Sometimes leadership can feel like a real
zoo and a leader has to get away from it all and escape from the zoo of
leadership. I had that opportunity yesterday when I spent the day at the Como
Zoo with the kids. It is always fun to spend the day with the kids.
If you are not from Minnesota we have two
zoos in the Twin city area. One is the Minnesota Zoo and one is the Como Zoo.
The Como Zoo is smaller but it is free and is run on donations. There is also a
small amusement park attached. Plus there are multiple picnic areas. All of
this makes for a great day on a small budget.
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| One of the polar bears from Como Zoo Picture taken by my daughter |
We enjoyed the animals; we saw the seal and
the polar bear from the flood stricken Duluth zoo. The only animal we didn’t
see were the wolves. They were in hiding. Before we finished seeing the animals
we went out to the car and had our picnic lunch in a grassy area near some
gardens. After lunch we went back to finish with the primate section. They are
building a new outdoor facility for the gorillas.
After finishing with the animals we spent
time in the amusement park. My four year old son tried his hand at a couple of
the bigger rides accompanied by his 14 year old sister. He survived the Pirate
Ship ride but didn’t last on the good old Tilt-a-whirl, he was crying so they
let him off the ride. He still went on another ride but more for his age and we
shared a car in the bumper cars and rammed his sisters a few times.
It was a fun time and we came home
exhausted. Just as leadership can be a zoo leisureship can also be a zoo if you
spend it at one having fun with you kids.
Today we ventured out to
the Mall of America. That is for another blog and another day.
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