Petting-Zoology

I had wanted to take Freida to a petting-zoo all month, for her to see a pre-processed shofar up close - on the ram. Got around to it this weekend, and I guess it worked out well coming after Rosh Hashanah, she really got the point. There's just something so special to me about kids exploring animals; wild or domesticated, zoo, farm, or neighborhood - there seems to be so much innocence and natural compassion in the way children feed, pet, and interact with them...