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But I've decided to return to Flickr and give it another go.

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They always say this about Disney, ”It’s all in the details”, & it is so very true. Even the covers on their lights depict a scene. I just couldn’t resist this with the shadow and the wallpaper below. I took this at Disney's Wilderness Lodge where we got the “Concierge level”, which was AWWEEEESSSSOOOOMMMMEEEEEE. I have no idea how my mom pulled it off but we had a blast that weekend and they treated us like Queens.

I totally fell in love with this hotel. Later, we stayed at their cabins in the campground and those were also great.

I would have to say my current fave Disney hotel (because I change my mind all the time), is the Animal Kingdom Lodge. That is just magical having the animals RIGHT THERE. To be honest, there’s not too many Disney hotels that I don’t like.

Which one is your favorite & why?

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An unusual....for me....set of black and white photos of Harvard University on the blog. Visit here to see them all:

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Last week, the Shuttle Discovery was flown from Kennedy Space Center, Florida to Washington DC where it will now live in its forever home, The Smithsonian Museum. I was very lucky in that I was given the chance to see the shuttle when it was prepped for its ferry ride from Capa Canaveral, Florida to DC aboard the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft, NASA 905, a modified 747. It was awe inspiring, and bittersweet, to see this glorious shuttle prepped to be sent to a new home, far away from where I had grown up watching its launches & landings at Kennedy Space Center. We were also lucky in that we got to take pictures with the astronauts who flew on Discovery’s last mission – STS-133.

This video shows the process of how Discovery was “mated” and “de-mated” to the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft. It’s an interesting process to see.

Have you ever seen a launch? What are some of your favorite things about NASA and/or the idea of exploring space? I’d love to know (& please be nice – no negative comments, please).

This article from Yahoo! has some great facts about Discovery. Read on & you’ll probably learn some new things about the shuttle. I did!

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This is the perfect reason why I love living in Florida (yeah, yeah, I can hear the northerners groaning now). It’s April, so a lot of people have SPRING on the brain and therefore it’s talk of blooming flowers, beautiful weather, etc.

So, I thought this picture would be wonderfully appropriate……except……it was taken in November. Yup. Winter in Florida looks like this.

I hope I’m not rubbing it in too much.

BTW – This was taken at Walt Disney World in Epcot (The American Adventure Pavilion) during their Food & Wine Festival. It’s an awesome event but it can get very crowded and very hot. We were lucky that the weather gods were kind and made it a fairly cool day, so it helped in enduring the crowds. I was a little disappointed this year with their food selection because they greatly decreased their vegetarian options.

So, I suffered in silence and filled my pie hole with more alcohol. That’s the saint that I am. Sacrificing left and right, I tell ya.

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