We've just wrapped up a fabulous weekend filled with local fun. We went to Founders Day at the Lowell National Historic Park, where Lucy did some crafts, we went for a trolley tour, and joined a sing-a-long with a ranger playing a ukelele. Awesome! Lucy loves "This Land is Your Land."
Then we had a fabulous luau in Somerville with Ian & Elizabeth. There were leis and little drink parasols. Lovely!
Sunday we went to Franklin Park Zoo! It was super terrific. Lucy really liked the lemurs, who came right up to the glass to say hello. She was also a big fan of tree-climing.
In other exotic animal news, someone found an actual alligator hanging out in a canal in Lowell. No kidding. See this from the Lowell Sun:
LOWELL -- Police thought they were dealing with a prank call when someone reported seeing an alligator in the Merrimack Canal Saturday night.
It wasn't a prank.
Sgt. Jack Cullen arrived at Broadway and Dutton streets, near the Lowell National Historical Park parking lot, and found a roughly 2-foot alligator swimming in the canal just after 9 p.m.
And of course, the Lowell Sun went to the Lowell Spinners (mascot: Canaligator) for comment:
Jon Boswell, director of media relations for the Lowell Spinners, said the team's mascot, the Canaligator, was not immediately available for comment.
He said he suspects the alligator might be a relative.
Boswell said Canaligator married Allie-gator in 2005, and the happy couple gave birth to Millie-gator in 2006.
Awesome. There are some great photos and some video at the local police log blog:
http://blogs.lowellsun.com/policeline/2012/08/25/canaligator-real/
So yeah, there really IS a lot to like about Lowell.
In other Lucy news, she has graduated to Purple Family. Very exciting. She came home with a cold after the first day in the new classroom. New class, new microbes. Nice. But she seems to be getting better.
And here we are, still waiting. Updates as soon as have 'em.
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