One Pickle, One Vegas, Thousands of Librarians

Mr. Pickle joined one of his favorite traveling librarian pals Karla (of Seattle trip fame) for the ALA Annual Conference in Las Vegas from June 25 - July 1. This is not his first time at ALA, as he loves his librarians. Being Vegas, he saw a little more than he should have.

A dapper pickle checking out the details.

Um, hello lady friend. Thankfully Mr. P did not slip any singles anywhere.

Lord of the Rings! Games! Vegas! Winning!

Counting cards.

Mr. Pickle hangs at Caesar's Palace.

While there he hangs out with a few new friends.

He takes a bath in this one's tea.

Oh, and look at these feathery friends! Sparkly and twinkly.

One of the coolest things about the trip was that Mr. P and Karla were reunited with Jenny and Elizabeth, ALL of whom have traveled with Mr. Pickle! They have each taken him to ALA at some point. Ha! 

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Oh, such fun! You never know what this green guy is going to be up to next.

He's got room on his calendar for summer times, and needs to check more states off his bucket list. View his itinerary and see if he fits your sched.

West Coast Librarian Adventures

After a tour of Chicago with Elizabeth, he stayed in her possession and they headed to California for a week for the American Library Association Conference. He does indeed love his library friends. This was his second ALA, as he went to the conference last summer with Jenny, when it was in New Orleans!

Anaheim, San Diego, and beyond was a good mix of ALA time and fun time. Thanks, E for being a good hostess to our little green friend, and for keeping him safe from killer penguins and killer jellyfish. Here we go:

 

Mr. Pickle met a penguin at ALA. Perhaps it's the Penguin Books penguin? 

 

Pickle @ Your Library

 

Conference swag featured a Wookie cookie. Say whuh? 

You must be at least this tall to ride this ride. Sad to say, Mr. P was not tall enough. He probably would have gotten sick on the roller coaster anyway. 

Which way to Disney Land?? 

 This pickle loves his BBQ. Here he met some pickle friends while chowing on Korean BBQ at Jeong Won, just North of San Diego.

Tiki time! Mr. P is dressed for the night. 

Awww, they're both making the same face!

Mr. P is still tiki-ing, and jumped into the art. Let's call this performance art. 

 Mr. Pickle and his new bendy friends. They told him to "get bent" and he told them he couldn't and they accepted him anyway.


Time to relax on the shore of Imperial Beach in San Diego.

Mr. P met a JELLYFISH! He was skeptical, and concerned, and alarmed, and very excited.

 Mr. Pickle was announced God of the Crabs at the beach!

Spirit of Imperial Beach! Pickle in hand, ready to make you swoon. (Or just teach you to surf.)

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Mr. P is headed to Spain next. But he's got the rest of summer open to travel with you. Would you like him to join you? Let me know!

Mr. P in the Deep South

The last time we saw Mr. Pickle he was in NYC with Miss E and she was mailing him to her friend Jenny in Chicago. I'm happy to report that Mr. Pickle arrived safely in Chicago. From there he began his crazy adventure with Jenny from June 21- July 5!

They headed down to New Orleans for a library conference, then traveled from there to Texas. Let's see what this pickle and Jenny were up to...

 They went to New Orleans for the American Library Association Conference in New Orleans. There he met Eric Wight, author of the Frankie Pickle series. How cool is that!?

 Mr. P woke up with some beads in NOLA. We won't guess how he got those.

 He was antsy to get a move on to Texas!

 A pit stop at Walmart for road trip snacks, where he encountered an aisle dedicated to his relatives.

 At Jungle Gardens on Avery Island. Gators!

 Macro pickle.

 A close encounter while on a Louisiana Cajun Country Swamp Tour. Egads!

 Enjoying some local culinary delights at Prejeans in Lafayette, LA.

 Mr. Pickle investigating the oral hygiene of this taxidermied gator! He sure got brave on this trip.

 Here he is safe from death's jaws at the Blue Moon Guest House in Lafayette, LA.

 Mr. P and his friend Mary in the Corn Cob Crib at the Gruene Mansion Inn in New Braunfels, TX. They made it Texas! Yeehaw!

Apparently they are very big into their icy treats in Texas. Mr. P discovered this as he found a pickle flavored ice pop!

His own bed in a loft at the historic Coopersmith Inn in Galveston, TX.

 Mr. P is catching some rays on the beach in Gaslveston.

 THE CLAW. Mr. P became quite entranced with this claw game in Lockhart, TX (BBQ capitol of the world).

 BBQ feast time at Kreu's Market. No reason to get messy, so he slapped on a bib.

 Cowboys and a pickle! At the Mesquite Rodeo, near Dallas.

 At Billy Bob's. The world's largest honky tonk in the historic Fort Worth Stockyards.

 As always, a fashionable Mr. Pickle. He thought about boots, but his plaid clashed.

And finally, a wagon ride home. Word on the street is that Mr. Pickle rode off happily into the sunset. Giddyup!

Would you like to take Mr. P on a trip with you? See if it fits in his schedule, then let me know!