Monday, August 11, 2008

At the Zoo

What can a writer learn from the zoo?




Repetition instantly makes a story.

One snake alone would be cool. But two snakes? Then you start making up a plot for them. Are they brothers? Sisters? Friends? Enemies pretending to be friends? Guards? Models? An old married couple? The snake mafia?

This guy is thinking about all the possibilites:


If only they'd give me a laptop....

*Pictures taken by my daughter at the National Zoo, Washington D.C.

7 comments:

  1. I love it! I think we can learn things wherever we are. We just have to have our eyes open and be ready to learn.

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  2. How cute. The Meerkat Chronicles...

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  3. haha! great fotos and
    commentary, sara!

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  4. What great pics...that first one looks like a set of eyes. That's where my mind went with a story.

    Your daughter's an impressive photographer.

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  5. Oh, yeah, jules. She takes great photos. I'm going to see if I can't pry a few more out of her!

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  6. Ooh, that helped me decide: we're going there on Sunday. We haven't been since January, when it was freezing.

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