{"id":15196,"date":"2024-09-14T08:53:27","date_gmt":"2024-09-14T13:53:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yogisden.us\/?p=15196"},"modified":"2024-09-14T08:53:30","modified_gmt":"2024-09-14T13:53:30","slug":"35th-anniversary-celebration-at-the-zoo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yogisden.us\/?p=15196","title":{"rendered":"35th Anniversary Celebration at the Zoo"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Earlier this week, Heather and I had our 35th year anniversary. It doesn&#8217;t seem that long in some ways but we have been through a lot together. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-photo is-provider-flickr wp-block-embed-flickr\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/2qf3ov5\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53980151838_a488186c48.jpg\" alt=\" \" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-photo is-provider-flickr wp-block-embed-flickr\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/2qfp2kP\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53984178009_f0fd416380.jpg\" alt=\" \" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We decided to celebrate by grabbing our son and heading off to the Tulsa Zoo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-photo is-provider-flickr wp-block-embed-flickr\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/2qfqMS2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53984522889_459059e562_c.jpg\" alt=\" \" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A highlight for me is that there new cubs, just born. They had a video feed into the nursery where momma tiger was giving her cubs a bath. Pretty cool.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-photo is-provider-flickr wp-block-embed-flickr\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/2qfyzB6\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53986042551_c9e7434452.jpg\" alt=\"_DSC0433\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Dad was close by, resting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-photo is-provider-flickr wp-block-embed-flickr\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/2qfANy8\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53986476335_af2447342b.jpg\" alt=\"_DSC0436\" width=\"500\" height=\"307\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Lots of cats were resting, like these cheetahs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-photo is-provider-flickr wp-block-embed-flickr\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a 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