Saturday, August 27, 2011

Elephant Bath




Earlier in the summer, before it got too hot for man or beast,
the Houston Zoo had a open house at the elephant barn.
Tess and her calf, Tupelo were the stars.


Asian Elephant



They love having their bath.





                                   Asian Elephant


Little Tupelo was helping.


Asian Elephant Sitting Up

Tess was a very happy elephant!

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32 comments:

Debra She Who Seeks said...

Every girl loves a beauty treatment!

Anonymous said...

Baths look fun! I bet with the heat they really appreciate them.

B i r g i t t a said...

Wonderful and joyful pictures :)

VioletSky said...

That last shot is hilarious. She looks like she is laughing!

Georgia said...

wow such cool photos!!!!

Karin / Southern Meadows said...

Thanks for sharing your visit to the zoo. Mama and baby are certainly enjoying their bath! Great photos!

Unknown said...

OOOOOOOOOh, I love your new background and header, it looks so lovely.

I love your elephant photographs. These are really wonderful. That Houston zoo is truly a wonderful place. So nice that they take such good care of the animals. Look at that last photo, that elephant is surely basking in the shower.

Karen

Jinksy said...

Looks more fun than my shower!

Misty DawnS said...

LOVE it!!! That last photo is adorable!

eileeninmd said...

Wow, very cool shots of the elephants. I just love that last capture.

Pondside said...

You've made all of us smile! That last photos is priceless.

Twiggy said...

It looks like a lot of fun for everybody involved! Great shots!

Saun said...

Great shots made me smile too..

Rachel said...

Love tht last shot, you really captured her expression. I love elephants!

Adrienne Zwart said...

Oh, how fun! That little elephant is just so cute!

The French Hutch said...

Hey, a great way to beat the heat. Those gals are too cute! Hope you're getting a little much needed rain and cooler temps out your way. We did get some rain, but back up in triple digits here.
Cute post this evening and I love the gals in the pics.....

~Emily
The French Hutch

FABBY'S LIVING said...

Hope you get some rain too! Here in my neck'o'woods there's a lot of rain over due, today we had some little rain , no big deal, but hey, it probably means it'll start raining soon. Those gals are great! Have a nice cool temp. soon! Have a safe Sunday, hun. FABBY

Barbara F. said...

That photo is so precious! I love baby elephants. xo

Maude Lynn said...

How cute!

Jidhu Jose said...

lovely shots


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Anonymous said...

That last shot is so happy!

Maggie said...

How wonderful, nothing beats a cold shower when the temperatures rise.
Maggie @ Normandy Life

Hootin Anni said...

How fun!!! This was a very pleasant post...and a great way to cool off in this inferno Texas is having!!

Y'know our son has lived in Houston for nearly 20 years, and we still have yet to go to the zoo when we're there with him. Hmmmm.


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parTea lady said...

Your visit to the elephant barn looks like fun. Great photos!

Dianne said...

Awww, the pictures of happy Tess made me smile! Dianne

bj said...

These are the cutest things I've ever seen/. You did a fantastic job on your pictures.
I pinned them all....:))
xo bj

Take Six said...

Oh how fun! We have watched elephants take their baths in a lake before, and it was so exciting!

MyLittleMe said...

How Cute!

The Tablescaper said...

How adorable. They look like they were having a fantastic time!

- The Tablescaper

Indie said...

Aw, how cute! The pics made me smile!

Tatjana Parkacheva said...

Lovely photos.

Regards!

Denise said...

Hi Snap,

These photos are marvellous!! I love animals and have always thought that elephants are so amazing. Seeing these photos makes me want to laugh out loud :) Thanks for sharing!

Denise at Forest Manor