Reconnecting With Hudson – Part 4

  New Year's Eve fell on a Saturday in 2016, so I headed back to the zoo with the intention of only staying for about an hour. I just wanted to see the boys and then go back home, as I had a lot I'd wanted to do that day, as well. I got there …

Boxing Day With Hudson

2016 was the first year in my adult life that I didn't have to work Boxing Day, so I was thrilled to have the chance to spend part of it at the zoo, watching some of the animals get their special Christmas treats! The best part? I'd likely get to see Hudson on Boxing Day …

Reconnecting With Hudson – Part 3

  I was on my own for my next Hudson visit, and I have to admit to being a little...almost nervous. I was excited to see if he thought I was familiar at all, after our time together the previous week. But then I remembered that I don't speak bear. How would I know, either …

Toronto Zoo – December 2, 2016

Some non-bear-related photos!

Reconnecting With Hudson – Part 2

My plan from the start was to basically stalk Hudson until I became familiar to him again. Well, not “until”...just so that I would become familiar, and then keep doing it until the day came when I am no longer able to see him regularly. I'd booked random weekdays off of work to give myself …

Reconnecting With Hudson – Part 1

I won't go into the details of how things were when I found out Hudson and Humphrey were returning to Toronto for a limited time, nor even what it was like when they were back but in quarantine. Instead, I'll start with the first time I saw him again, after nearly four years. I was …