Freedom

Not my impending work-free life, but this little critter's.



Rhesus monkey that he is, he found a way out of his open-air enclosure at the Leipzig zoo and was hanging out near the bamboo.

Who can blame him?

I have had a soft spot for Rhesus's ever since my mom and I went to Cancun when I was in high school. The margarita bar/windsurf rental/scuba school had one, and we hit it off. Eventually, the owner asked if I wanted to take the Rhesus for a walk. I said yes and he unclipped the monkey's long leash.

The monkey hopped down to the sand then looked up at me, with the most human expression you can imagine, and held his right hand up, just like a kid ready to cross the street. Pretty dang cute.