Kangaroos!

This Mama realises that sometimes her brain does not work very well. But sometimes the realisation still comes as a surprise.
Like realising a few days after the fact that she finally saw a real life kangaroo for the first time in her life. Duh.

You might say kangaroos are boring. They are, after all, figuratively everywhere, from the ubiquitous advertisements for the country down under, pop culture, even children stories (Hello, Winnie the Pooh and friends!).
So.. I guess it felt as if I had always 'known' kangaroos.

Still, I guess the brain must still be working, because when the plan to visit the zoo was on the table, I did put the kangaroo feeding on the to-do list. Which brought this Mama to the next picture:

ME! Feeding, touching kangaroos (hungry ones, at that!), muffin tops and all, ha!

There was a token contribution required for the privilege of feeding these guys (figuratively speaking. At least 2 of the bunch were female, one was even a new mama complete with a baby Roo in her pouch), after which I was given a bowl filled with... pellets, just like dog food.
The kangaroos were hungry. Even before feeding time, they were already crossing the barrier, sniffing around for food (see picture above).

I guess somewhere deep inside, there is still a kid within me, one who gets all excited at the prospect of meeting, touching a 'new' animal.
I am very glad for the planning. Special thanks to Kecil's Daddy for 'teaching' (by example) me how to plan. Not only you save money and time, you do get to do great stuff.

Final bonus? A precious precious image of the furry animals: