Megavertebrate.
I learned this word at the Wild Animal Park, which is where our adventuring took us this fine Sunday mid-morning. Megavetebrates include rhinos, elephants, and similar. I learned this word from our safari tour guide, who was loose and fast with the slightly inexplicable metaphors (ie: ”the Cheetah’s fur is butterscotch and cream”) but who has provided me with a vocabulary word that will surely make an excellent name for either my heavy metal band or my pan flute quintet.
ALSO, how cute is a baby elephant??? You have no idea how cute a baby elephant is. It is so cute. And there where, what, five of them? And they were so wobbly and smiley! Unfortunately I do not have any pictures of the cuteness because at this point in the afternoon I was too lazy to get my camera out of my bag and was content to let my Gentleman Caller do the phototaking, but here is a picture of a sassy lion chilling in the back of a truck which is also pretty awesome.
BUT MOST AWESOME OF ALL: on the outskirts of Escondido, California, we came upon a produce stand. And at said produce stand, what did we find? OSTRICH EGGS. For the reasonable price of $25, which, compared to the $40 they were charging at Ostrich Land, is a bargain!
Here it is, our very own Ostrich Egg! Shown aside some less giant but no less noble chicken eggs for comparison:
OSTRICH EGG NUTRITIONAL FACTS: Contains 500% Daily Intake of AWESOME.
I am very excited for next weekend’s Giant Brunch, featuring Giant Egg, Giant Toast, Giant Pancake, Giant Sausage, and, most importantly GIANT MIMOSA! Who’s in?
INSPIRATIONAL RECIPES FROM BRAVE CHEFS WHO HAVE GONE BEFORE:
I love that badass lion.
Without fail, this blog always makes me smile. Thank you so much for brightening my day with 500% daily intake of awesome.
Yay! My pleasure!