The sunset seen through the window of a Boeing 787 Dreamliner foreshadowed the end of a very long day, beginning at 3 AM Eastern Standard Time in Florida and ending about 27 hours later in Pape’ete, French Polynesia. The name of the airliner was appropriate for it carried us over the Pacific to Tahiti asContinue reading “Sunset: End and Beginning”
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Rubbernecks
These soggy ostriches passed by our room at Animal Kingdom Lodge recently during an afternoon rain. It didn’t seem to slow them down much as they strutted about, then paused and turned their heads and necks so many different directions that I half expected to see one tie itself in a knot! #ostrich #rubberneck #animalkingdomlodge
Sweet Tooth
This male gorilla seems much more interested in his sugar cane than in watching the tourists who gawk from the Gorilla Falls Exploration Trail in Disney’s Wild Animal Kingdom. Sweet! #gorilla #westernlowlandgorilla #gorillafallsexplorationtrail #wildanimalkingdom
Quite A Queue
The waiting line to the Kilimanjaro Safaris at Animal Kingdom may be hot and humid at times, but it is never boring. #queue #waitinginline #animalkingdom #kilimanjarosafaris
Kites in a Tree
Even Charlie Brown wouldn’t mind seeing these kites in the tree as they peeped and squeaked like a tub full of bath toys in the morning dawn. They can put a grin on a grumpy face, even before the morning coffee. #swallowtailedkites #perch #dawn #charliebrown
Fingers in the Sky
Fingers of clouds caught rays of the rising sun to colorfully contrast with the soft, blue background. They rise where my spirit soars; not a day goes by that I don’t dream of the sky and what lies beyond. #clouds #sunrays #colorandcontrast #dreamsofthesky
Holed Up
Forget coming out of his shell, this tortoise refused to even come out of his burrow. At least it allowed us to approach without retreating out of view. Once upon a time they were considered a source of food and their numbers dwindled, but now they are protected and are flourishing, which is fine withContinue reading “Holed Up”
Offline
We have high-speed internet, except when it is slow or when it is offline. Fortunately, we have lived most of our lives without internet and know how to function without it if we have to. In some ways it is ok, no TV, no depressing news, just time to think and converse. Not so bad.Continue reading “Offline”
All Night Long
Normally Sir Gnome sends his happy glow in the evening before our bedtime and in the morning after we arise. However, one night I forgot to “put him to bed,” and he was awake, shining all night. The next morning he was still bright and chipper as usual; something that I’d never be if IContinue reading “All Night Long”
Your Turn or Mine?
Nope, it is definitely not a friendly scene, rather, they seemed to be disputing claims to who was next at the feeder. In short order the dark, female bird moved behind the feeder, leaving nothing but her derriere exposed to the cardinal. It was too much, the cardinal turned and flew away before the restContinue reading “Your Turn or Mine?”
