??
I know, I looked high and low for them
Hannah was insistent she ride an elephant, I can’t believe they didn’t have elephants!
Love your photos!
Thanks Tami!
Please, please, please – polar bear poem!
Hi Cathy,
I’m giving myself a week to think of one. I hope you’ll come along with one too
It looks like a wonderful time was had by all!
Your poem was neither stinky or skinky. Quite the opposite, really.
Looks like fun! The polar bear picture is great
I love the poem!
I’d love to see your polar bear photos. The polar bears at the San Diego zoo just lay in the sun doing absolutely nothing the whole day. I swear they wait for the zoo to close to jump in the water and play around.
Such terrific photos… Loved them.