Dream Gardens and A Pandemic Promise

This was a hard year.

Such a hard year. 

Especially for a (my) seven year old, who had to endure me as her second-grade teacher, essentially. 

For our entire pandemic year, I had promised her that, once there was a vaccine, and that all the adults in the house were vaccinated, I would take her to Animal Kingdom. (I am from New England--rocky little coastal towns--and went to Disney World all of two times before moving to Florida for grad school. My daughter was born in Florida, on the Emerald Coast, and is ride-or-die Florida.) 

But that was the deal. Animal Kingdom. My six- and then seven-year-old daughter's pandemic carrot, or hold-out. The mom-is-your-new-teacher motivator. When the CDC released their updated mask guidance, I hesitated, then booked a stay to fulfill my year-long promise. 

All was fine. It was sweaty, sticky, but quieter, less crowded. Masks were required in all indoor spaces--and were on by most everyone, save a few [you fill in the blank here] souls. 

It was so quiet, I took a lot of pictures without any souls actually in them. Just plants, rides, gardens, animals, and my daughter. 

Here's one such photo, below. 


An original pin and contribution to my Dream Garden vision board on Pinterest.

Two "animals" are hiding amongst the foliage. Can you spot them? 

For more gardens, check out my Dream Garden Vision Board on Pinterest. 

Comments

  1. That Will Show ThemJune 12, 2021 at 2:34 PM

    It would have been an extremely hard year for me if I had children at home. I don't know how all you have survived it. So glad you got to the parks though!

    Great picture, but no, I can't see the critters.

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    1. Disce VerumJuly 11, 2021 at 4:49 PM

      HINT: The critters are kind of abstract. (They're carved.)

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