As you can see I’m given to long winding blog posts at extreme frequency. (Yes, the pictures from our South Africa trip are still coming, I guess I must be a bit anal about categorizing all of them…)
Anyway, today we took a trip around Olympia. I’ve only ever driven past it a few times, on the way to other places further south of Seattle. Larine found out about a wolf haven in Olympia. Some of the wolves are “shelter wolves” who are kept in captivity, but others are bred to release in the wild. In particular some of the endangered species (red wolves if I remember correctly). A few photos below, though most of them have a cage between us and the wolves. I guess it’s a good idea. The eating of small children would tend to cause liability concerns.
Since we were in Olympia and not likely to come back for some time we took a trip around the state capitol. The capitol buildings are quite impressive, I must admit. I guess they must’ve hired the same architect who did the buildings in DC, since they look almost identical (at least from the outside).
Inside the legislative building (which was open, as the tacky sign loudly proclaimed) was austere and a bit overwhelming. Hopefully our representative will show the same strength and courage that is portrayed by the building they work in. My thoughts on that are for another post, but in lieu I’ll include a few photos. The environment inside was more of a match for my digital camera and my skills therewith.
Tags: Olympia, WA state capitol, Wolf Haven
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