Word-full Wednesday and more on our trip

So wordfu wednesday is supposed to be like one picture, but......
OK, on with the cruising..... 
Our route.
This map showed the current location of the ship on the route.
The Ruben's Lounge is where they had nightly shows.  And activites such as:  bingo, showtime: hits of broadway, port shopping presentation, cast chat with the singers and dancers of the Veendam, showtime: Richard Griffen & Hayley Jane, captains welcome toast, Indodnesian crew show, movie, showtime:  hit the deck, game show: the marriage game, showtime:  Lee Bayless (comedian), games show:  call my bluff (word game like Balderdash) showtime:  street singing.  We attended the showtimes except the Richard & Hayley one, the games and the comedian.  (I kept the daily program sheets that were placed on the bed each evening.

Our first stop was Key West.  Because we had been out in international waters, the Coast Guard does random escorts of the ships coming into port.  We happened to be lucky and got the escort.  It was cool to see our Coast Guard in action.
Here's a close up on the forward gunner.  
They patrolled all around the ship and chased off boats that were in our path. The above shot is of the coast guard wake and one of the boats they chased away. They also got a few jet skiiers who zoomed between us and another docked ship.
Key West.  It is only 2 miles by 4 miles.  We took a guided trolley ride around town.  You could get off and shop and catch the next trolley all day if you pleased.  That is not the best way to get good photos, but it does clue you into the history of the island.  So we did do a bit of walking.
The Key West lighthouse as seen from the trolley.
Sometimes it pays to look down.
How many of you know that the chicken is a protected bird in Key West?  Now you all know that little tid-bit!
I thought the buildings were very interesting and I could have spent the day taking pictures of them, but my companions were not us excited as I was.
Check out this parrot.  He was just hanging out on this balcony.  I found that Key West is just a tourist trap.  It is all about making a buck.
Thought this was great!
We saw this guy walking in front of us and Marlene asked him if we could get his picture.  I was fine with a shot from behind, as it would have looked less posed.  
He offered to put the bird on my shoulder and before I could resist, there was a bird on me!

Well I think that is about all the pictures for one day..... more Key West tomorrow....

Weekly photo challenge--perspective Word-full Wednesday

WC: How low can you go? Get down & take something at a different perspective than you might normally get. Come play along with us! The Slide Show of Fame awaits you...

OK, So I loved this challenge! I hardly ever get a low shot, but I got a few today that I really like. I took the twins for a walk and we explored and experienced and had fun. Some of these shots I was laying in the dirt for and I'm sure they thought I was nutty! I'll let you all be the judge....
I really like the through the grass look of yours {ZB} with the fall colors in the background and did something similar with these.
EmmaLece
Scott
Then we continued on our walk and found these horses. As I first pondered exactly how to get over to them and second how best to frame the perspective I was aiming for....

1)The horses were located across a ditch -- I should have taken a picture of the ditch -- and up the other side. It was a good 4 or 5 feet down and back up! The twins were troopers and we made it. 2)for the above shot I was literally hanging off the edge of the ditch.

I crept a little closer and found these four saying Hi.
After a few quick lessons on how to feed the horses, I knelt down and pointed the camera up.
Scott and Em were really enjoying meeting these two horses. They had never really been that up close with horses.

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Word-full Wednesday- real men

Real men wear pink!  When Cody first broke his arm, he told me he was getting a pink cast and then he chickened out.  We made a visit to the Dr on Monday and he had to get another cast.....One can hardly chicken out a second time, especially when the mom is with!  The gal replacing the cast said: "Really!  Pink?  Are you sure?"  So I explained that he had chickened last time and he had to prove that he was man enough for pink!  I said real men wear pink!  He has a pink tie he wears most Sundays.  She said real men also wear purple.....  He has 3 more weeks in this cast.
Broken arms and casts don't seem to have slowed him down much!
Will his dad be a little stressed when he sees these shots, yes!

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