A show of arms and suction cups

It was a rare show. We've been to the zoo quite a few times, and yesterday was our first time seeing the famous octopus. Usually we have to really study the tank to get a view of him. He hides under his rock and sits there perfectly still.

Yesterday he suddenly started to move his arms in a rhythmic, rolling motion. It was a busy day at the zoo, so there was quite a crowd in the aquarium. As he started to emerge, a larger crowd of kids gathered, excited to see the show.

He came out, stretched himself on the adjacent rock, and puffed himself up. He hung on there for a few seconds, just long enough for some people to snap a few pics, then he went right back into his crevice. It was as if he came out for the crowd, strutted his stuff, and said, "That's all for now. Thanks for coming folks."

Now the really bad part of this story is that right before we arrived in the octopus area, my camera battery died. I only got a few pictures of this trip to the zoo. Usually not a big deal, because I have quite a lot of zoo shots. But I wanted more this time because Charlie is here visiting from Nevada.

Here's the best shots of the zoo this time around.

Sean and Charlie at the entrance to Pt. Defiance Zoo & Aquarium.

Sean was being stalked by the peacocks. They were making their
calling sound, and we joked they were saying, "Sean! Sean!"

Sharks. 

We invited Shane and Jacob-Joshua to come over and pick raspberries earlier in the day. We have so many of them, and we've frozen a bunch and I'll be making jelly or jam soon. We've already had raspberries and ice cream, raspberries and shortcake and ice cream, and these bushes just keep giving us more. 

After picking, we loaded up and made our way to the zoo. It was the perfect day for both activities.