8r4d #disney2024 day two begins, and here were are at Disneyland proper where we rushed rope drop for space mountain and buzz light year before heading over to adventure land…

8r4d By 9pm we had been holding a little patch of concrete for our viewing spots on for the big World of Colour show. Sore legs and long day, but there was lots to see on the Pier. #disney2024

8r4d After a post-lunch siesta, we came back to the park with a mind to tackle the ninety minute queue for the big Cars ride, hitting a few of the smaller ones on the way there. Thankfully the sun was starting to settle a little lower into the sky and it wasn’t so hot as earlier. #disney2024

8r4d #disney2024 wouldn’t be complete without a visit to the Animation Academy, where they teach you to draw some character in a quick twenty minute —and more importantly, air conditioned— session with a Disney artist. We drew Sadness, the character from Inside Out, not the lingering feeling in our hearts.

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8r4d Day One of the pre-summer #disney2024 vacation adventure. After an afternoon of travel and an evening of settling in, we’re off to the parks for a few days. We started with California Adventure because the Kid decided that was her happy place this time. Seems to be about right.

8r4d Drinks before #disney2024 begins in earnest.

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8r4d It’s a bird, it’s a plane… no really. It’s a plane. #travel #disney2024 begins…

8r4d When you are relegated to the back seat you get to deal with your anxiety by taking pics of the crazy #weather

8r4d They say never pick a fight with a #magpie but how about a family of five who are trying to eat your #garden and built a nest in the neighbours tree? I enlisted a small army to help. I thought I’d put my art skills to the test and painted eyes on a variety of objects like rocks, wood discs, and clay pots in an attempt to give the little birds the creeps when they contemplate their next visit. Will it work? Who knows. The worst case scenario is that I have a dozen little garden critters painted in the yard. Best case, my carrots might actually make it to harvest.

8r4d The outdoor chores payed out this week as I was doing some minor #yardwork trimming the shrubs in our front yard. A bit of paper caught my eye and it turned out to be a bit of #cash under the hedges. This five dollar bill has seen better days and apparently some little animal had a snack leaving about only four bucks behind in the mess, quite a feat considering that these modern bills are basically sheets of plastic. I did some online research and learned I can send this in to the Bank of Canada to have it replaced (as I’m sure it wont pass muster at the local Starbucks) but by the time I do the paperwork (yeah, really) then spend the stamp and wait the eight weeks for the government to do its thing, it might be more interesting just to keep the bill as a souvenir.