Downtown street of Marceline where Walt Disney was inspired for his Main Street USA Theme Parks.
Above is Walt Disney's "Dreaming tree". It is a very old Cottonwood tree. 
This barn was rebuilt by volunteers in 2001. Donna, Laif and I all wrote our names on the inside with thousands of other names. There is hardly any room left for names. This barn was a location used for some of the Walt Disney movies. The most notable movie was "So Dear to My Heart" which was made in 1948. It is one of the most beautiful stories ever made. It was about the Race horse "Dan Patch". A few of the stars were Burl Ives, Bobby Driscoll, Beulah Bondi and Harry Carey. If you or your children or grandchildren have not seen it, rent it and watch it.
This is Walt Disney's childhood home. It is a private home now so you can only see it from the outside.A little about Marceline,Missouri---In 1887 the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway began construction from Kansas City to Chicago. Marceline was chosen as a terminal or division point between the two cities. Marceline is a beautiful town. The population today is 2,558 people.
I am in a good mood today. Summer has returned again. I even got to sit in my lounge chair and soak in the sun. (I do use sunscreen.) I am trying mentally to prepare myself for other seasons of the year. This year I am determined to find good things about every season. Also, I have gotten lazy and have not used the exercise equipment since Donna and I got back from our trip. I am starting again tomorrow. I was looking in the exercise room this morning and to let you know how much I have neglected that room, there was a cobweb on the treadmill.
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