Today… I had a first.
I am half of a decade old.  I had never seen a live circus.   Well, I have been to Cirque de Solei about 5 or 6 times.  But that is different.

Today, I went to the …. dun, dun, da, da, da, da, dun, dun, da, da, da, da…. CIRCUS.  Yes.  The Greatest Show on Earth.  The Barnum & Bailey / Ringling Brothers Circus.

Uh-huh.

Truly, it was spectacular.  It far exceeded my expectations.   There were lions, and tigers, and bears.  Seriously.
And elephants, and horses, ponies, llamas, dogs, the whole nine yards.

I was enchanted.  Circus clowns, a Ring Master, and a very little fella.

It sparkled, it glittered, and glowed.  Of course I loved the animals… and I wondered what they thought about their lives in the circus.  I hope they are okay.

The dog act was so crazy good.  I laughed and cheered and applauded.  Ollie is in training as we speak.  She is running the treadmill right now.

In short, we had a blast.  There was so much talent in that arena…. human and animal alike.  I don’t think any of them are ordinary in anyway.  They all seemed…. quite…. exceptional.     I couldn’t believe my eyes at times.    And I couldn’t imagine WHY I hadn’t been to a circus in all my years.

Maybe that is a good thing.  I might have run away with them.

I just hope the kids liked it……  as much as I did.

“It’s amazing what ordinary people can do if they set out without preconceived notions.” – Charles F. Kettering