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 Fed the birds a few leaves today, leaves of a kind not available inside their enclosure. They seemed happy enough, but it is clear that nothing compares to apples. The damp fresh leaves must be a bit like sweets for the birds. They are hazel leaves with some maple thrown in. The birds snap at them quite happily. The animals are Rheas, also known as Nandus and they are not in the least frightened of people.

Walk on around the enclosures, take some water at the water fountain. Meet the collector of Leicas and his wife, the two of them are taking a walk down into town. Chat for a short while, and then both parties go on their way. 

The river has calmed now, it is no longer as wild as a few days ago, and the flood gates have been closed again. All is quiet until the next rain.

Today is the first day that the pills have just been clean forgotten. All day feeling better and better as the blood pressure rises, and only in the evening take a reading, and it has already climbed back up to it's high level.

The nice thing is that when the blood pressure goes up the pulse goes down. Look forward to the next walk tomorrow.