A Little Getaway

Veronica had to go to Orlando for a conference so I hid myself in her luggage and had her shlep me with her.
We went down to Orlando a couple of days before her conference started so that  we could take a little break and do some site seeing.
After checking into our first hotel we took a shuttle over to Universal City Walk. After walking around for a while we had a cheeseburger in paradise at Jimmy Buffett's Margaritaville. By the time we got finished with dinner we were both pretty well tired out and headed back to our hotel.
The next morning we decided to take a shuttle to Epcot Center in Disney World. They were having their International Flower and Garden Festival going on there so I knew that there would be plenty of photo opportunities.
We spent the whole day at Epcot and by 6PM we were ready to head back to our hotel. Below are photos that I took during our day in Epcot:

























I saw this little guy scurrying around out of the corner of my eye .
He/she stood still long enough for me to take a few photos before taking off to find new tidbits for dinner






The next morning we took a shuttle to the Rosen Shingle Creek Resort which is where Veronica's conference was to be held. This resort was huge and extremely nice. Here are some stats that will give you an idea of just how big this resort is:
1,501 suites
490,000 square feet of meeting and event space
99 meeting rooms
Largest theatre size capacity is 9,500
Banquet seating capacity is 6,800
An 18 hole par 72 7,149 yard championship golf course with computerized GPS yardage system
Fishing on site
10,000 square foot Spa and Salon with 9 treatment rooms
3,000 square foot fitness center
4 pools and 2 hot tubs
2 lighted tennis courts
A volleyball pit and basketball court
11 restaurants, eateries, cafes and bars
A 1.25 mile nature trail
For more information about Rosen Shingle Creek please visit via this link...   Rosen Shingle Creek Resort
Below are various photos that I took on the property of Rosen Shingle Creek:































Finally Starting To Warm Up Around Here

It seemed like Winter would never end around here. Just this past Sunday, a mere 6 days ago it was snowing outside and today it got up to 74 degrees.
I finished planting my potatoes yesterday and today I finished planting my carrots.
My tomato and sweet pepper plants should start arriving here around 4/10.
I planted some hyacinths in planter boxes on the back deck railing and planted some herbs in planter boxes on the shed.
I will plant my 5 varieties of corn when my tomato and pepper plants arrive here.
On the medical front I had my Radio Frequency Ablation (RFA) done to the nerves on 3 vertebrae o n my right side and I will be getting my left side done on April 5th.
I also have an appointment with a Orthopedic Specialist/Surgeon to check out my trigger finger issues and a problem with my right shoulder that has progressively got worse. I have had to totally quit my weightlifting to to this shoulder issue.I will be glad when I find out what the problem is and even happier when I get the problem fixed.
Lately it seems that every time I get one issue fixed..bi-lateral hernias...I develop several more problems that need to be addressed before I can get back into my normal workout routines.
The good news is that we are going away for 5 days to Orlando, FLA. Maybe some long overdue sunshine will work wonders on this old aching body.  
Below are some garden photos:

Potato planter bags. The white plastic container has carrots planted in it.

 Hyacinths on the deck rail

 Assorted herbs on the shed including something different...Chocolate Mint plant

 Small carrot patch
 On the right and left side of this garden area are potato troughs and in the center area will house my 3 largest types of tomatoes

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