And A Lazy Saturday for All

Sometimes you just have to throw in the towel and RELAX...full capital letter relax.  Recharge the batteries.  Rejuvenate.  Even if you are a forest critter.  Shibby's first visit to the Wildlife Conservation Center was one of those kind of days.  It seemed like all the little residents were enjoying a Saturday that was even lazier than ours.  The little red fox was combining  nap with the warmth of the rays in a comfy food bowl in his enclosure.

This baby fawn sauntered out of a little shed made for shelter to walk around in the sunlight for a little bit.

But before long she decided to go join her other fawn friends, the littlest of whom was having a nap in a natural hidey hole.

It took the three little ones a few minutes to decide who should get which spot, and they seemed to all switch spots several times before settling on the final nap location.

This one woke up with bedhead.  Soooooo cute.

In then end they decided it was better to set up to nap together instead of spread out through their range.

This bear used the long grass to keep mostly out of view.

This bear decided to spend some time floating on his back, wiggling his toes, and making water bubbles...also in spots where tall grass afforded some bath time privacy.

He did swing by to give us a view of his wet butt while he surveyed the range to find the best nap spot for the afternoon.

I think this was when Shibby really started enjoying her Alaska vacation.  Wednesday was jet lag day.  Thursday was make sure your anesthetized host stays alive day.  Friday was ok...but Saturday she finally got to see the best kind of Alaska residents...bears and moose and elk and lynx and foxes and caribou, and eagles, and more.  Even if they were just hanging out and getting their relax on...it made for a good day.

And in the gift shop...perhaps the best Alaska T-shirt ever.