Now that you've found your paradise

[austin_dern]

A somewhat embarrassingly long time ago I visited the Bronx Zoo, and took pictures of the Bug Carousel which they erected in around 2005. I promised bunny_hugger to show it to her, at least in photograph form. I did't want her to think I'd forgot even if I haven't sent her pictures fast enough. Please, enjoy.

	Here, a woman at the Bronx Zoo just makes fun of a peacock, who maintains a relatively dignified reserve.
	The Bronx Zoo also hosts a fair number of black squirrels. This one made me think of bunny_hugger at the time; I've thought of her much more since.
	Here's the approach to the Bronx Zoo's Bug Carousel. It's not the glittering glass cage of Jane's Carousel, but it's pretty well-shaped to the carousel within.
	Here's the Bug Carousel from inside, with its prominent display of Zorak and a bee.
	And a reverse shot from about the same angle. I should probably mention my optimism about the shutter speed, but anyone looking at the picture figured it out anyway.

Trivia: Hybrid corn accounted for about half a percent of planted corn acreage in the United States in 1933. By 1945 it accounted for about 90 percent. Source: Flash of Genius And Other True Stories Of Invention, John Seabrook.

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Comments

[bunny-hugger.livejournal.com]

You went there the same day that I went to my first furry con ever, FCN; it was in April 2008, about two weeks after we had started to consider ourselves a couple.

Goodness those were heady days, some of the happiest of my life.

[austin-dern.livejournal.com]

They were extremely heady days, among the happiest I'd had, up until meeting you in person.

I'd forgot about the coincidence of the first furry con you'd gone to being that weekend. It's an attractive symmetry, though.

[chefmongoose.livejournal.com]

I've been to the Bronx zoo enough in the past to notice the black squirrels, indeed. I'd never notice the bug carousel in my 5 or 6 visits; but it took me until the 4th time to see the World of Birds, so i'unno.

--Chi

[austin-dern.livejournal.com]

I was worried I had missed it; this was one of the last things we encountered during the day. Of course, if I'd had possession of the map we could've been more sure about catching it, but what's the fun in finding stuff on purpose?

I really loved the Early Space Race architecture of the World of Birds.

Hey, is that snake still tweeting?

[chefmongoose.livejournal.com]

Yup. and I'm still following @bronxzooscobra.

[austin-dern.livejournal.com]

Ah, yes. Shame it's not a more active feed.

[chefmongoose.livejournal.com]

I blame winter torpor.

[austin-dern.livejournal.com]

Plus, he had something to eat just this past October.