A Real Florida Welcome

Look at that cute smile!

It just couldn't be any sweeter could it?

They especially love tourist.

The official welcoming committee.

(This is for you Aramie, sweet dreams!)

My Biggest Fear

Watch this snake as she is talking.

And she just keeps talking.

and talking!

And we are just freaking out!!

Not my idea of a great summer job.

The Lord's Prayer

7 Months Old

Collin and his parents.

Courtship

No, this is not snow in this tree.


It's the fowl of the air in that tree.

It's mating season for the Wood Stork, Great Egret, Snowy Egret, Cattle Egret, Tricolor Heron and little Blue Heron in Florida.

I was thrilled to catch this Egret doing his courtship dance.

For once I was in the right place at the right time.

First, he bows down very low and then ever so slowly, he raises his head higher and higher and stretching his neck to the utmost limit and then bowing down again as he flicks his beautiful feathers. I was thrilled at such a beautiful sight and that I caught it on camera.

The Great Egret was threatened with extinction in the United States as plume hunters in the late 1800s reduced North American populations by more than 95 percent. Egret plumes were used within the fashion industry, primarily for women’s hats, and during peak demand an ounce of egret plumes was worth more than an ounce of gold.

Love Tree

St. Augustine Love Tree

An oak tree that is totally wrapped around a palm tree,

now if that's not love I don't know what is.

It is believe that if a couple KISSES under the tree their LOVE last forever.

Wordless Wednesday

Taken 3/30/10 St. Augustine, Fl.

Me, the Dancer

That's me on the far right with my foot out and my hands on my hips.

I took my dancing very seriously.

Look at that face!

Also in this picture from left to right, standing my cousin Becky Turner, my sister Carla in the yellow and black striped bee costume, Then Iris Valentine in the middle with the pretty white hat on, I'm proud of her for wearing the whole outfit. Next is Cindy Crabtree a Friend from church and then the serious me on the end.

Sitting: We are not sure who that girl is but how come she has flowers and the rest of us don't?? I think her parents loved her more than ours did :(

And very last, the littlest one is my adorable sister Lola Jill. Isn't she precious.

My cousin Iris, shared these pictures with me on facebook a few weeks ago. Nice squat, Iris.

She couldn't remember but she thought it was me that was holding that roll of toilet paper aka muff. So she had to dig the photo out and see for herself and funny thing was it was her holding the TP.

Fun good times!

My New Buddy, Jack

Little boys, oh, how I love them.

This is big brother Jack.

We took an instant liking to each other.

I loved hearing him calling me by name.

Gigi is easy to say.

Drew

My new little blue eyed friend.

Jack's baby brother.

TriColored Heron

Tricolored Heron, St. Augustine, Fl. 3/30/10 Note the blue bill, it's mating season.

I almost missed this beautiful bird, I was looking in the other direction and just happened to turn around.

Tricolored Herons are medium sized wading birds with slate blue feathers on most of their body except for a white chest and belly, and rust-colored neck with white stripe. They have long, yellowish colored legs and a long pointed yellow bill which turns blue during breeding season. Also known as the Louisiana Heron, they can be found in marshes, swamps, bayous, mudflats, lagoons and coastal ponds from Florida up the Atlantic coast to Maine, around the Gulf Coast to New Mexico and ranging south to northern South America and the West Indies.

The Tricolored Heron is an extremely slender bird, and moves gracefully about as it searches for fish, insects and frogs. Despite their relatively small size, they often forage in deep water with their legs completely underwater, giving the appearance that the bird is swimming.

Prayer

Home Grown

Perfect day for planting!

Thankful for sons who help their parents.

Tomatoes

yellow crook neck squash

zucchini

broccoli

cabbage

cucumbers

okra

That's all I have so far, I'm sure I'll throw something else in there before it's over with, yum!

Rescued

I love it and it is so comfortable!

These are the pillows from the other couch.

I'm over the black and white ones and

I'm going to make some new ones.

I think a new couch deserves new pillows.

What color would you use?