Tourons in Jackson, MS

For the past couple of weekends, we decided to do some exploring of Jackson.  First stop was the Jackson zoo.  I have to say that the exterior of the zoo made it look a little sad.  We fully expected to come across depressed animals caged in less than desirable living conditions.  Luckily we were proved wrong, and enjoyed a well laid out zoo with a fair amount of exotic animals.

The following weekend we visited the local arboretum.  We had spent a few days in the woods cutting bug kill trees.  All of us noticed that we didn't know many of the trees we were encountering in the woods.  The idea was to visit the arboretum, hoping that the trees would be appropriately labeled for easy identification.  This is where out plan started to unravel.  Many of the trees and plants were unlabeled.  It also appeared that some of the trees were mislabeled.  I honestly felt dumber after the tour.  Aside from the lack of learning opportunities, the arboretum was very beautifully laid out and blocked out the din of the busy street paralleling the site.