the Turtle Chronicles begin

Creativity is the spice of life. I decided to bring some spice along with me to Copenhagen by starting a photo adventure pre-departure that I'll carry on throughout my semester abroad. Here's the plan:

1. Start with a family of 4 cute turtle-people (coincidentally, my favorite toys as a kid were older versions of this type of toy)

2. Take said family or individuals thereof on excursions around Copenhagen and Europe and capture the beautiful sights from their perspective 

3. Return to the States. Put pictures together in an online photo book and... voila! creative souvenir / gift idea / coffee table book

I did a similar photo adventure with a gnome I borrowed from a friend of mine and the end result was quite fun. I'll update this periodically with pictures from what I've now dubbed "The Turtle Chronicles." Let's see where this family of 4 finds themselves over the next 4 months. To begin with they took a trip to the University of Florida, home of the Gators - and former home of the well-known Tim Tebow...

down by Lake Alice (here's where I admit the fact that I'm a child at heart and have become oddly attached to these little guys and am pretty sure that they're going to develop stories of their own as I go along - for starters, names: Mr. & Mrs. Braxton, Chester & Phoebe)

at the famous UF Gator Swamp (translation: football stadium)

Mr. Braxton and Chester with Tim Tebow... Go Gators and Go Broncos!

at the Baughman Center (a chapel)

Mrs. Braxton with an iconic giant statue... literally GIANT