How can there be only 10 weeks left to the year? Time is racing by and we finally got a bit of cooler fall temps in the Dallas - Fort Worth metroplex last week. The coldest day happened to be the day that I was scheduled for a photographic safari with some fellow PPA (Professional Photographers of America) members at the Fort Worth Zoo.

It rained the entire drive over there in the morning but I persevered and just as the zoo opened, it stopped and a few hours later the sun popped out. Many of the animals were not outside in their habitats due to the cold temperature (I really missed seeing the primates!), but we made do with what we could see and if you stayed until the bitter end as I did, you were rewarded with a couple of primates enjoying the slightly warmer afternoon temperatures. 

When this week's theme of "Paint it Black" was announced, I knew I had to use some of my images from the zoo because so many animals look as though they've been painted with black spots and stripes. I hope you enjoy this little foray into the wild at the Fort Worth Zoo, yet again voted one of the top 5 zoos in the country!