A Celebration, and More!

If you were hoping to see some Sunday Snoozles™, I regret to inform you that the blog will be Snoozle-less today. Instead, we will celebrate the college graduation of long-time GDB friend ANDREW! I believe Andrew came to us when he was a mere 14 years old (correct me if I'm wrong), but now he's all grown up, and ready to take on anything. He's a very smart and thoughtful young man, and I know he's going to exceed an anything he wants to do.

Sue B. kindly provided some photos that her dad (Lou Perry) took at the Magic Kingdom in Florida back on May 10, 1985 (long before Andrew was born) - Lou just happened to be at the park during the celebration for high school graduates, and a magnificent mirror-ball Mickey wearing a mortarboard was placed right in the middle of the Plaza (where the "Partners" statue now stands, I believe). It's like a piece of art, maybe by Jeff Koons.

Here's a closer look. I'm guessing that the three balls that made up Mickey's head rotated, and that lights played off of the mirrors at night. It probably looked pretty cool! Andrew told Sue: I graduated with a double major in history and economics from the University of Pittsburgh, and I have a job as a seasonal park ranger at the county parks through November, we'll see what comes after that. I guess maybe I should have majored in history and economics rather than my double major of Klingon and Puppetry, but it's too late now. CONGRATULATIONS, Andrew! 

In addition to those first two photos, Sue included more Magic Kingdom images. Let's look at some of those, shall we?

I like this first shot, with the magnificent Main Street Station framed by magnolia leaves.  It would have been swell in 3D.

Lou took a lot of photos of Cinderella Castle, but I think this is one of the nicer of those. Florida often has the best clouds! 

I assume that the next two are from the Plaza area, near the Castle, but you guys will let me know if I'm wrong. Lou must have been impressed with the roses in many colors, and you have to admit that it is very pretty. Just looking at this small sliver of the Magic Kingdom, which is famously huge, you get a sense of the amount of work that must go into keeping the park's foliage neat and tidy.

Here's the last one for today, but there are more from this batch, to be shared in the future. A topiary giraffe with rules over the Plaza with a leafy fist. YES, giraffes have fists, don't worry about it.

Thank you to Lou and Sue! Stay tuned for more from the Magic Kingdom