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The Chinese Theater in Disney’s Hollywood Studios

The Chinese Theater at Disney’s Hollywood Studios serves as the entrance to the Great Movie Ride. I love all the different angles and views that you can get in and around the Chinese Theater courtyard at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. The towering facade with the definite Chinese influences, the tall palm …

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Seagulls in the Sun

A group of seagulls stands in the shallow water at Lori Wilson Park in Cocoa Beach, Florida. It appears that we humans aren’t the only ones who enjoy a nice, sunny day at the beach. These seagulls seem to be enjoying it quite well, too. Must be nice to be …

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Uptown Jewelers on Main Street USA

The Uptown Jewelers store on Main Street USA in Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom basks in the sun on a beautiful day. I always enjoy all of the activity on Main Street USA. People going this way and that. A balloon seller with brightly-colored Mickey balloons. People. Strollers. Shops. Cell …

Laura's award

Teacher of the Year

Last week at Harding Academy’s annual Faculty/Staff Dinner, Laura received the “Pat Bowie Award for Outstanding Early Childhood Teacher of the Year.” That’s a mouthful! She was quite surprised, and quite excited, too. It is quite an honor, and she was happy to receive it. In case you are wondering, …

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A Pond in the Sun

The sun reflects off a pond at Pinson Mounds State Archaeological Area in Tennessee. On our trips to different places, we like to find things to see that are somewhat off the beaten path. Instead of just jumping out of our car to go see something before jumping back in …

Observations of the Past Week (5/13/13)

The Observations of the Past Week from Twitter and Facebook. One of the few good things about Mondays. Unless you don’t like them, of course. They painted some walls in the office building over the weekend. My nose actually noticed it before my eyes did. Ah, paint fumes. (Goodbye, brain …

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Path by the River

A concrete path leads across the rocks along the shore of the Tennessee River at Pickwick Landing Dam in Tennessee. Okay, so there isn’t any one big interesting thing to pull you into this photo, but I still like it. Maybe it is because of the leading lines of the …

The Burnsland List of Relevance (5/10/13)

Here is the Burnsland List of Relevance for this week. What exactly is relevance, anyway? Is relevance even relevant these days? Who knows. Mothers – Mothers’ Day is this weekend. And everyone has had a mother a some point in life. Be thankful for yours. Money – It seems like …

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Jazz Inn at Disney’s All-Star Music

Large jazz musicians adorn the Jazz Inn portion of the All-Star Music Resort at Walt Disney World. When we last stayed at the All-Star Music Resort, I got some photos of all of the buildings. But I think the Jazz Inn was my favorite. I always think the large musicians …