Shock and awe

The family went to see Disney's "earth" yesterday. A great film! It's just like those "Disney TRUE LIFE ADVENTURES" you used to watch in grade school, with the Himalayas and the rain forest and the deserts and that cool time-lapse photography where all the trees bloom at once.

One of the highlights is a dramatic night sequence filmed during a lightning storm in the Kalahari desert - a herd of exhausted elephants has finally found water after 2 weeks on the move, but they arrive at the watering hole only to find a pride of lions...that is willing to share...for a while.

And the great white shark footage reinforces my desire to never go in the ocean. At all. Ever. For any reason.

Matt insisted on bringing a book with him, even after I told him it was dark in the movie and he wouldn't be able to see. Still, Harry the dog is a favorite story. And it was easier to carry along then the animal friends - penguin, Snoopy and rabbit. (Snoopy rattles. &^%$##)