Reticulated

Seriously! This last photo cracks me up. The way Ms. Giraffe is checking us out!

It seems like whenever we go to a zoo, I tend to obsess over one animal. And it's a different animal each time. I like to spread the love around!

So this time, I was a bit in awe of the beauty of the giraffes. Their reticulated hides, their dreamy eyelashes, their funny faces, those crazy, long tongues.....

More zoo photos to share next week. Because there were a few other animals there that day!

Phoenix Zoo. July 2013.

And yes, it was hotter than hell. But we're crazy like that.