Tuesday, February 9, 2010

cancellata

Disappointed





The elephant paddock at the Rome conservation zoo was just beyond the closed gate. But after taking this Ruby Tuesday shot, my son and I scuttled around the corner and made it to the front entrance. We arrived just in time to see the two Indian pachyderms being fed their daily ton and a half of fruit, potatoes, lettuce and grass.






12 comments:

  1. I could survive a while on one ton of fruit, potatoes, lettuce.

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  2. Nice shot for RT! Ruby is always magnificent right? :)
    Have a wonderful day!

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  3. Looks like he really wants to get in there!

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  4. In Denmark we say: More than one road leads to Rome. In Rome you may say: If one gate is closed find another!

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  5. Ciao friends, thank you for your comments. I've been a little busy so I haven't been around to visit and comment much.

    Jørgen, in Italy we say "when a doorway closes, a bigger gate opens" I love that philosophy!

    Ciao

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  6. Indian pachyderm? Wow, I'd like to see them, at least virtually thru your amazing shots, Eleanora.

    Yeap, we have the same too. "Bir kapi kapandiginda baska bir kapi acilir" I love, too. But sometimes it can take long to open the gate, no:)

    Baci for your son, wish I could see his face a bit..

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  7. I'm glad he got to see the elephants! That is a lot of food.

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  8. My son's face will not appear on these pages, sorry Nihal!

    Ciao

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  9. It must have been fun to watch the pachyderms being fed!

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  10. It was a blast, Leif! They crushed whole pineapples like they were peanuts, and unpeeled bananas kept getting stuck between their tusk and lip! Hilarious and fascinating at the same time.

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  11. Even though I lived only a few blocks from the Borghese Zoo, I visited only once.

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