Zoo!

We were really rushed because we’re so slack, we only got there at about four and had about an hour and a half to get around 36 acres of beasts. We saw the major things we wanted to catch: lions, tigers, giraffes, gorillas, chimpanzees, gold-headed lion tamarins, sloth bears, anacondas and more. We missed the fish and the bugs unfortunately as well as quite a lot of other things. Still it was an adventure. Hopefully we’ll go back again fairly soon and be a bit more organised next time.

It was good to spend the weekend taking advantage of one of the many cultural experiences London has to offer. We’ve done so few since we arrived, it’s a real shame. Going to the zoo was pretty much a result of watching American Beauty on Friday and going “Life’s great! Let’s embrace it!”

Tom spent the weekend building a model scene to use to shoot a test of an effect the company he works for are considering using in one of their productions. He spent ages lovingly creating a house and garden scene, replete with archways, grass, benches, walls and everything else. He worked on it last night as I watched The Music Of Chance, a film in which a poker player and his new found friend get on the wrong side of some creepy millionaire model makers. It all got a little surreal to be honest. Still, the film was good, even if it lacked a real ending.

Plus our little tortoise friend, Madonna, has been returned to her actual owner, Louise’s mum, leaving a gap in our front room. A nice gap actually, that I’m glad to see again.