Mad Town Wanderings

Monona Terrace

By the Capitol Building.

Hanging with MLK.

Olin Terrace.

Illinois

Every road trip must come to an end eventually.  These are the last shots from my Florida road trip - driving back home we passed through Illinois.

I may be able to tell you something about Illinois...like it's home of the:

SUPER-GNOME!! Is it a bird? Is it a plane?  No! It's Supergnome!

Next time we head through Illinois we'll have to stop at Lincoln's Library & Museum.  I can mimic his look pretty well...except for the lack of facial hair.

Aaaand snow.  Why'd we have to leave Florida again?

Back to the cold winter of the midwest.  Time to make snowmen...or something. :)

Entering Disney World

I can see it!

Magic Kingdom!

Epcot!

Hollywood Studios!

Arboretum Trek Finale

Taking a break.

Watching the flock of wild turkeys.

Flowers at the end of my tour.

End of the Arboretum tour ... I may have to go back again soon. :)

Florida Room

 Now that I've explored outside I need to explore inside:

FACEBOOK! WIFI connection!!!  Wait, I'm supposed to be on vacation...

Fancy table set for many.

I'm sensing a theme.

Cozy stool, more pineapples.

Breakfast of champions.  Now to head to Disneyworld!

Teal Pond

Cattails in the Teal Pond Wetlands

Beautiful Teal Pond.

Tempted to jump in, but I didn't want to disrupt the tranquility. 

Back out on the path.

Pines to Prairie

Leopold Pines...

To the Curtis Prairie.

Breaking the rules by going off the trail (sssshhh!)

Hiding from the Visitor's Center.

Arboretum Trek

I found my way into an Arboretum and went on a trek...

Wonder where this path goes...

A secret passage way? 

This looks a bit spooky... and promising. 

More greenery...

To be continued... :)

Camp out cooking

I'll catch some fish for us!

I'm sorry I came up short!  Don't deep-fry me!

Yeah, haha, that was a great joke.  Getting ready to make some good food.

Hot dog anyone?

I've been a busy gnome.

Okay, what am I chopping next?

Around the Campsite

I'm good at pitching tents.

I'm also good at relaxing.

I think we're good on fire wood!

Am I going for a ride?

Exploring

Trying out the play equipment.

Should I pull this?

Cookouts!

These trees are more fun than the ones in the midwest.

Aaaaaah, relaxing in the pool.

Time to explore the room instead.