Never thought I'd visit a zoo in the dead of winter, but today I did just that. I also didn't realize that the zoos do things up big for the holidays. guess I should leave the house more, eh?
We got a nice blanket of snow on Wednesday. I suggested to my friend that we drive around and look at Christmas lights. He suggested we hit up the Columbus Zoo for their Wildlights thing. The more we talked about it, the more we realized we should just make a day of it, so today we did! He brought his camera gear, and we spent the afternoon enjoying the zoo exhibits in near-solitude.
It was cold, but not unbearable. we had a nice light snowfall for most of the day, more noticeable when we were standing still. the zoo was impressively decked out with lights. It was really kinda strange to go through an entire exhibit and only see two other non-employees, but it was wonderful to have the place mostly to ourselves for a time.
I think I would've been happy to just walk around the grounds and admire the lights and the snow before the crowds came out; the animals were a nice bonus. I haven't been to a zoo in 14-odd years, so this was a treat.
The light show was the usual choreographed stuff; the sheer volume of lights was more impressive to me. We his paydirt on a little side path, where some low shrubs were covered with multi-colored lights and a blanket of snow. The glow was beautiful, and my friend got some amazing shots.
I needed this, a day out, moving around, my mind on other things. I needed to laugh, and make snowballs, and marvel at the world outside of my little bubble. It was good to forget about the dirty dishes and the "check engine" light and the unfolded laundry and unfinished Christmas gifts. It feels so good to get out there and live; why is it so hard to make myself do it?
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