I watched this Snowy Egret for quite some time as he was eying a Red Slider Turtle in the water this morning.

Scoping out the Red Slider . . .

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I had a nice walk at the Botanical Park early this morning. ( lots of pictures here )

Well, here I am right back at the park again tonight just as the sun is going down. Late light can be as nice as early morning light. That’s me there in the middle of the ball . . .


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For all you banana lovers out there, here's a few pictures I've taken at the park. From the first time I saw the banana flower back in '07, I was so fascinated. I'd never seen anything like it before and ever since, I've called them "banana royalty" because the flower looks like a big fancy crown to me. And the new leaves are gorgeous, too!


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Until a week or so ago we were in a drought in our little area here. But now, with our daily rains, everything has greened up, perked up and flowers and plants are blooming and growing like there’s no tomorrow! Besides the wonderful rain showers, there’s that beautiful time right afterwards when everything is washed clean and covered with the ( Read more... )

Here’s my little sundown adventure from last night ( Read more... )

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I went out for a quick walk before dinner and ended up at the botanical park. There was a wedding or reception or some sort of gathering going on and so I parked out on the road. There were people milling all around out in the front area and I almost left, but I decided to walk around to one of the back ponds where there was no one. I could see ( Read more... )

I had to go to the Gallery this morning to take some new pieces to display and hopefully sell. As I was going out the door, Pete asked me if I was going to go for a walk, too. I said, "No, probably not, so I'll be back in about an hour ( Read more... )

It started raining here at 3:30 a.m. Sunday and didn’t stop for over three days. No moon, no stars, no sun. Darn, I missed seeing the full moon this month ( Read more... )