Red Stuff from Fort Myers Beach, Florida
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RED Stuff from Fort Myers Beach
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When my buddy “Angel Wings” came into town a few weeks ago, it was my honor and privilege to pick her up from the airport and run her over to Sanibel Island, where she would spend a few whirlwind days making merry with some of her homegirls (party already in progress). But before we made the perilous crossing (aka, crossed the causeway to the island), AW wanted to stop off in Fort Myers Beach to get some shrimp. When we arrived at the Beach Seafood Market, I realized there was a bunch of RED STUFF in the form of signage, just waiting for me to immortalize it for RUBY TUESDAY posterity.
Here’s a handy reference, in case you want to stop for some shrimp, too. The address, as you can see, is 1101 Shrimp Boat Land. You take a left off Old San Carlos Blvd onto Main Street, which is just before the bridge that goes over to Estero, and then take a right onto Shrimp Boat Lane. They do pack the shrimp to travel. They roll the packages in layers of newspaper and you can buy a waterproof thermal-type little satchel to put ‘em in. AW already had one of those, but she was in such a rush packing to get outta Dodge, she forgot it, so she had to buy another. Well, next time she comes, she can take home TWO packages of Gulf shrimp!
So far, so good with our RED signs. Here’s one more. What’s wrong with this picture? I think it’s a pretty sad state of affairs when the sign maker does not know that “other” should be plural, and that “expense” is spelled with an “s”, not a “c”. Moreover, it would appear that the owners of the Beach Seafood Market don’t know how to spell “expense” either. If they knew how, they would not have put up the sign. Oh, and it gets better. There are MULTIPLE signs, all over the parking lot, all misspelled.
That’s my Ruby Tuesday for this week – RED Signs from Fort Myers Beach. I think I would like to go back there and just poke around taking photos for a while. It was really pretty down there, and there were a few shrimp boats on the water out in back of the Market building. I’ll have to figure out what time they are all in port, and go take photos of the whole fleet of shrimp boats (anyone else hear the voice of Forrest Gump in their heads – “But, Captain Day-un…..” – when they hear the phrase “shrimp boats”?).
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Magic Kingdom Dresses For The Holidays
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Seems like it begins earlier and earlier each year. Your local retail establishments start hauling out the Halloween decorations in August, and the Christmas decorations before Halloween is even over. It’s ridiculous, already.
But when you have to decorate a place as large as Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida, I guess some slack can be cut if they start a little on the early side.
These photos were taken on November 5th 2006. I’m standing up on the balcony of the train station, at the foot of Main Street. You can see that it’s barely 5 days after Halloween, but the Christmas garlands are already strung across Main Street.
Main Street is modeled after Walt Disney’s home town of Marceline, MO, so it’s themed without the palm trees and that helps with the Christmas mood. However, the blue sky and puffy white clouds do NOT help. Oh, they COULD be filled with snow…. but that’s hard to imagine in 80* F temps!
No matter what the season, weather, or decorations, the castle is always symbolic of the magic in this place. It’s turrets and spires gleam in the Florida sunshine as they climb skyward.
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Red Stuff From Disney-MGM Studios, oops I mean Disney’s Hollywood Studios!
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Yes, it’s that time again – we’re participating in yet another round of Ruby Tuesday, a photo meme that is becoming more and more popular each week. This week I’m featuring Red Stuff From Disney-MGM Studios oops I mean Disney’s Hollywood Studios. Yes, I’m still being a pain in the ass about the park’s name change. I’ve got other people doing it too – just ask Mare 
First up is the logo for Radio Disney. I must admit, I have not listened to Radio Disney a whole lot. By time Disney started broadcasting on AM radio, I was well into adulthood, and didn’t have any children to drag me down that path. However, this is one of those Hidden Mickey opportunities in this park. I have blogged about Hidden Mickeys before, in this post, and in this one too. Now you know where to find one for your next trip!
Next: here’s an awning over one of the stores on the main drag. I liked this because the Mickey on it is a very stylized version of him. This whole park is kind of art-deco, and I think this Mickey is somehow more complimentary to the theming than “modern” Mickey.
Finally, it’s the Rockin’ Roller Coaster icon. This thing is just so darned impressive in person. And just look at that blue, blue sky in the background!
Thus endeth another Ruby Tuesday. I actually have quite a few more pics of Red Stuff from this park, but I think they can wait for another day.
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Atlantis Aquarium in Riverhead, Long Island – Part Deux
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Atlantis Aquarium in Riverhead, Long Island – Part Deux
Here’s a continuation of last week’s offering for Camera Critters. First up is a very brief video of a tank of anemones, with the star attraction, “Nemo”. I don’t think Pixar realized what they’d be doing for the clown fish industry when they released Finding Nemo.
Next, we’ll attend one of the Daily Aquatic Events – a show starring some very smart, funny and endearing California sea lions.
This fella was only too happy to show us what he can do. There was a steady supply of fishy treats for his trouble, which may have something to do with his motivation!
We wandered quite a bit before FINALLY finding the outdoor river otter environment. Unfortunately, the otters are very recent rescues, and they were extremely shy and we never actually saw them! All I got was this photo of the sign, telling us how shy they are. Their names are PB and J!
I think that was pretty much all the usable footage I got from the Atlantis Aquarium. As mentioned last week, we had a very pleasant afternoon there, and Niece No. 5 (age three and a half) enjoyed it. Perhaps we’ll return next time I visit Long Island.
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Sanibel Lighthouse, August 2008
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MORE Hidden Mickeys!
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More “Hidden Mickeys” for Ruby Tuesday
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As a follow-on to last week’s Ruby Tuesday post, I’ve gone and dug up some more red Mickey heads for your viewing pleasure. Enjoy!
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Atlantis Marine World – Long Island’s Aquarium
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Atlantis Marine World – Long Island’s Aquarium
Atlantis Marine World is in Riverhead, Long Island (New York). It’s a nice little place to spend the day with children who like animals. It made a wonderful outing for me and Bro. No. 2’s family during my recent visit to Long Island. My youngest niece, who is three and a half years old, had a good time. Today we’re going to take a look at some photos I took of this aquarium’s shark tank. This gives me an opportunity to participate in TWO memes – Camera Critters, and Manic Monday with an “iron” theme. Oh, actually, THREE memes – Wordless Sunday/Monday edition, too!
The shark tank is themed as the place where some of the pieces of the “lost city of Atlantis” landed when it sunk into the sea. There are lots of columns and pieces of statuary etc. for the fishes to swim amongst. Yes, fishes – there are many more types of sea creatures in there than just sharks! In addition to sharks, we saw manta rays, eels, and a few of the characters from Disney’s “Finding Nemo” – most notably, a boatload of blue Dory fishes! 
The shark tank actually spans multiple levels of the aquarium. You can stand on the top level and look down into it, or else you can go downstairs and look through the glass wall at all who swim there. Here, we’re entering the lower level; hold onto your little one’s hand, because it is very dark, mysterious and cave-like down here!
Here we come to the part that satisfies both memes. We’ve got Critters and we’ve got Iron. Behold, I bring you all manner of fishy goodness, plus off to the right, there’s the cage with the iron bars which is used if you feel like suiting up and descending into the depths of the lost city to spend some quality time with the sharks, up-close and personal-like 
Look, it’s a sea turtle! I sure hope Tootie is reading this, and my friend Dale/TurtleTrax too. And maybe Bobbie will come by and tell us what sort of turtle this is.
Due to the fact that I needed to pay attention to a very active 3 and a half year old during this little adventure, I took lots of pictures but did not mobile photo blog very many of them as the adventure happened (August 16th). So I still have other photos of this charming little aquarium to share in future posts.
If you have little children and find yourself on Long Island with a free day ahead of you, I can recommend this place. It’s in a pleasant, if out-of-the-way section of the Island, and if you go early and leave pretty much after lunch, the little kidlets will have the opportunity to fall asleep in the car on the drive back, getting a much-needed nap after a busy morning with the animals. Older children/teens and even adults might like to be adventurous and try the shark cage – hey, it could be fun, you never know!
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Oasis at The Florida Aquarium in Tampa
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Oasis at The Florida Aquarium in Tampa
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At The Florida Aquarium in Tampa, there is a door near the cafeteria that leads outside to a cantina and a playground full of water fun for the kiddies. And then there is this flight of steps off to the side. If you go up the flight of steps, you find yourself in this little rooftop garden, with lots of tropical plants and a few benches to stop and rest. I thought the two hi-rise buildings looked kind of neat against the puffy clouds in the sky, with all the plants spread beneath them.
At the time of my visit (November 2007), I was still a smoker and I was grateful to see a few ashtrays in the oasis – this is apparently the ONLY spot at the Aquarium where smoking is permitted. So, if you are a smoker and find yourself at the Florida Aquarium in Tampa, look for the flight of steps that goes up to the oasis.
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Nice red collar ya got there, Pluto!
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EPCOT Flower and Garden Festival, April 2005. The theme that year was “50 Hidden Mickeys“. Now, there are some permanent Hidden Mickeys sprinkled around Walt Disney World. In fact, someone has written a very popular book that describes how to find all the Hidden Mickeys – hours of fun in parks, guaranteed!
However, sometimes there are special circumstances under which additional Hidden Mickeys will appear for a limited time. The 2005 Flower and Garden Festival at EPCOT was one of those times. I’ve had these two photos waiting their turn for RUBY TUESDAY for a while now.
Here’s Pluto. Isn’t he handsome? In addition to standing in a flower bed full of red flowers, Pluto has another red aspect to him.
Pluto’s collar is chock full of Hidden Mickeys!
I think I found 46 or so of the 50 Hidden Mickeys that year. I will have to rifle through the photos and see if there are more RED ones that I can use for future RUBY TUESDAYs.
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Disney’s Ladies in RED
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Disney’s Ladies in RED
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Rifling through my picture directories from the past 4 years or so, looking for suitable fodder for Ruby Tuesday (hosted at Work of the Poet by Mary/The Teach), I began to notice a pattern – Disney’s Ladies In RED!
First up is Disney’s most famous REDhead since carrot-topped Peter Pan – it’s Ariel, aka The Little Mermaid. Please notice that Ariel’s best friend, Sebastian the lobster, is also sportin’ da ruby hue. Photo taken at Disney-MGM Studios, oops I mean Disney’s Hollywood Studios – May 2005
Photo taken at Disney-MGM Studios, oops I mean Disney’s Hollywood Studios – May 2005
Here’s one of my favorites – it’s my girl Mulan, a true Disney hero, with her faithful guardian, Mushu. She’s BETTER than a Disney Princess; she saved all of China from the Huns! Someday, I will treat you all to my feminist rant in praise of Mulan’s shedding of the trappings of femininity. But not today. This was taken in EPCOT outside the China pavilion, which is pretty much entirely RED on the outside, February 2008. 
It’s Minnie Mouse, all decked out for the Flower and Garden Festival, with Mickey by her side in equal RED splendor. Now, you have to admit that they are both stylin’ to the max as topiaries! EPCOT, April 2004.
Here she is, the other strong female non-Princess Disney character. She’s Mary Poppins, and she’s practically perfect in every way, right down to her use of THE power color, RED! Taken during a parade at the Magic Kingdom, May 2005
“Shift yer cargo dearie, show them yer starboard side….” It’s the very famous “We Wants The REDhead” from the Pirates of the Caribbean attraction in the Magic Kingdom. Photo taken October 2005.
Well, there they are – my Disney Ladies in RED. And there’s only one princess among them. Hah! I hope you enjoyed this Ruby Tuesday offering. See ya real soon!
