568. Melodious

568. Melodious
Definition: (adj) having or producing a pleasant tune
Location Placed: Starbucks, Tampa, Florida
Date Placed: 2/23/14 at 5:27pm





I'm always impressed by how easy it is to get into Tampa International Airport. I've driven into it and from it on a number of occasions. They allow people to park for an hour for free and provide a cellphone lot for people just picking others up. Signage is easy to understand, and you don't have to circle around the airport in a flurry of traffic and herding from traffic officers. If only more airport were like TPA, air travel would be a lot less stressful and a lot easier!

A Crane Found and Replaced!

I got an email from Andrea at the Tampa Bay History Center saying that they found Crane 388, Dainty!

April 29th: "One of our staff members at the History Center found her a couple days ago and it just so happens that a few of our staff members are heading up to the American Association of Museums Annual Conference in Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota tomorrow so we are sending her there! Thanks for visiting the Tampa Bay History Center Dainty, have a great flight"

Very exciting! I've never been to Minnesota. I'm get a little jealous that my crane it seeing places that I haven't before. But I was extremely pleased to get the following email from Manny who also works at the Tampa Bay History center.



May 2: "She's at the American Association of Museums Conference in Minneapolis. I took the picture at the Minneapolis Convention Center on May 2 and I left her there at the conference hospitality booth. We’ll see if someone picks her up."

Check out the point I put on the map to see Dainty's current placement! And thank you to the wonderful people at the Tampa Bay History Center for finding and replacing Dainty. Also, thank you fine folks for running a pretty interesting museum so that we could enjoy a lovely outing in downtown Tampa!

392. Vivacious

392. Vivacious
Definition: (adj) attractively lively and animated
Location Placed: The Butterfly House, Tampa, Florida
Date Placed: 4/25/12 at 1:43pm





There is something about butterflies that are just magical in a way. They flutter and flit in the air. They become beautiful after spending the first part of their lives being something less beautiful. (Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder, of course!) But this place was really cool as you could see the differences between the variety of butterflies in all stages: caterpillar, pupa, and butterfly. Monarchs are my favorite and they even have similar coloring when they are caterpillars! And their pupa almost looks like a Christmas ornament of sorts. Definitely WAY cool.

391. Serenity

391. Serenity
Definition: (n) state of being calm, peaceful, and untrouble
Location Placed: Museum of Science and Industry, Tampa, Florida
Date Placed: 4/25/12 at 12:08pm





In our haste to see the mummy exhibit, we didn't read the sign for the Museum of Science and Industry that mentioned said exhibit opened on Friday! We decided to go in anyway since we rode up all that way. Now, I am a proclaimed museum lover. I find history of areas to be interesting. Even though I dislike speaking ill of a place I've been, the MOSI left a lot to be desired. Perhaps the mummy exhibit would've been redeeming in its own right, or perhaps it was our disappointment with not being able to see the exhibit. I certainly won't let one bad museum experience change my desire to go see others!

390. Selfless

390. Selfless
Definition: (adj) concerned more with the needs of others than ones own
Location Placed: S.S. American Victory, Tampa, Florida
Date Placed: 4/24/12 at 3:18pm





Who doesn't like visiting museums on ships?! Not I! The SS American Victory  is a ship museum that served in World War II, and the Vietnam and Korean Wars. I love these sorts of things as it leads me to think of all the people that served on it during its heyday. Imaging all the people that lived within it and called it home for however long they served on it. It's impressive really. And it wasn't busy at all!

389. Intimate

389. Intimate
Definition: (adj) closely acquainted or familiar with
Location Placed: Tampa Bay Visitor's Center, Tampa, Florida
Date Placed: 4/24/12 at 1:59pm





I must say, the ladies at the Tampa Bay Visitor's Center are not only helpful, but super nice to boot! I went in there asking for a suggestion about a quick and easy lunch place and they delivered with flying colors. They gave me lots of information about coupons for attractions in the area. Definitely the sort of people you should check in with if you're in the area and not sure exactly what to do.

388. Dainty

388. Dainty
Definition: (adj) delicately small and pretty
Location Placed: Tampa Bay History Center, Tampa, Florida
Date Placed: 4/24/12 at 11:19am





We popped over to the Tampa Bay History Center this morning to check and see what it was all about. I'm still surprised that after visiting the Tampa Bay area at least once a year for the last 8, that there are still so many interesting things that I've never done! This whole treating every area like a tourist destination is working out in my favor. I learned a lot about the Seminole Native American tribe and how the Spanish Conquistadors came to the area. It was really interesting and gave me lots of tidbits about the area that I didn't know before. Added bonus was the Spy Museum exhibit that they were displaying through the end of June! I really enjoyed the Spy Museum when I went to Washington, D.C., so this was a lovely added bonus.

148. Brisk

148. Brisk
Definition: (adj) lively, refreshing, merry
Location Placed: Computer Terminals, Tampa International Airport, Tampa, Florida
Date Placed: 11/28/10 11:12am





Surprisingly, by the time I was ready to leave Florida, the weather had gotten brisk. (By their standards, of course. It was still pretty warm by my thermometer.) The air was pretty crisp, the wind was blowing the palm trees around, and the temperature was around 70F. Couldn't ask for better weather. Sadly, it didn't manage to follow me home, where it was a down right frigid 35F. Home sweet home?

147. Hardy

147. Hardy
Definition: (adj) brave, fearless, dauntless
Location Placed: Starbucks, Tampa International Airport, Tampa, Florida
Date Placed: 11/28/10 10:36am





Tampa International Airport is pretty vast when you start exploring. I feel like I always uncover something new when I am flying through there. Even though it's pretty visible, I just realized the Starbucks there this past time. I usually just go to my individual terminal by shuttle, but decided to stick around the main part a bit. I stood around for a while debating what hot beverage I wanted: hot chocolate, hot apple cider, tea. A number of people politely stood behind me while I was looking at the menu. Of course I told them I wasn't really in line, but it was nice to see people willing to wait in line instead of cut in front of you. What a lovely bunch.

146. Mature

146. Mature
Definition: (adj) having reached full maturity or development
Location Placed: Author's Bookstore, Tampa International Airport, Tampa, Florida
Date Placed: 11/28/10 10:30am

129. Incredible

129. Incredible
Definition: (adj) beyond belief
Location Placed: Tampa International Airport, Tampa, Florida
Date Placed: 11/23/10 11:10pm





Not to make all of you people in cold weather areas jealous, but the weather down here is just incredible! Today it was a little over 80F/27C and absolutely sunny. And it looks like it will continue on for the duration of my stay. Then I'll go back to weather where 50F/10C is a good day.

I made a rookie mistake with the photo of this crane placement. That lovely pink blur at the top is my finger. I figured I would place a crane while waiting for my bag to hit the carousel. But just as I was taking this picture, I saw it and ran before it went back into the baggage abyss (to show up again in a couple minutes.) Since I was trying to hop onto an earlier shuttle out of the airport, time was of the essence. So, finger it was!

Tampa, Florida for Thanksgiving

I'm currently on my way out to Tampa, Florida for Thanksgiving (U.S.) I did bring my computer with me so, decent internet connection pending, I'll be updating crane placements as I go. If not, I'll be headed back home this coming Sunday, so just sit tight and rest assured the cranes will be blogged about.

So if you are celebrating Thanksgiving this week, hope it is a happy one for you! What are you thankful for? And if not, I still hope you have a good remaining bit of your work week and a wonderful weekend(and still hope you've got things you're thankful for and want to share as well!)