Zoo Trip

This is the African Lion

Fact: Lions are awesome predators but they only kill once in 5 or 6 attempts. 

On May 17, 2012 we took a trip to Potawatomi zoo in South Bend , IN. Before we went to the zoo we had to think of an animal and create a habitat for that animal. At first, I wanted to pick the butterflies, but after I got to the zoo the butterfly exhibit was closed. So, I picked the African lions. We were supposed to take lots of pictures of the animal we chose so I did that. I liked a lot of the animals there but we only had to choose one animal. I went back to the class and created my lion habitat. I took many pictures and many of them came out beautiful. Below are some of the pictures as well as a link to the zoo if you decide to go… http://potawatomizoo.org/

A day at the Japanese Garden

Today, we took a trip to the Japanese garden called, "Shiojiri Niwa." The weather was sunny and beautiful. The point of the trip was to take picture and then go back to class and write a haiku poem about our pictures. We went on the trip and when we got there I started taking pictures and then, after a few pictures my camera died and I could no longer take any pictures. Luckily one of my friends lent me her phone and I continued to take more lovely pictures. The garden had beautiful trees and plants. The garden had a few bloomed flowers and beautiful and a Tea house. There were a couple of bridges and lots of rocks. There were lots of different rocks, some were small and some were big. I was undecided at first as to which picture to draw but then I picked a picture of a wooded bridge. When we got back to class I drew it on a piece of paper and hung our pictures in the hall. Below are some of the pictures that I have captured on the day of the trip. In Japanese Gardens, bridges are always made of natural materials, stone, wood, or earth. The Garden Bridge is a symbolic link between this world and paradise; the arch representing the difficult path to be followed. If you would like to know more about Japanese gardens, you can follow the link below. http://www.mishawaka.in.gov/shiojiriniwa