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Sunshine and Good times: a Road Trip to Florida

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On the way down from Missouri to Florida.

Swing
A nice park for a break on the road.
Mississippi State University pride in Starkville, Mississippi.
waterway
Nautical traffic on the Mobile River in Alabama.
building
Architecture in Mobile.
kites
Kites flying at the USS Alabama Battleship Memorial Park in Mobile.

A sweep along the southern coast into Florida.

shipping containers
A port in Mobile, Alabama.
welcome center
The sweetest welcome center in Fairhope, Alabama, all decked out for upcoming Easter.
bayou
View of a bayou from campground in Okaloosa County Florida (in the Panhandle).
tracks in sand
Tracks of birds, dogs, raccoons and humans on beach; thankfully not all at the same time.
banyan tree
A Banyan tree at Hugh Taylor Birch State Park in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
moonscape
April's full moon along Hollywood Beach in Florida.
full moon on beach
The full moon on Hollywood Beach, Florida.
wild flowers
Wild flowers from a walk in a park in Orlando, Florida.
bee on flower
A bee on thistle on a nature walk in Orlando.
lake at night
Evening walk at the Arboretum on the University of Central Florida campus in Orlando.

a stroll in downtown Orlando

brick street
Brick lined street in downtown Orlando with various bricks, some from the Graves Company in B'HAM (Birmingham), Alabama.
glass doors
Pretty glass doors on a building downtown.
ornamentation
Ornamentation on an AT&T building downtown.
tree on lake
A tree covered in Spanish moss on Lake Eola in Orlando.
sleeping swans
Swans taking a nap in Lake Eola Park in Orlando.

see you again soon, Florida

turtle
Turtle on a log in Lake Eola Park.
Atlanta shops
A lively shopping area in the Little Five Points neighborhood of Atlanta, Georgia.
talladega
Passing a race at the Talladega Speedway in Alabama.
camping Mississippi
A view from campsite along part of the Natchez Trace in Mississippi.
MO sign
It's great to be welcomed home to Missouri.