Busy Busy Busy

  Where the heck have I been? Busy summer - you know how it is, right? Here's a few highlights:

 Hopefully it won't be quite so long before I post again . . .

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Frogs, Dragons, Aliens and Katydids

Here are some pictures from a summer trip to a local nature center:

Staring at the lily pads I said: "You know, I've never seen a frog on a lily pad." . . . "Hey! There's a frog! On a lily pad!"

And yes, there he is:

And a lovely dragonfly, thinking about getting a drink:

 

 And some sort of cool, alien plant:

A wild rose:

And a nice little buggie (katydid) that spent a little time with us:

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Philadelphia

  Here are a few pictures from our trip to Philadelphia. Some cool architecture:

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You've Been Chosen For a Squozen!

Bam! the rainbow ram came along with us on our trip. Bam! turned out to be quite the adventurer! He even has his own song:

Bam! Bam! The rainbow ram.
Such a dare-devil ram
He likes to be squoze.

No, that's not a typ-o. He does like to be squoze. And what, pray tell, is squoze? It's the past tense of squeeze. He really enjoys a good hug! It can also be used this way - "You've been chosen for a squozen!" And when you hear that, watch out! A hug is on the way.

In any case, here are some photos of Bam! at Disney:

Heading to the boardwalk:

Bam! enjoys a nice hearty breakfast:

Bam! likes to take risks. He enjoys playing with lions:

Bam! is a huge fan of Oprah!

Bam! wants to take a ride:

Getting a better view from the trees:

Bam! loves to mountain climb:

It's always good to look cool with superstar shades!

Bam! is very friendly and makes friends easily:

Bam! checking out the view:

Bam! wants to go for a swim but is afraid his woolly coat will shrink. He also forgot his swim trunks:

So Bam! decided to get an ice cream treat instead:

And then it was time to head home. Here's Bam! at the airport:

Bam! never looks back, only ahead. Ahead to his bright and awesome future:

Bam! had a great time on is vacation! And so did we!

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Stone Squirrels and Lemonade Slushies

Yes, I'm going to continue to bore entertain you with photos from my recent trip to Disney World. But I promise, only a few more posts like this.

A cool, colorful Florida flower:

The castle all lit up girly and pink:

The Beach Club resort:

An explosion at the stunt show at Hollywood Studios:

Stone busts at the Haunted Mansion at the Magic Kingdom:

A view into the trees:

Stone squirrels (almost as good as the real thing):

 The Cheshire Cafe in Fantasy Land at Magic Kingdom. For some reason I really liked this place and took several photos. We got lemonade slushies here:

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Monsters, Bugs, Birds and Other Fun Things

There were a lot of fun things to see at the various parks. Here are a few:

Sully from Monster's Inc. at the Disney Hollywood Studios parade :

The 'Mine!' birds from Finding Nemo at Epcot's The Living Seas:

A plastic army guy from Toy Story giving autographs at Disney Hollywood Studios:

The stick bug from A Bug's Life at the parade at Disney Hollywood Studios:

Toy Story stuff in the parade:

The Tiki Birds!
(Both the hubby and I were glad that the Tiki Bird show was back to it's original format - sans
Iago from Aladdin and Zazu from the Lion King. But the kids were disappointed. They remembered that part from our last trip 5 years ago and thought it was boring without them.)

The blow fish from Finding Nemo:

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Things Are Looking Up

Here are some of our Disney photos that are uplifting, that show a new perspective on things:

Sweet Pea's shot of the schwoop inside the big Mickey hat at Hollywood Studios:

An egret with aspirations:

The Epcot dome:

Looking up at one of the Japanese pavilions at Epcot:

Looking up at one of China's buildings at Epcot:

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