What an experience! As a wildlife lover and photographer, it was truly amazing to get this close to the hippos. Boipelo obviously thinks we should toss the food to her instead of taking photos with it! ❣️🦛

Mama Duck nested in our backyard again this year, and we have spent the last few months watching the swimming dates and courting rituals, and keeping an eye on her and her nest. Everyone who works in the yard was notified to keep their distance, and we have done everything in our power to keep her safe.

This morning, 11 little ducklings emerged for the first time. ❣️

We watched them for awhile, and then she gathered them up and was ready to go. We opened the gate for her, and she took her new babies out into the world. We escorted her as far as possible down the street to make sure she didn’t encounter any cars, and then had to say goodbye.

She’s a good mom. Hopefully, we will see her again next year. 🦆

The amazing light tree in the center of the Enchant maze! What a stunning light display! 😊

Lightscape at the Fort Worth Botanic Garden features “Texas Mistletoe”. 😆

Look who I found! This fun gorilla family is wonderfully created out of lanterns that light up at night along with so many other wild animals at the Dallas Zoo during the annual Zoo Lights event. ❤️🦍🦒🦛🦩🐅