bok sanctuary with niki
My friend Niki is here for a two-week vacation, and I am really enjoying having her! It's fun being the "host" to someone's Florida trip, just like my parents used to do for their friends when I was a little girl. We cohabit nicely, which -- as I learned from a previous guest -- is something huge!
Niki's working at Disney on several days, other days she accompanies me to work at the Holy Land, and there are a couple that we're both taking off work and enjoying together with some sort of outing. Yesterday, we went to Bok Sanctuary in Lake Wales. I love that place! If my wedding is in Florida, Bok is absolutely my first pick.
This picture? It's proof that people really do melt in 100 degree weather! I purchased a big bottle of Glaceau SmartWater for the outing, however, and drinking it during the day made a huge difference in how I felt after all the sun exposure. I was really amazed by the stuff!
Relaxing in the grass at Bok, I started reading Money, Possessions, and Eternity by Randy Alcorn. Totally drawn in. Wow. It is convicting stuff, even for someone like me who thinks she's doing "fine" with stewarding God's money. Wow.
On the way back, we stopped at Spook Hill, of course! But also, Webb's Candy, a Central Florida landmark from the 1930s. They're known by their billboards up and down I-4 advertising goat milk fudge. I bought some, and boy! So good. So good.
At a brief Walmart stop, there was a guy with a MS-13 tattoo in line ahead of us at the checkout. A little startling, as it's my first MS-13 sighting in Central Florida.
Anyway, you'll find some of my favorite shots from the day behind the cut-tag, but there are more pictures on my Facebook.
Stopping in the ladies' room for a requisite pre-stroll primp
The carillon tower and reflecting pool
Niki and me walking and talking under the trees
My favorite location for a wedding ceremony
Beautiful Black-eyed Susans along the path
A rare glimpse of Edmund Bok's Pinewood Estates
A raccoon swam right up to us at one location
The great golden tower door
Mosaics atop the tower depict Creation scenes
Relaxing in the grass while listening to the carillon music
And if I may, here are some non-Bok shots from other parts of Niki's visit so far.
Checking out the baby turtles and baby snakes at Gaylord Palms
This lamp was casting really cool shadows
Ummmmm... Your guess is as good as mine
My favorite Niki shot; we're at a favorite little Chinese restaurant
Niki's working at Disney on several days, other days she accompanies me to work at the Holy Land, and there are a couple that we're both taking off work and enjoying together with some sort of outing. Yesterday, we went to Bok Sanctuary in Lake Wales. I love that place! If my wedding is in Florida, Bok is absolutely my first pick.
This picture? It's proof that people really do melt in 100 degree weather! I purchased a big bottle of Glaceau SmartWater for the outing, however, and drinking it during the day made a huge difference in how I felt after all the sun exposure. I was really amazed by the stuff!
Relaxing in the grass at Bok, I started reading Money, Possessions, and Eternity by Randy Alcorn. Totally drawn in. Wow. It is convicting stuff, even for someone like me who thinks she's doing "fine" with stewarding God's money. Wow.
On the way back, we stopped at Spook Hill, of course! But also, Webb's Candy, a Central Florida landmark from the 1930s. They're known by their billboards up and down I-4 advertising goat milk fudge. I bought some, and boy! So good. So good.
At a brief Walmart stop, there was a guy with a MS-13 tattoo in line ahead of us at the checkout. A little startling, as it's my first MS-13 sighting in Central Florida.
Anyway, you'll find some of my favorite shots from the day behind the cut-tag, but there are more pictures on my Facebook.
Stopping in the ladies' room for a requisite pre-stroll primp
The carillon tower and reflecting pool
Niki and me walking and talking under the trees
My favorite location for a wedding ceremony
Beautiful Black-eyed Susans along the path
A rare glimpse of Edmund Bok's Pinewood Estates
A raccoon swam right up to us at one location
The great golden tower door
Mosaics atop the tower depict Creation scenes
Relaxing in the grass while listening to the carillon music
And if I may, here are some non-Bok shots from other parts of Niki's visit so far.
Checking out the baby turtles and baby snakes at Gaylord Palms
This lamp was casting really cool shadows
Ummmmm... Your guess is as good as mine
My favorite Niki shot; we're at a favorite little Chinese restaurant