Clowning around

#WOW I had great fun clowning around with my favorite furry fish and seeing the other creatures — living and stuffed — at the Wonders of Wildlife National Museum and Aquarium in Springfield, Mo., while we were there for the grand opening of the home of the Bass Fishing Hall of Fame!

I’ve had a soft spot for these velvety-looking fish ever since I first learned of them all those years ago at Disney’s EPCOT. So I could not pass up the chance to clown around some. I think Gene was pretty embarrassed as I kinda rushed some little kids along so I could pop up in the aquarium but he humored me by taking pictures anyway!


He also humored me by letting me take HIS picture!

And then there was the toothless shark. Really! I think it’s called a Wobbegong or carpet shark. I never knew such a thing existed!

 Overall, it was a pretty cool adventure, with the main drawback being we had to rush through in two and a half hours. It would have been wonderful to linger and more fully experience all the WONDERS OF WILDLIFE!