Not many pictures today as I was so tired last night, I totally forgot to recharge my portable battery! SIGH! Getting older is frustrating, but, hey, I'm in EPCOT!!!!
The bus ride to EPCOT was enlivened by this gentleman (John) a bus driver waging a grassroots campaign to bring live announcers back on the busses, dispensing with the recorded ones. I applaud his grit and enthusiasm but doubt the success of his efforts given the economic strictures of the day. That said, his patter and joviality set the tone for a great day!We got side-tracked on the way to NEMO and friends because the Harrells LOVE, LOVE, LOVE an aquarium! (As do I!) and The SEAS has a 5 million gallon one where PJ had his first encounter with a manatee. and watched the divers feed the fish.
After Nemo, we toured Imagination, made music notes fly, tiles light up as PJ jumped on the linked carpet, created our own Figments and learned about using our imaginations to see the world rather than just our senses. I wish I could have captured a picture of our faces when Figment transformed into a skunk and blasted us all!!
We lunched at The Land, declined to ride the tour as the wait was 45 minutes. Kathleen was tired, PJ was tired and we planned to see the laser/fire works show at the end of the day, so off the Harrells went to nap while I explored more of Future World.
The World of Energy features Ellen Degeneres and Bill Nye taking riders through the history of our planet. I remembered the smell of the dinosaur section. The ride is the longest in the World - 37 minutes - which is appropriate for tracing the energy history of our planet! I loved the exterior of the building's reflecting properties; it reminded of that edifice in Liverpool last year and the reflection picture I shot there. (I've included an unedited version here.)
I stopped by the Glidden Paints' Colortopia, learned about color spectra shadowing (I'm thinking this new side profile image would be an interesting FaceBook icon!) and pained a gorgeous picture!!
From there the EPCOT Flower and Garden Festival Center claimed my attention for quite a while. O found ANOTHER planter I desperately wanted to take home. I listened to a talk on sea turtles and their effect on plants given by Dr. Blair Wetherington, who studied on Archie Carr's protege. I took a short class in Hypertufa Draped Pots as mini-gardening spots. Those are the towel-infused with cement pots Jean makes. Now I have a yen for a garden inside one.
I also had a photo op with Floral Mickey and Minnie!!! This was before the butterfly tour and the purple martin lecture.
I met up with Chad, Kathleen and PJ for snacky dinner as we walked around the countries taking in the sights. It's kind of astounding that you can have a cocktail in China, entree in America, dessert in France and still make it to the laser/show fireworks on time! My camera gave out before my feet did. We trooped "home" to sleep before heading out in the morning.
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