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The Philadelphia Zoo's Zooballoon



No one hated the Zooballoon more than I did. To me, it was an ever-present symbol of all that was going wrong at the Zoo. Hovering over the Zoo, it reminded me that the Zoo was changing, and I didn't want it to change because I loved it the way it was.

Fortunately, I finally found a way to make myself not only accept what I used to call "that horrible balloon", but to actually like it.

But, even when I hated the Zooballoon, I liked this one photo I took of it. There was something sort of ethereal about the scene. The Balloon was hovering just a few feet above ground behind the Zoo Gift Shop, waiting for passengers to board it on a day with a cloudy sky color that exactly matched the color of the Balloon.

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Note: The Zooballoon will have a whole new look soon. So I guess that will add historical significance to my photo above!

Updated March 17, 2008:

Out with the old!

In with the new!
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