Our first stop at the Bronx Zoo was the House of Birds. If it were up to Kizuki, we would have stayed there all day. It was a whole new world for her and she was a little stunned with delight. All her favorite pictures from animal books were suddenly standing before her as living, breathing, enormous creatures. At the first exhibit she held on tight, refusing to let go. Why would we want to leave? There were big glorious birds within inches of our noses. After a while she began to understand that leaving one animal meant discovering another. She barked with the Sea lions and meowed at the leopards. She observed 'big' or 'baby', depending on the size of the animal. But mostly she just looked and looked with a quiet intent. Watching her watching the animals left me quite in awe of this small person. There is a good mind behind all that cuteness and it is so exciting, every day, to see her growing into her own.
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