Marvelous Movie Monday... The Big Year

So, the last few weeks have been too busy to keep up with Friday Favorites. So I am going to Mondays :)

I have been watching The Big Year every time I catch it on cable lately. (which is a lot) I love birds and hope to one day become more knowledgeable about species and get more into birding, so this immediately appealed to me.

It is a fun comedy drama where two birding enthusiasts become friends as they try to beat the current world record holder as each are secretly are doing their own 'Big Years'. 

I had never known what a 'big year' is before this movie. (If you don't either, it is a yearly birding competition where birders see how many different species they can fin in one calender year.) It is such a cool concept. I can totally see this happening when I retire :)

You had me at Jack Black and Steve Martin. Then throw in Owen Wilson, Anjelica Huston and Jim Parsons... I'm sold.

And seriously, Jim Parsons as Ichabod Crane..... what more can you ask for?

Watch more movies :)
♥jenny

Niagara Falls!! part 3

Last but not least we went to the Butterfly Conservatory and Bird Kingdom :)

I can never get enough of either of these types of attractions so I was excited.

They definitely did not disappoint.......

Poor little guy...... stuck in a spider web.

Some of the coolest flowers I've seen in a long time.

I mean, who doesn't love an old ice cream truck??

On to Bird Paradise......

So sleepy...... ;)

One of the best parts was the Bat exhibit. I couldn't get any good shots since it was so dark, but they had just fed them so they were more active than I had ever got to see bats. They had a couple Flying Fox which are the largest of all bats. Oh, they were so cute, I could just die.

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Dinosaur mini golf!! I did not have time to play :( But next time...... oh, yes. Next time.

They even have a volcano that shoots fire!

The last Moose......

I am so glad I finally made it to our neighbors up north.  Niagara Falls is truly a sight to see and the town itself though expensive, is tons of fun :)  I would definitely ad it to your bucket list.


Safe Travels,
♥jenny

Niagara Falls!! part 2

Day two brings all the tourist activities..... walk next to the falls, behind the falls, at the bottom of the falls, in the falls......

The view from the American side.... not big and touristy. Just a nice park.

It is truly amazing to be on top of the falls.

Rainbows everywhere :)

You can take a cable car across the river over the whirlpool. The Mister went..... I chickened out ;)

The view from the car...

On to the obligatory Mid of the Mist....

So amazing.....

Awsomeness from my Vintage Cam app.

There were such beautiful flowers all through the town....

 

Yet another Moose..... ;)

Happy Travels,
♥jenny