Thursday, September 29, 2011

Slicing up Dolls.

My little sister goes to school at the UofM and she is currently minoring in art... Currently she is taking a general art class and I've been assisting with her current project. The project involves picking an object, she chose a doll, and creating 3 different pieces using any medium that fit 3 pre-chosen topics. So, essentially, she did photography of sculptures she made. Anyways, here of some weird photos of her working on the project the other night...













I didn't get any shots of my favorite one she made... It was essentially a Barbie torso with many arms in each leg hole and a different baby's legs in the arm holes and a much larger baby's head. It was/is slightly creepy...

Monday, September 26, 2011

Como Park Zoo.

This is the second part of my post from yesterday. Saturday we went to the Como Park Zoo & Conservatory. Here are the photos from the zoo.

Flamingos & ducks in the Bird Exhibit.




Aquatic Animal Building.





Grizzly Bears from North Dakota while there zoo recovers from floods earlier this year.


Polar Bears.
One of the most popular animals at the Como Zoo!







The Lions.



Tigers.


Giraffes.




Zebras & Kudos.



Orangoutangs.



Some small guys in the Primates building.


Gorilla!
It was really hard to get up close enough for a good photo. Gorillas are always popular!



Sunday, September 25, 2011

Como Park Zoo Conservatory.

On Saturday, Bill and I went to the Como Zoo. It's been quite a few years since we've been, but it's always a great place to go. And the weather was great too! Here is part 1 of the day of the Marjorie NcNeely Conservatory.

This was on the drive there... Minneapolis sky line from the west.


Lilly Ponds out front.





The Tropical Encounters Exhibit in the Visitor Center.






On the way over to the Conservatory.


Fern Room.



North Garden.




Como Ordway Memorial Japanese Garden.




Palm Dome.



Sunken Garden.





Children's Gallery & RibbitZibit.
Currently there are a few frogs on exhibit from North Dakota while they recover from the flooding early this year.