Springbrook Nature Center

Hey everyone! Sorry it's been awhile. I have been packing since Friday for my trip. I am so excited!! And I am all packed cept for one shirt :P Anyways, I took a break from packing Sunday night to go out to dinner to celebrate my and my sister's birthdays. We went to a big buffet with food from just about everywhere. It was sooo yummy! I had about 5 diff kinds of chicken, coconut shrimp, and some of the best crab rangoons ever. I also tried my first oyster and mussel, which surprisingly weren't half bad. They needed a little sauce though. It was a yummy dinner.

Today was spent at the Springbrook Nature Center for my ecology class. At first, I was thinking "woo hoo, another nature center." But it was actually pretty nice. There were cages of turtles, snakes, frogs, and fish, as well as a bird watching area. I was able to see black-capped chickadees, cardinals, woodpeckers, and squirrels. At home, I only see cardinals right now due to all the snow and cold temps. Towards the end of the class, we were able to hold some of the creatures. I went after a boa, weighing around 25 pounds. He was so smooth and slow-moving.

Grey squirrel

Western hog-nose snake

Leopard frog

Time to go work on some homework now. I gotta make up for missing a week of school since my school is retarded and doesn't have spring break next week when it should. Down to 4 days!!!