Foreground: Irina and Ryan cheese it up for another one of our "patented" self-portraits. Irina's wearing a nice little baby-blue t-shirt she bought in a surf shop at the beach. She's also wearing a purple string of plastic Mardis Gras beads. The story behind those beads is that there was someone sitting on top of the archway gate/entry in front of the San Diego Zoo, and tossing Mardis Gras beads down to zoo patrons. To be frank, he was only tossing beads to cute children and attractive women. Needless to say, Irina got a string of beads.
I'm wearing yet another clearance-sale polo shirt. This one's from Esprit.
Background: You can see the expanse of the San Diego Zoo stretch out behind us as we take the cable car from one end to the other. I was happy to discover a "sky ride" at the zoo, because frankly I love them. It was peaceful and romantic up there. We could see all of San Diego from the highest point, or so it seemed. The breeze was blowing lightly, giving us a break from the scorching heat. We could also peer down into various animals' homes and see what they were up to. Most of them were sleeping.