A Mickey Mouse mug found on a co-worker’s desk.
Magic really IS everywhere, if you know where to look 🙂
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A Mickey Mouse mug found on a co-worker’s desk.
Magic really IS everywhere, if you know where to look 🙂
Sent from my Nokia N97
Sent from my Nokia N97
Sent from my Nokia N97
Sent from my Nokia N97
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This peacock blends in pretty perfectly with his surroundings.
Photo taken at Disney’s Animal Kingdom in Orlando, Florida. April 25th, 2004
Peacocks come in different colors, which is something I did not know until I encountered this one at Busch Gardens “Africa” in Tampa, Florida –
Interestingly enough, I’ve discovered that the peacock technically should not be included in Busch Gardens “Africa” because it is indigenous to India. But he was pretty so I’ll let it slide. 😉
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Moon and Lantern Over Busch Gardens, Tampa FL
(a Wordless Wednesday post)
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Chez Bro and Nieceling purchasing memorial outfit while I contemplate blue skies from a bench in the shade.
We are heading out of the park now. Chez Bro et al need to pack and get to the airport for their flight to Long Island
Bigger size $225
Hi, Ross 😉
Next time!
Like a safari ride – we had a really good driver with funny patter
From madagascar, the aldabra tortoise can grow over four feet ans weigh over 550 pounds
The one with the red tails – i have seen it before in Disney World
Some of these Busch Gardens gators are reall hugh
I got him at Xcursions last night. His name is Crash because I keep dropping him and he falls *CRASH*
Very late start this morning – Chez Bro not feeling great
Love the sunken head! It is dark and we are making our way out now.
Bronze turtle sculpture
Their diet must have carrots or something – look how BRIGHT!
Doesn’t he look fake? You don’t expect a frog tp be cobalt blue!
Nieceling keeps singing The Llama Song which she claims she found on you tube
Purple and orange flowers together – very Halloween
Asian elephants at Busch Gardens catch apple chunks
Pirates sure are popular these days
From Brazil and Argentina, flowers in October-November. Found near the Bengal Boats at Busch Gardens Tampa Florida
When I climbed up, there was a tiger sleeping on top of the plexiglass bubble! Here’s a view of his nostrils
And see tigers!
Fortunately, i have a 12 yr old at my disposal
While waiting for the feet dangling ride we are taking in the view
I kid u not!
Feet dangling = no way
He likes being scratched under his chin
i won’t ride this – it is a bone rattler!
He syas he’s really popular in Brazil
Did I spell it right?
I have arrived at Chist and #on’s house and i am climbing the Great Wall of Lutz
Yet another out-of-order late arrival. Apparently, we’ve found Nemo!
Another out of order late arrival.
The sun has just set, and the newborn baby moon looks tiny and lonely in the sky.
… to all my family. We’re leaving! They are going to the airport and home to frozen Long Island. I am going to a hotel for the night so I can attend some meetings in our Tampa offices tomorrow. I’m sad! But I shall see them again in New York at Christmas time.
An out-of-order late arrival, this is a photo of a book in the gift shop.
Walking back to the parking lot, we saw the trolley go by!
Yes Dale, you would love this, but I think it’s a bit bigger than the picture implies. Picture a toddler straddling it; I had to wait for one to move before taking the photo!
Part of the play area, as viewed from the balcony.
On the upper level, there is a nice outdoor balcony; here’s the view. The balcony features benches sprinkled among lush container gardens, and a raven in a cage who was making quick work of a flash-frozen chick. Um, also ashtrays!
Entrance sculpture to the outdoor play area (with water features – Nieceling got soaked, which greatly displeased her parents) was donated by Publix, as witnessed by the white plaque with the black “P” on it.
This is done in bronze. There were some turtle sculptures that seemed to be done in polished copper – they were just stunning, but I could not get a clear pic of them because they were TOO well lit, and they just came out as this big gleam. Wish they had the sea horse in the polished copper; I would have bought that in a heartbeat.
Don’t recall which kind he was. There were other kinds with spots and round heads that I liked a lot, but they were too fast for me. This one is sort of grinning.
All along the passageways of the aquarium there is art work, art work, and more art work. I liked this one because it seemed to be painted on ceramic and then glazed over. I’ve provided a pic of the placard with the artist’s details, below.
I dunno what this is, but it was blending in with the rock pretty well.
He was quick, and about 10 feet long!
Now, go get it – bwahahahaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
This little guy wasn’t even as big as my thumb nail, and he was hanging on to that grass for dear life with his tail.
Sea horses! Yes, believe it or not, that thing in the pic above is a sea horse that disguises itself as kelp. There were signs everywhere that said not to use the flash (camera phone doesn’t have one any way) because it scares them.
I was very intrigued to see what was in this little alcove…
I don’t know what they are really called, but they were bright little bits of rainbows swimming around in their tank.
… if you were sitting in those rocking chairs.
Every now and then, you find a spot in front of a tank that has some rockers and/or benches set up. Can you imagine if you could have a huge tank as one of the walls in your living room? You would not need TV for entertainment; just plop down and listen to the tank and watch the coral waving and the fishes doing their fishly things… ahhhh!
A battle ship is parked outside the aquarium. The name on the side is American Victory, and there was a sign advertising tours. I will post a bigger pic of it later, on my website.
The Florida state shell, it had its operculum in place. However, the rest of this display was sort of suspect; a lot of the species on display didn’t look like they come from Florida.
There was a huge tank in the “rotundda” full of all different varieties of starfish. It was a touch tank, and Nieceling got herself good and fishy (she’s 11 but still loves this stuff). The color makes it look fake, doesn’t it?
Yeah, I know it’s ridiculous, but I love sea shells, so I have to take their picture wherever I see them.