Cedar Breaks National Monument

We did a little road trip through Utah and Nevada in May of this year, including a drive through Cedar Breaks National Monument. 

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Harpy Eagle

A Harpy Eagle, at the San Diego Zoo recently.  These have to be some of the coolest looking birds. 

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A Little Different Kind of Zoo Animal

Last June we spent a few hours at the San Diego Zoo's Safari Park.  It was cloudy that morning, so I took advantage of the fairly flat light to get some photos of these otherwise hard to capture zoo animals . . . sort of.

There were Lions . . .

There were Tigers . . . 

And even Bears.

The Fishing Cat was pretty cool . . .

. . . And so was the Cheetah.

They even had a Red Panda . . . 

. . . and a Giant Panda.

Click here to see a more images from the San Diego Zoo Safari Park in June of 2019, mostly of the carousel animals, and a few flowers too.

       

Amur Leopards - San Diego Zoo

I got to spend some quality time with the Amur Leopards at the San Diego Zoo earlier this year.

They were enjoying an early lunch when I got there.

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Mandrills - San Diego Zoo - June 2019

Here are a few images of the family of Mandrills that live at the San Diego Zoo.

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The J. Paul Getty Museum - Los Angeles, California

Here are a few images from the J. Paul Getty Museum taken earlier this year.  For me, the architecture and grounds are as impressive as the collections.

We had dinner in the Getty Restaurant, which is excellent.  This is what we shared for dessert, a deconstructed lemon tart.

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The Book of Beasts - Getty Museum, Los Angeles

We drove up to the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles earlier this year to check out an exhibition of illuminated manuscripts called The Book of Beasts.

We were there for the closing weekend of the exhibit, but there are always lots of great things to see at the Getty.

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