A brown anole is sits on a rain-covered palm frond.
Rain drops fall from a Begonia flower.
A face is formed in a Bougainvillea flower.
flower
Today’s dog walk was fun and some of our usual friends were out. The Green Heron was searching for bugs to eat. Then Pixel decided we needed to go a couple blocks further than normal, which took us past a neighbor’s yard full of wonderful lush, green plants.
A bee flies near a Bottle Brush tree.
An iguana swims across the tidal canal.
A Green Heron eats a bug.
Two iguanas face off on a branch of a Mangrove tree.
Detail of a cut palm tree trunk
Detail of a palm frond
A Jaguar hood ornament escapes its car cover.
The sun shines through palm fronds.
Orchids blooming
I am owned by two dogs, WeeGee and Pixel. Pixel LOVES her walkies. On our daily walks, I usually try to talk photos in our neighborhood. Here are a few scenes from today. Enjoy!
This is Pixel, very happy to be out on her first walk of the day
Scrawled Filefish in the tidal canal by our house
An iguana resting in a tree over the tidal canal. Doesn’t look too comfortable, does it?
A frog sign in a yard
A bee gathering pollen.
Monk Skipper
Avocados! Yum!
Green Heron
So, I’ve been part of this totally amazing group, called “Do Epic Sh*t.” And recently we had to make lists of our talents, hobbies, passions, strengths and desires. My passions are all over the place.
I love a little bit of everything and I was worried at how Alicia and Gordon would make sense of it all. Of course they did. (I’m still digesting it all). Today, I realized was one of my perfect days and maybe, just maybe, all those things can come together.
This week, I’m dog sitting for a friend in Georgia and today I drove to Jekyll Island to meet a dear friend for lunch. I got there first. So, what did I do? I saw many beautiful butterflies on gorgeous flowers, so I start to take photos.
Gulf Fritillary butterfly on a pink flower outside the Jekyll Island, Ga., welcome center.
Cloudless Sulphur butterfly
Salt Marsh Skipper
Gulf Fritillary butterfly
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail butterfly
Then Dana and I stopped at Fins on the Beach for Shrimp and Grits. (Jekyll Island holds a shrimp and grits festival each year in September. Yum!)
Shrimp and grits from Fins on the Beach, Jekyll Island, Ga.
After a long and leisurely lunch, we visited the Georgia Sea Turtle Center.
Tiburon, a Loggerhead sea turtle, swims at the Georgia Sea Turtle Center in Jekyll Island, Ga.
Stevie, a Kemp’s Ridley sea turtle, swims at the Georgia Sea Turtle Center in Jekyll Island, Ga.
So, yes, today I traveled, spent time with a good friend, took photos, enjoyed nature, had a wonderful meal and threw in some sea turtles. Sort of like when I just threw sea turtles into my passions list. I love sea turtles, food, travel and photography. And wished to spend more time enjoying the people around me. Who would have known, it would or could all come together?
When Dana found me at the visitors’ center, she said, with a smile in her voice, “Who is that strange woman sitting on the sidewalk taking photos?” It hits me tonight, yup, I’m that woman and I’m happy. Really, really happy.