Stuff I Shoot

Mickey

2009-04-26T19:15:00.000-04:00

Me First

2009-04-19T15:36:00.006-04:00

Most Sunday mornings I have breakfast at the Market Street Cafe in Celebration, Florida ...

1) I like to get there early - the restaurant opens at 8 am.
2) On the outside looking in.
3) The counter, or bar, which fills up pretty fast.

Cigar's

2009-03-22T18:06:00.002-04:00

I went to the flea market in Port Richey, Florida yesterday to visit one of my brother's customers, and found this cigar dealer's sign interesting - to say the least, lol.

Cigar Bar

2009-03-17T19:43:00.001-04:00

Surveillance Video

2009-03-16T19:01:00.000-04:00

Shot from the second floor of the Virgin Megastore in Downtown Disney. If you see anything suspicious, report it to the blog administrator.

This Should Make You Dizzy

2009-03-15T19:01:00.000-04:00

"My" amusement ride in Downtown Disney - the escalator to and from the second floor of the Virgin Megastore. I had fun.

Spanish Moss

2009-03-03T19:01:00.000-05:00

Speeding Along

2009-03-01T19:01:00.001-05:00

ZOOM

Market Street Cafe

2009-02-28T19:01:00.000-05:00

The Market Street Cafe is located at the corner of Market Street and Front Street, in beautiful Celebration, Florida, and is the most popular restaurant there, as far as I'm concerned. Anyone want to argue with that? I didn't think so.

I'll be having breakfast there tomorrow morning if I can roll enough pennies. LOL

Chasing Mama

2009-02-27T19:01:00.000-05:00

The good news is there are still eight ducklings. I noticed one of them has a crippled left foot though, but it stays close to Mama, so that's probably why it's still living.

Downtown Disney Window Reflections

2009-02-25T19:01:00.000-05:00

No Smoking

2009-02-24T19:01:00.000-05:00

Look At That!!

2009-02-22T19:01:00.000-05:00

Let's Cuddle

2009-02-21T19:54:00.001-05:00

Enlarge this one to see the detail!

Follow Mama

2009-02-20T19:01:00.000-05:00

Celebration Hotel

2009-02-18T19:01:00.000-05:00

Gulls

2009-02-17T19:01:00.001-05:00

I was afraid one of them might get me!!

Breakwater

2009-02-16T19:33:00.003-05:00

I was shooting some photos at the lake front the other day when a man approached me and asked me a couple of questions, one of which was, "Why do you take photos, what motivates you?" I told him I was seeking the majesty of God through my camera lens.

He was amazed.

Flipped Perfectly

2009-02-15T19:01:00.000-05:00

At The Farmer's Market

2009-02-11T19:01:00.000-05:00

Birds In A Tree

2009-02-10T19:01:00.000-05:00

Carried Away

2009-02-09T19:28:00.000-05:00

Be Positive and Tell The Truth

2009-02-08T20:05:00.000-05:00

Crazy Legs

2009-02-05T19:01:00.000-05:00

Fantasy Of Flight

2009-02-04T19:01:00.000-05:00

A drive-by shooting on I-4 in Central Florida.

Big Trucks, Moving Fast

2009-02-03T19:01:00.000-05:00

As seen on I-4 in Central Florida.

Hat Shop

2009-02-02T19:01:00.001-05:00

See how pretty you could look in a yellow hat?

Sunny Virgin

2009-01-30T18:58:00.002-05:00

A view of the tower at the Virgin Megastore at Downtown Disney, Orlando. The Coco Moka Cafe wasn't open yet - I was kind of early that day. The cafe is on the second floor of the store and the patio overlooks the West Side. I love sitting up there with a nice cup of Seattle's Best and watching the people stroll by. Of course, if you visit this blog regularly, you already knew that, lol.

Practicing

2009-01-29T19:01:00.000-05:00

Sunset Today

2009-01-28T19:17:00.000-05:00

Dolls For Sale

2009-01-27T19:01:00.000-05:00

Well Equipped

2009-01-26T19:01:00.000-05:00

Three Step

2009-01-25T19:01:00.000-05:00

I spotted this supply store when I was going through a small town in Florida the other day. Seemed to me like it should be from a Time Gone By, that's why I gave it the sepia tone.

Hey!

2009-01-24T22:32:00.002-05:00

Spirtual Warfare

2009-01-21T19:01:00.000-05:00

Monster

2009-01-20T19:01:00.000-05:00

Arriving At Market

2009-01-19T19:01:00.000-05:00

An elderly woman arriving at the Farmer's Market in Celebration on Sunday morning, January 18, 2009.

La Petite France

2009-01-18T19:35:00.002-05:00

A Farmer's Market vendor with character. If I hadn't just eaten at the Market Street Cafe I would have tried one of his crepes.

Kissimmee Lighthouse 1/16/09

2009-01-17T19:32:00.002-05:00

Once In A Lifetime Offer - Call Now

2009-01-16T19:18:00.001-05:00

Woody

2009-01-15T19:01:00.000-05:00

Panorama of one of the 'billboard' like signs on the Rock N Roll Beach Club at Pleasure Island, Downtown Disney, Orlando.

A House Of Blues Door

2009-01-14T19:01:00.000-05:00

One of the doors used by people enjoying the Gospel Brunch at the House Of Blues in Downtown Disney, Orlando.

Kissimmee Royal Guard

2009-01-13T19:01:00.000-05:00

A mural on the wall of the old 2nd Precinct Cafe.

I Had A Crazy Idea

2009-01-12T19:05:00.005-05:00

I've been reading recently about Ttv (Through The Viewfinder), which is shooting a photo through the viewfinder of another camera. So, when I spotted this panoramic viewer, which self focuses, I decided to drop my little old quarter into it and try to shoot the House Of Blues water tower through the lens. LOL

I must have looked like a bumbling idiot, because, you know, those machines are kind of heavy and clumsy, and it was difficult holding my camera in one hand against the viewer while trying to get the machine into the right position. The last photo is, of course, a normal shot from beside the viewer.

Hey, MB, should I move this over to Crappy??

LOL

And don't forget it!

2009-01-11T19:01:00.000-05:00

Sunshine On Big Toho

2009-01-08T19:35:00.001-05:00

It's All Uphill

2009-01-07T19:03:00.002-05:00

I confess, I was trying to get a Crappy shot of the lighthouse. LOL

Fishing At The Tip Of The Lighthouse Peninsula

2009-01-06T19:01:00.000-05:00

Agua

2009-01-05T19:36:00.002-05:00

My truck broke down on the way home last Saturday, the radiator emptied itself, and I was completely out of water. I was on the side of the road for quite awhile, watching the traffic zip by, hoping a Road Ranger would come along and fill me up. I was on I-4, one of the busiest roads in Central Florida, only two and a half miles from my house.

I was looking down into the bed of my truck, counting all the pennies I've found on the street lately, and when I looked up a van was pulling up behind me. "A Good Samaritan!" I thought. I walked to the van and thanked the man for stopping.

"Miami?" he asked, as he motioned forward with his hand.

"No, you have to turn around to get to Miami," I said, and proceeded to give him more explicit directions, while he sat there looking at me.

"Do you have any water?" I asked, when I finished.

"Huh?"

"Water?" I repeated.

"Aqua?" he said, as he picked up and shook at 4 oz bottle of spring water.

What a riot! He had no intention of helping, he just wanted directions to Miami, and he couldn't understand a word I said!!

I was rescued shortly after that.

LOL

Limpkin In The Morning

2009-01-03T18:58:00.001-05:00

Dancing Ducks

2009-01-02T19:05:00.002-05:00

Itchy

2009-01-01T19:11:00.001-05:00

A Colorful Hat

2008-12-31T19:37:00.003-05:00

I shot this through the glass that encloses the patio at the Coco Moka Cafe without paying much attention to composition. Lucky shot! The girl's lollipop matches her hat.

Happy New Year to everyone that has made this blog worth posting! I appreciate you and wish you the best for 2009.

Crab For Dinner

2008-12-30T19:52:00.003-05:00

The Lego Serpent seems to have found a place for fine dining!

Virgin

2008-12-29T19:17:00.005-05:00

I took this photo on my way into the Virgin Megastore on Sunday morning. Yes, my new favorite thing (has been for a while, actually) is going to the Coco Moka Cafe on the upper level and relaxing on the patio with a cup of Seattle's Best coffee. I like the coffee more each time I drink it. It is smooth. And I love the view from the patio, or terrace, looking out at the people enjoying the West Side of Downtown Disney. It is just nice!

When I decided to post this picture, I had to decide on a title, as we all do when posting. I was looking at the photo and thinking: Virgin In The Clouds, then I noticed the letters above the sign; after I stopped laughing, I thought Virgin With Gas. That would have been too crass, so I just went with Virgin. LOL

And, on a final note, I have seen Coco Moka Cafe misspelled a number of times recently, and it always makes me think of the WONDERFUL Coca Cutie. Here are some of the misspellings: Coca Moka Cafe, Coca Mocha Caffe, Coco Moko Coffee Shop - lol. I like the first one.

House Of Blues Today

2008-12-28T19:01:00.000-05:00

The House Of Blues in Downtown Disney, as seen from the patio at the Coco Moka Cafe inside the Virgin Megastore.

Hot Air 7-11

2008-12-27T19:05:00.002-05:00

I was at the register paying for my coffee when this balloon floated into my line of vision. I had no choice; I had to shoot it!

Smokin'

2008-12-26T19:19:00.002-05:00

Shot From Above

2008-12-25T19:18:00.000-05:00

Looking down from the cafe patio.

Great Blue Heron in Flight

2008-12-24T19:51:00.001-05:00

I've noticed that the Great Blue Herons that hang around Champions Gate get annoyed a lot easier than the ones that hang around Lake Toho. Why is that?

Merry Christmas everyone!

Road Trip 12/22/08

2008-12-23T19:01:00.001-05:00

Little did I know that the smoke I was photographing in the first shot was some fifty miles from where I was standing and that I would be driving by it a couple of hours later on my way to Stuart, Florida.

With the exception of the first photo, all these were shot from the Florida Turnpike on my return drive from Stuart, once I saw how incredible the sky looked with the sun going down. I was doing about 70 mph the entire time, so that explains the blurriness of some of the photos.

On the way down, I took a couple of shots of the smoke with my cellphone camera and sent them to my Mobile Blog.

Shadows, Four

2008-12-22T20:42:00.001-05:00

Doing what 'we' love to do.

Magnetron

2008-12-21T19:01:00.000-05:00

Symbol above the magnet store in Downtown Disney - magnets for everything you can think of.

Eye In The Sky

2008-12-20T19:01:00.000-05:00

Sub-title: Cops and Cameras

Drive-by shootings of my arrival home yesterday. I wonder how long it took for the cameras mounted above the lights to pay for themselves. I wonder if the cops were able to cut back on hiring when they employed the cameras. I wonder if challenges are ever won in court by the wrongfully photographed.

Just Plain Ducky

2008-12-19T19:15:00.002-05:00

Enjoying The Day On Lake Toho

2008-12-18T19:01:00.002-05:00

I had to stop and shoot these guys when I saw how beautiful the lake looked this afternoon.

Shadows, Three

2008-12-17T19:01:00.000-05:00

Shadows, Two

2008-12-16T19:01:00.000-05:00

Shadows, One

2008-12-15T19:01:00.000-05:00

Two Across

2008-12-14T19:01:00.000-05:00

The Fame

2008-12-13T19:01:00.000-05:00

Another poster hanging on the side of the Virgin Megastore in Downtown Disney.

Quick survey:

1) What do you like most about this poster, if anything?
2) Does seeing this poster make you want to purchase The Fame?
3) What is The Fame?
4) Who is Lady Gaga?

Raglan Road Two

2008-12-12T19:01:00.000-05:00

Raglan Road Irish Pub, Downtown Disney, Orlando, Florida, December 7, 2008. I just love this building, especially as a drawing. The girl came out, stopped, looked around for her friends, then gave them the thumbs up. I'm gonna check it out one of these days, just to make sure the inside and what they serve are as good as the outside. I'll let you know my findings.

Birdman Of Lake Toho

2008-12-11T19:01:00.001-05:00

All those birds are hanging around because this guy, who I call Birdman of Lake Toho, loves to feed them. He doesn't just throw the big birds a fish now and then, he brings food with him every day, like bread and left over ribs.

Claude the Hawk Head Parrot

2008-12-10T19:01:00.002-05:00

Some of you may remember the beautiful hawk head parrot I was lucky enough to get a photo of last April at the Exotic Car Show in Celebration, Florida. Here are five photos that his owner, Greg Jones, sent to me after discovering the photo I took posted online.

Greg is a judge at the exotic car shows and it looks like Claude is always on his shoulder when he's at the events. That's Ralph Lauren on the left in the second photo, and Jay Leno holding Claude in the third photo.

Thank you Greg for sending these photos and allowing me to post them.

Breakwater Today

2008-12-09T19:01:00.001-05:00

The lake has looked so beautiful this week, as I round the bend and come upon the breakwater. Notice there are no people on the breakwater in the forefront, but a couple can be seen on the on in the distance. The entrance to this one has been fenced off. I happened to be driving by the day the city workers installed the fence. From a distance I thought they were installing a gate that could be locked at night, but in fact it is a fence that prohibits access altogether. I asked the man that runs the Airboat rides about it, and he said someone complained that the dock didn't have wheelchair access, so the city shut it off completely. The outer breakwater can be accessed by wheelchair, if you roll it across a couple hundred feet of dirt and grass.

Big Diamond Ring

2008-12-08T07:01:00.000-05:00

Promotional poster on the wall of the Virgin Megastore in Downtown Disney. These posters are huge!

Planet Hollywood

2008-12-07T19:01:00.000-05:00

The revolving Earth at Planet Hollywood in Downtown Disney. I've eaten there several times and always enjoyed the food and the atmosphere. And the waitresses too. I like waitresses.

Toho Lighthouse

2008-12-06T19:01:00.000-05:00

Lake Toho Today

2008-12-05T19:01:00.000-05:00

Field Trip

2008-12-04T19:40:00.005-05:00

"Look at that! Do you see it?"

"Wow, that's exciting!"

"Oh, my gosh, isn't that something."

"Oh boy, you should see it through my scope!!"

I was lucky enough to run into this group of people that seemed to be on a field trip to Lake Toho yesterday. Must be a photography or bird watching club.

West Side

2008-12-03T19:01:00.001-05:00

AMC Theatre Downtown Disney

2008-12-02T19:01:00.000-05:00

AMC Theatres, as seen from the patio at the Coco Moka Cafe in the Virgin Megastore at Downtown Disney's West Side. It was a nasty weather day, I hardly got any good shots, and it started raining right after I shot this. Boo hoo.

Tower In The Palms

2008-12-01T19:11:00.005-05:00

View of the House Of Blues Water Tower through the palms that line road. That's Cirque Du Soleil on the left and Disney Quest on the right.

Medieval Fighters

2008-11-30T19:01:00.000-05:00

I stumbled upon this scene as I drove by the Lakefront Park in Kissimmee yesterday. The little guy in the first photo is actually the 'big' guy. I took over fifty photos in eight minutes, and every one of them has him in it because every other fighter went against him. The fights were very fast, just a few blows landed, and it was over. The 'other' fighter in the second photo is a woman, a redhead as a matter of fact. When I say 'little guy' it is only compared to the other man in the photo, as they were all big men. Giants!

House Of Blues Ticket Office

2008-11-29T19:01:00.000-05:00

Located in Downtown Disney's West Side, the House Of Blues purposely looks old and worn, but it is very colorful. I'll be posting other pictures of the restaurant, company store, and water tower in the near future.

They've Arrived

2008-11-28T19:01:00.000-05:00

I was driving by the lake this morning, on Lakeshore Drive, and noticed more birds floating in the water than I have ever seen before, so I pulled over and got a few shots. At first I thought they were ducks, but it turns out they are Coots. There were even more of them on the Neptune Road side of the lake, but I wasn't able to shoot them there. Apparently they winter in Florida, not unlike the lovely retirees that come down every year, known as Snow Birds.

Minnie Adoration

2008-11-27T19:06:00.004-05:00

Two young women in Downtown Disney. Minnie rules!

Big Toho Pier and Birds, Five

2008-11-26T19:01:00.001-05:00

There is one day that is ours. There is one day when all we Americans who are not self-made go back to the old home to eat saleratus biscuits and marvel how much nearer to the porch the old pump looks than it used to. Thanksgiving Day is the one day that is purely American. ~O. Henry

Remember God's bounty in the year. String the pearls of His favor. Hide the dark parts, except so far as they are breaking out in light! Give this one day to thanks, to joy, to gratitude! ~Henry Ward Beecher

Big Toho Pier and Birds, Four

2008-11-25T19:01:00.002-05:00

You'd think I have some kind of magic up my sleeve to get these birds to pose for me in front of the Lighthouse, but they just like Big Toho Pier for the scenery, lol.

Working Hard in Downtown Disney

2008-11-24T19:01:00.002-05:00

A Disney worker sweeping up ... they do keep the place very clean, and I really appreciate it. Especially since this in my 'new' favorite place to capture society in action.

Skywriter

2008-11-23T19:01:00.000-05:00

I was at Downtown Disney this morning when I spotted a skywriter just starting his message. If you look closely at the happy face, right where there should be a nose, you'll see a faint curved white line. That's the moon.

The final message: Jesus Loves You Trust - God -

I was amazed at how many people stopped what they were doing to look up and watch the plane write the message in the sky.

Big Toho Pier and Birds, Three

2008-11-22T19:01:00.000-05:00

I was close enough to touch the Wood Stork, and he didn't like it. But he wasn't going anywhere because there were three fishermen on the pier that would throw the birds fish every once in awhile.

Big Toho Pier and Birds, Two

2008-11-21T19:01:00.001-05:00

These were taken either from or near the the Big Toho Pier.

1) Tri-color heron, fishing.
2) Still fishing.
3) MB knows what kind of bird this is, I don't.
4) I think the tri was irritated by the unknown bird.
5) A Great Blue Heron. Looks like he's walking on water, doesn't it?

Big Toho Pier and Birds, One

2008-11-20T19:01:00.000-05:00

Street Side

2008-11-19T19:01:00.001-05:00

A view of the street side, or parking lot view, of the West Side of Downtown Disney, showing the Virgin Megastore and AMC Theatre.

AMC Downtown Disney

2008-11-18T19:19:00.006-05:00

AMC Theatres building in Downtown Disney's West Side. It was a beautiful day; chilly, but nice.

Coco Moka Cafe

2008-11-17T19:01:00.000-05:00

The Coco Moka Cafe is located on the second floor of the Virgin Megastore in Downtown Disney's West Side.

1) I'm going up there for coffee ... and a view.
2) Looking for my crumbs. I dropped some, because I like birds.
3) The left side of the cup.
4) The right side of the cup.
5) A view.

Folk Art Festival, Seven

2008-11-16T19:01:00.000-05:00

This is the final photo of this series. The artist is Joel Pinkerton of Louisville, Kentucky. I didn't realize I had that information till just now while posting this last photo.

Folk Art Festival, Six

2008-11-15T19:01:00.000-05:00

I'm kicking myself for not taking more photos of the Folk Art on display. I will post the final photo tomorrow.

Folk Art Festival, Five

2008-11-14T19:09:00.001-05:00

Here's a majestic looking family if I've ever seen one!