We bought a family membership to the zoo at Thompson Park in Watertown. It’s not the best zoo, but Otis is excited enough. The first time we went was back in April and it was early enough in the year that they hadn’t yet put out most of the animals. The otters (one of the main draws for any zoo) were conspicuously absent. This shattered glass around the otter enclosure suggested a violent uprising.

Here’s a bored looking bear: