Flyin’ High!

 

Maddy got to take her first flight last Thursday!

WOOHOO!!

Her being excited about her boarding pass!

I could not believe this when I saw it!  This guy is in the Orlando airport
right next to the security check.  I walked all around this box certain this was a guy faking being asleep.  He even has veins in his legs! But the sign under the box says it is a bronze sculpture!!  Can you believe it?  They got even the last little detail down;  EXCEPT BREATHING!  He is appropriately named
“The Traveler”.

We had a short but wonderful flight…much better than the 6 1/2 hour drive!

Maddy on board!  We sweated getting a window seat, but were able to snag one!

Taking it all in!

 

Friday we set off for the Econfina Creek and Springs!  There are several springs along the creek, and each one is beautiful and different!

Andy and Maddy were in the kayak and me and my sis were in the canoe.
We worked up a sweat, but the springs are 72 degrees year round so cooling
off was not a problem!

Andy’s truck loaded up!  I LOVE old trucks, and he keeps his so nice!
The water is really this color closer to the springs!  The creek is a bit brackish but is still clear.  I’m not positive, but I think it is the mineral content of this water that makes the colors so pretty.  My skin is so soft after swimming in it.

This is me with a mask and snorkle watching the water flow from one of the springs.  The little cloudy funnel is just sand and cracked shell being moved through the water by the spring.

The lower left photo is the larger spring that was coming out of several different rocky areas.  Very lovely and tropical!

Andy up above on a wooden walkway snapping photos;  lovely cascading fern;
little fishies that nibble your ankles…some of the larger ones it is more than a nibble! And me and my fab sis!!  I guess I’m looking at Maddy!  She was snapping at the same time!

We had such a nice stay!  We also got in some thrifting, Hob-Lob, Michael’s, Chili’s, a great Asian Buffet, and some fun time with this little cutie and his Mom, my niece, Tammy.

This is their second son and fourth child!  What a sweetie!!

It’s great to get away and especially to have time with my sis!
We are doing something we have never done this fall…we’re planning a sister
getaway, and I think our destination is Destin, FL!!!  YAY!!!   Can’t wait!

It’s also good to be home, and back with you, my sweet friends!
I will be visiting you over the next couple of days!  {smile}

Hope your week is off to a great start!

Spread some JOY, OK??

HUGS,
Becky