Was to watch the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, YEEHAW!!
My main reason for going to the WaterGarden was to check out the train for the Circus...
A couple months back I reserved tickets for Michael and I to go to the Circus, he has never been...and to see his excitement at going to the Circus made my day! We decided to go to the pre-show and check it out and we were NOT disappointed...We saw the Elephants, Tigers, Ponies, Horses, Dogs, Goats, and performers...up close and personal!
This Sweet heart was 42 yrs old...and I don't remember her name either, lol...but the keeper I talked to said she was a favorite among the crew and a good old girl...She is an Asian Elephant (small ears) and could live to 50 or 60 yrs...They used no chains or electric fence to keep them contained, just a wire and they knew they were to say in their area...I was amazed at how content they seemed...After working with horse for years I can pretty much tell when an animal is content and these Elephants were content...They had sand to play and roll in, branches to grab and break up and plenty of other Elephants for company and room to move around in...Much different then when I was a child when they were kept in chains and bored, rocking from one foot to the other...
After checking out the animals we went inside and on the Arena floor they had circus performers that we could meet and watch...I was amazed that they let all these people down on the Arena floor it was too sweet!
You could get autographs and photos with the clowns!
I love this clowns outfit and hair, lol....
The man on stilts was wonderful...
Michael enjoyed the jugglers!
One of the Elephants did some artwork, which they had a drawing for...
And here is my son eating popcorn and slurpy down an Icee....Sheesh!
He did not want to go down and get his photo taken with the clowns and performers, he did not want to meet any of them...All he wanted to do was sit, Sigh!! So I went down to meet and see everyone and everything and kept a close watch on Michael! (Party Pooper)
I remember going to the Big Circus when I was younger and never remember a pre-show, it was amazing!!Now on to the Greatest Show on Earth....
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