Wonder Works

There is wayyyy too much to show today.

This is a place called the Wonder Works. The outside of the building looks like it is upside down. Inside it looks upside down as well - and cracked and they play groans and creaks...pretty cool.....it is upside down clear down to the FedEx pick up box on the porch and the telephone pole. Inside I can only give comparisons....there are a ton of science/physics based interactive displays....a hurricane chamber, earthquake similator, down to bubbles and the sort, K even laid on a real bed of nails....almost Franklin Institute-ish in a way.Pretty neat.

This is the lobby. That is the "floor" up there, and the stairs were even upside down. This blur is K. and J. on a bike of sorts. The harder you pedalled the faster you went until you went ALL THE WAY AROUND. Yes - my non- adventurous girl got on it with Daddy. Then, after saying "Oh shit" everytime it went around, disembarked with a huge smile on her face swearing that she was never doing anything of the sort again. Neither of them would touch the rollercoaster simulator and J and I wouldn't wait for it when we went back and there was a long line.

Rock Wall......

We came back to the condo for lunch and returned to the Wonder works in the afternoon. While we were here, we ventured down to the creek. C. got a slingshot yesterday and had been hurling rocks, and now marshmallows into the creek for the last day. then bread for the fish. Poor ground hogs have been enduring nearly getting pelted with marshmallows to receive their little treats. He noticed the fish were hitting on the marshmallows so we went down to the creek to get a closer look. The bear shot is one of the fountains here on the property. Ended the day with a trip to the local winery, all wine made right there on the premise - muscadine wine is my new best friend. I am told it is a grape that only grows here in the south - by the very informative wine tasting lady. she also filled us in on some things we have to see here - she said the Cade's Cove tour was the garunteed way to see bear,s o I am taking her word for it. Planning that for Wed or Thurs. She also told us of a rainforest exhibit that has come pretty cool animals and birds.

Ben and Jerry's Coffee Coffee Buzz Buzz Buzz a little while ago. (Did you know B&J came out with a "pint kozy" - A neoprene cover for those of us, not me certaily, who enjoy our B&J ice cream straight from the carton! )

Wine in my glass now.

*sigh*

Met this little dude in the parking lot of the winery. Big un he was.

And THIS is going to be my new screen saver. It is a picture I took of a piece of art up on the wall at the Wonder Works. It just cracked me up.