Free Museum Day

On my long drive to Julia's baby shower I realized... Free Museum Day. It was nice seeing her and finally meeting her son. But I stayed too long!

Eric and I decided to rush to the Phoenix Zoo, then go to the Desert Botanical Gardens next door.

We got to the zoo at 3:55, closing in 5 minutes. It was free. The lady rolled her eyes at us as she gave us the tickets. We stayed about an hour. It is hard to see much in an hour though.

It was soooo.... stinkin really really hot that day. We were both dying by the time we left. There was even a lot of shade there at the zoo. I drove around Phx for a while before we went to the Gardens to find something cold to drink and hopefully some icecream.

We FINALLY found some stores and a McDonalds.

We cooled down for a long time while eating a sandwich and an icecream sundae and lots of water! Whew. Eric took a short nap. (He gets exhausted when we go out because his mind is racing all day on his book. plus the heat was exhausting)

Off to the Botanical Gardens...

This bird was sitting on the cactus and seemed hurt maybe. But no, it had a nest in the cactus. Crazy little bird!!

We had such a wonderful time!!

A storm blew in which cooled things down dramatically. We stood and watched the lightning in a restricted area. No people so it was very peaceful, only the wind and desert noises.