Frankfurt Zoo

Oscar's German school was closed on Thursday for a teacher workday so I took the day off at work and we went to the Frankfurt Zoo.  It was cold and overcast but it was not raining. A lot of the exhibits were closed because it was too cold to keep the animals outside.  In hindsight, it probably would have been better to wait until spring to visit the zoo.

If I had something growing out of my butt, I would probably hide my face too...

Shoebill -- a very large bird!

Many of the animals had been moved inside for the winter.

This guy was lifting his tail to pee on the wall.  Notice the discoloration...

Calvin the flamingo

Oscar the flamingo

Headless bird

Not really...

I really liked this photo until I realized I blew out the white balance.  Maybe next time...

Yellow Tang

Frankfurt Temple

Last Saturday Tina helped the youth with an assignment at the Frankfurt temple in Friedrichsdorf.  Usually she goes by herself but this time the rest of us came along for the trip and I took some photos with the boys while we waited for her to finish.

Othello

I taught Oscar how to play Othello when I was supposed to be cleaning up the dining room table.  He doesn't understand the strategy yet but that will come with time.  In this series of photographs, he played against the computer.

Oscar built an early lead.  At this point, he still thinks he is going to win.

The computer storms back..

Oscar begins to realize he is going to lose.

Things get ugly towards the end...

Can I play again?

Finger Painting

Last week our family night activity was finger painting.  Everybody had a great time.  Even baby Sara got in on the fun.