Flora Of Walt Disney World

Our first stop is Hollywood Studios outside of Indiana Jones where this wonderful cotton-like stuff was blooming on a tree.  The trunk of the tree is covered in thorns as seen in the second picture.  I believe it is a silk cotton tree.

The next four pictures are from the Animal Kingdom.  The first two are from the wandering paths of Maharajah Jungle Trek (one of my favorite photo locations).  The second two are from the Oasis.

Off to EPCOT where we find some succulents and a sunflower. 

Port Orleans Riverside offers us these beautiful flowers and some palmetto in bloom.

And finally a little something from the wilds of Adventureland at the Magic Kingdom.

Solomon's Castle

This groovy place is located in Ona, Florida and is open for tours.  In addition to the castle, there's the Boat in the Moat, the artists workshop, and a trail and boardwalk.

The Ongoing Adventures Of Heimlich

Heimlich Likes Animals.

The Ongoing Adventures Of Heimlich

A fan of films,

Heimlich Likes Classic Adventures.

The Ongoing Adventures Of Heimlich

A connoisseur of many things,

Heimlich Enjoys The Occasional Nip.

The Ongoing Adventures Of Heimlich

At least once a day,

Heimlich Likes To Be Clean.

The Ongoing Adventures Of Heimlich

Heimlich always enjoys spending time outdoors including...

Heimlich Likes To Climb Trees

The Ongoing Adventures Of Heimlich

Leaving this morning for the Hukilau in Fort Lauderdale.  This is from last years trip.  Heimlich got in the mood on the car drive there.

Heimlich Goes To The Hukilau

The Ongoing Adventures Of Heimlich

After a long day of trying not to get squished, it's nice to relax a little.

Heimlich Likes To Lounge In The Pool

The Ongoing Adventures Of Heimlich

This is a series of photos I began back in 2002 or 2003 featuring a plush Heimlich from A Bug's Life in various everyday situations.  I started doing new pictures last year after a 7 year or so hiatus.  I will be posting these one or two at a time sporadically.  Today....

Heimlich likes to post letters.

Traveling Around The Seven Seas (Lagoon)

A recent night of frivolities at the Magic Kingdom Resorts.

I'm having a grand time at the Grand Floridian!

A moment with Mickey at the Contemporary.

 

Nick checks the tiki for a sinus infection...

then strikes a pose.

 I figure if I share my secrets the tiki won't tell anyone.

Lost in the jungles of deepest, darkest Polynesian Resort.

Sometimes you have to stop and smell the flowers (even when they have no odor).

Happy Holidays CD Cover

Another Christmas themed post today,  the cover for my annual Christmas cd.

Stardust Skating Academy's Holiday Extravaganza

A little something I threw together last week for a program I was creating for a holiday skating show happening this weekend in Sarasota.  Check out the event here https://www.facebook.com/events/129904890453678/.  Tickets for the show are $10 in advance and $12 at the door.

My Gatorama Adventure

Since moving back to Florida one of my goals has been to visit more vintage roadside attractions.  This past Thursday, partially due to my boyfriend Nick's obsession with gators, we made a trip to Palmdale, Florida to visit Gatorama.  It was everything I expected it to be and more. As Thursdays are clearly not a busy day, we were the only visitors which afforded us plenty of time to view the reptiles and other animals without interuption or distraction.  We then watched a feeding of the gators and got to hold one as well. Nick was practically giddy with joy.  It was all incredibly fun and felt good to help support these increasingly rare vintage attractions.

My new best friend and I.

While nick loves gators and would like to wrestle one, he's scared of getting his eyes pecked out by a bird and wouldn't get any closer to one than this.

Lunch time!

Basking in the sun.

This guy is much larger than he appears and came out of the water and right up to see us.