Today I hung out at the zoo with my eldest sister, her kids, and friends of theirs. I always love going to the zoo, and because we arrived fairly early we were there around feeding time, meaning we got to see many of the more elusive animals. Unfortunately I only had my phone’s camera and not my DSLR, so I decided not to snap any shots of the animals. Besides, even if I wanted too, the little rascal below wouldn’t let me put her down! I think she’s missed me. Usually I see her when I’m with my mum and my niece is very much a granny’s girl. I felt all special and needed, hehe.

The animal highlight for me today was probably the baby baboon, who was doing roly-polies on the grass, chasing adult baboons and generally being comical and kid-like. He (it was definitely a boy) was an awesome little dude! And with ears for miles.

We also did some resting by the elephant…

…where the boys climbed trees…

(My nephew is currently obsessed with Spiderman.)

…and so did Persia, with help. And yes, she has got her finger up her nose, the current fascination.

This one is nice and blurry because they were both over being on the elephant statue by the time I finished shooting a little video and snapped this.

So that has pretty much been my day. I did bake a cake in a mug, but the boyfriend didn’t have any cocoa powder so I improvised and turned it into a coffee cake. It came out a bit tough and dry, so perhaps I overcooked it and/or added a bit too much flour to sub the cocoa powder I didn’t have. I do want to try and find a nicer recipe though because it’s a neat idea and super-easy for those times you feel like a sweet baked treat but don’t want to slave over it for an hour. Or go to the shop, for that matter.