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Indian River ~ Florida
The final images from my trip to Florida earlier this month. One last look at the Atlantic then on to the river. After spending some time at the beach and shopping, we made our way back to the house in time to walk to one of the piers not to far from my parents house. I wanted to watch the sunset over the Indian River. We weren’t the first ones there…. According to a local, he is here every night at sunset…waiting…. …watching…. …enjoying the show with the rest of us. 🙂 While we wait…a view to the South of us…a storm appears to be building here and to our…
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Outside My Window ~ 6.12.2011
Outside my window…in a word, steamy. At 11:00 this morning, it is 80°F with 73% humidity and relatively no wind…steamy. Our forecast high for today is 89° with a 50% chance of thunderstorms. Yesterday we had a 30% chance of storms and storm it did, for quite some time around sunset and into the night. We received over a quarter inch of rain last night on top of the rain we received Friday night. My plants are loving these rainstorms after baking this past week in unbelievable heat. The whole week was hot but Thursday was incredibly hot…so hot I felt a wave of nausea wash over me when I…
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Things That Made Me Smile This Week
Jasmine by my front door My roses blooming in my garden Robin Redbreast hunting bugs in the yard Blooming flowers at my mom’s house Even the ones with creatures included Backyard bunnies munching on clover Heart felt lawn ornaments…no matter how old or rusty and finally….homegrown goodness from friends What made you smile this week? 🙂
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Waiting For Dinner
Yesterday I heard a constant bird chirping outside the kitchen window so I went to investigate. Sometimes it is a cat lurking about and the birds are sounding the alarm. This time someone was letting me know I needed to fill the bird feeder…. My camera was close by so as the bird sang her song I grabbed it and took a couple of shots. I knew if I walked over and attempted to raise the blinds…food or no food, she would have been gone so I focused in on her and hoped for the best. Not too bad actually…and how cute is she posing for me? I did go out and…
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Disappointment and Discovery
I went to the boat dock area this evening to capture a sunset. I was disappointed. My captures aren’t what I thought they would be. But I did like this image of the river grass. My discovery… I’m pretty sure my coolest bird shot to date is a Northern Mockingbird. I checked my Kaufman Field Guide to Birds of North America. It all fits….the wing coloring and pattern, white feathers on the outside of the tail. And the song. I know field guide for birds may not be the coolest thing I can admit to reading…. …but now you know what a Northern Mockingbird looks like. 🙂