Zoo animals

So today, GASP, I and the two offspring went to the zoo. This was the treat of the week due to it's expense ( even though the Duracell Bunny had kindly given us a card which would qualify us for a discount). Recession proof as always I lacked the picnic, ham sandwiches, crisps, homemade lemon cupcakes ( BUNS!) and a bottle of pop.We packed for all weather eventualities so the buggy looked like I was a street hawker by the time we had slung all the jackets on top of it and lathered on the sunscreen.An hour in the queue proved worthwhile as I got chatting to the woman ( who looked alot older than I am ) behind us, who had a four year old and 18 month old twins. Their "Phil and Ted" had got a puncture on the front wheel so the twins were enjoying a view of the sky as their father tried to keep the front wheel off the ground. The pucture repair kit which comes with this most fashionable baby vehicle was of course " at home" so they were depending on meeting another "P+T" owner ( of whihc there were many )who might of brought theirs with them....I made the appropriate faces and was rewarded with a free childrens pass saving us a considerable amount on the admission. I happily pushed in our cheap as chips, hard wheeled buggy and joined the throngs.As always we had a great day wiht the tigers very kindly walking right up to us and giraffe choosing the bush in front of us on which to nibble. The zoo is a place however where the study of people and their family habits is compulsary. Two things struck me today 1. Picnic contents and 2. Attire. 1. Picnic contents. We appeared to have chosen the Annabel Karamel picnic section of the picnic tables as we were surrounded by people grazing on juice rice cakes and fruit. The two little boys who shared our table were given an orange and a pear wiht the promise of a "treat" in Dads bag. As we moved from sandwiches and crisps to my beautiful buns ( pun intended), I waited with baited breath for their treat ......a black banana which they got to eat with a spoon....what a day out !Thankfully some scangers like us arraived a few minutes later with Lucozade or Coke , bread rolls and a multipack of crips, so I felt a bit less like a leper.
2 Attire. I chose the linen trouser wiht coordinating ( of course) top and a pair of Geoxx trainers for the long day that is a trip to the zoo. Others had a very different idea as to what constituted an outfit for this occasion ie. a zebra striped,halter neck maxi dress. Had the woman been Naomi Campbell on a photo shoot, this might have been ok but she large in nature and therefore looked like prey to most of the animals....the lion could have feasted for a week ! My latest rule is therefore do not wear animal print on a zoo or safari visit...it's not rocket science !! Also, Do Not Feed the animals......... but do the kids a favour !!