You're Going To LOVE This!

Honestly, what could be better than watching a baby elephant play in the mud??  In spite of the heat, my trip to the Tucson Zoo was pretty fun.  

The elephant enclosures take up the entire back lot.  I was pretty disappointed when I saw no movement whatsoever in their normal big paddock.  By the way, if you live in this area and have any big dead trees, the zoo would be happy to come take them out for you.  They become play toys for the big kids.

I finally spotted the baby a long ways away.  What is he doing?  Oh yeah .... that's muddy water he's splashing around with his front feet and trunk (above picture).  How cute is that?

He used his head to bulldoze the hole bigger around the outside edges, then PLOP!  He laid down in the muddy mess.

Oh this feels soooooooo good!!  He rolled back and forth flinging muddy water over his back, his trunk moving the entire time.

Hey cousin Joey ..... come on over, the mud is just FINE!  

It didn't take Joey long, with his newly appearing tusks, to join in the fun.  More trunk swinging splashed more muddy water everywhere.

Isn't this just the best time ever Joey?  Mud .. mud .. everywhere!  It's so much cooler and those flies ..... we'll show them!!   They got up, sat down, rolled around, got up again and switched sides to do it all over.

Hey hey Joey ... throw some more water on my head, will ya???

Yeehawwwww this is SO much fun!!!  They splashed around for maybe twenty minutes and I snapped over 200 images.  I just couldn't help it .... they were so darn cute!

Uh oh ... look out Joey ... Mom's coming!!!  Ix-nay with the trunk-nay.

ARE YOU TAKING PICTURES OF ME?????  

Well rats, yup that's Mom.  We're in trouble NOW!  Get UP ... and act normal ... and shake off that mud!

Right place ... right time.  Probably the best time I've ever had at a zoo was watching these babies play in the mud puddle.

Coming up, how NOT to use a weedeater!