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  • Water Water Everywhere #78 – Greenway

    Water Water Everywhere #78 – Greenway

    We went exploring in the the northern central part of Florida. We just followed brown signs to different county parks, wildlife management areas and this incredible view where you would put your boat in at Marjorie Harris Carr Cross Florida Greenway that winds into Lake Ocklawaha near Orange Springs, Florida.

  • Thursday Trio – Ibises

    Thursday Trio – Ibises

    A family of Ibises were hanging out at the boat ramp at Lake Deaton in The Villages, Florida. We had stopped here on our way back to Jacksonville from Tampa on Monday. My camera settings were set for close up shots so the other two birds were not in focus. The two adults were in…

  • Sunday Stills – Water – 05.02 .21

    Sunday Stills – Water – 05.02 .21

    With Florida being a peninsula and water on three sides of it, the St. Johns River that runs north (uphill) and the Hillsborough River running through Tampa Bay, plus Lake Okeechobee, numerous lakes and springs, Florida is the place for water!

  • SQUARES – Fresh & Bright Salad

    SQUARES – Fresh & Bright Salad

    One of my favorite things to eat is a fresh Caprese Salad or Caprese Sandwich. This salad consisted of bright Romaine lettuce, fresh mozzarella, Campari tomatoes, fresh basil and an Italian Vinaigrette.

  • SQUARES – Bright Berry

    SQUARES – Bright Berry

    This bright red heart-shaped strawberry was hanging on it’s vine begging for me to pick it. I did and within a day, it was a deep dark red and tasty!

  • Thursday Trio – Mergansers

    Thursday Trio – Mergansers

    Three Common Mergansers swam next to our inflatable kayak that we took to Grand Teton National Park. There were actually six in total, but I was only able to get 3 in the frame at a time. They were close, the boat was rocking and I was trying not to lose my paddle while taking…

  • A-Z Challenge – U is for Upland Game Bird

    A-Z Challenge – U is for Upland Game Bird

    Upland Game Birds are a select species of birds in the Phasianidae family with the exception of the Northern Bobwhite and Scaled Quail that are in the Odontophoridae family, plus the Plain Chachalaca in the Cracidae family.

  • A-Z Challenge – T is for Titmouse

    A-Z Challenge – T is for Titmouse

    The Tufted Titmouse is a small gray bird with a loud voice that echoes through the forest that it inhabits. They are frequent visitors to feeders.

  • SQUARES – Merry and Bright

    SQUARES – Merry and Bright

    Do you realize that it is exactly 8 months until Christmas! In about 6 1/2 to 7 months, we will all be in the thrills of the holiday season.

  • A-Z Challenge – S is for Sanderling

    A-Z Challenge – S is for Sanderling

    Sanderlings are small plump sandpipers. In breeding colors, they have rusty, black and white mottling.