Outdoors...

.. giving her the equivalent of a furry 'cold shoulder' .. was just about to nod off for a nap .. and there she was with that black box .. guess I could have ignored her .. but one never knows about humans .. sigh .. off to find another spot .. will keep an eye on her, though cropped/framed/signed in: www.picmonkey.com © All Rights Reserved

fence .. a very crooked fence .. you don't have one ? but .. thought everyone did .. as one of you once said .. these fences are for .. photo ops .. at least it isn't mine .. just close enough .. for photo ops .. and imagination .. edited in: www.picmonkey.com .. taken with a Canon PowerShot SX20 IS © All Rights Reserved

.. bathed by the sun .. with a droplet .. just hanging on .. her elegant Azalea petal .. have started to bloom .. backyard .. and in the front .. and aroma of Citrus blossoms .. also fill the air .. either .. we have skipped Winter .. or .. it is lurking around .. the corner .. ready when we .. let our guard down .. to embrace .. beauty all around framed/signed only in: www.picmonkey.com © All Rights Reserved

in what is seen .. each time walking the yard .. all photos taken with .. Canon PowerShot SX20 IS .. hadn't realized there was so much difference in .. this camera & the SX40 HS .. but, top Left - Red Bottlebrush bloom .. top Right - what we are calling the "CornField" .. they are Yellow Walking Iris, though .. bottom Right - beats me ! Is on an Allamanda plant .. okay - must go find out - it is a seed pod .. will burst open .. release seeds .. and - we will have more plants! and, here I was blaming the birds for all the Allamandas we have .. bottom Left - a solo flower left .. Yellow Walking Iris .. looked out the window, but when I got out to take some shots .. all the others had been blown away by the wind .. next time, the SX40 will be used .. the flowers are small, buttery yellow .. with dark markings .. remind me of African Iris, sort of .. edited in: www.picmonkey.com © All Rights Reserved

.. forms .. soft .. sharp .. red .. green .. brown .. reaching .. a study of only .. small slice of Mother Nature .. with blue .. and those white puffy thingys .. for buidl-lemmy edited in: www.picmonkey.com taken with a Canon PowerShot SX20 IS .. © All Rights Reserved

that won't happen to this tree .. Weeping Bottlebrush of green leaves .. bright Red Bottlebrush-bristles / flowers .. against a Florida blue sky .. editing can change what you saw .. into something playful ... hope Mother Nature has her sense of humor today ! edited in: www.picmonkey.com © All rights reserved

- when there is a full - or almost full moon - unusual things seem to happen - in the darkness of the night - at Gandy Rumba circle - the moon was very different - rhythms - vibes - moods - all probably changed - the look of the - Moon Over Gandy Beach edited in: www.picmonkey.com [ a free-spirit collage ] Archive Airings - AA24 - Artistic Licence © All Rights Reserved

A Limpkin .. Usually a solitary wading bird .. Feathers of olive- brown and white .. - from AnimalPlanet website: "Limpkin, a marsh bird native to Georgia and Florida and southward to South America. The limpkin grows up to 28 inches (71 cm) long, including its 4 ½-inch (11-cm) bill. Its plumage is olive-brown streaked with white. It has long, slender legs that hang downward in flight. Because of its wailing cry, eeow, the limpkin is also known as the crying bird. The name limpkin refers to the bird's halting walk. The limpkin frequents marshes, where it feeds on frogs and other aquatic animals, particularly the apple snail. Four to eight eggs, which are light-brown blotched with brown and gray, are laid in a nest built in a shrub. The limpkin's young are able to swim when they emerge from the egg, and leave the nest the day they hatch. The limpkin is Aramus guarauna of the family Aramidae." cropped/signed only in: www.picmonkey.com © All Rights Reserved

to me .. - from the gate in previous photo to the fancy gate here/Another Link in the Chain this is for Yacht Club members to dock their boats .. tile roof is the same as the Yacht Club .. it is a members-only deal .. or a member can invite you .. me ? been there once .. when a local group invited our department at work .. for a Christmas celebration .. why do I think this is so funny .. check the tile roof .. don't know any birds around here who read .. any signs .. but, it doesn't keep them out .. or from personalizing the roof .. cropped/framed/signed in: www.picmonkey.com © All rights reserved

- two of several Vultures sitting in the Camphor // The Alphabet Site -- the letter V // - next door - took turns being on duty - cleaning the street - a possum didn't make from point A to point B - so, the Cleaning crew arrived - poor little gal across the street just didn't understand - 'Dad, don't they cook it first?' edited in: www.picmonkey.com - using Free Features [ some, like overlay, are back ] © All Rights Reserved Archive Airings AA-284 UP THERE!

- Sandhill Crane looking for food - where he should be - not in the road - saw two of one SHC family [ there are 2 families in this area ] - both busy finding morsels - midst grasses & reeds edited in: www.picmonkey.com © All Rights Reserved

.. Spanish Moss .. soft breezes .. warmer than usual .. great day to enjoy outdoors .. stopped .. at traffic light, so - .. make use of a few moments .. for a drive-by-shot .. while one waits edited in: www.picmonkey.com © All Rights Reserved

- midst the pink Seminole Hibiscus - Azaleas of fuschia - Bleeding Hearts (leaning across from D's yard) - a few petals of the Pinwheel Jasmine - Kalanchoe, green and also with a touch of color - hanging like unlit lanterns - brown cones - long slender ones are male of the Coontie Plant - member of the Cycad family - dinosauers/ancient one native to Florida - top left corner & bottom right .. think those are female cones - if so, they will have orange seeds in them - a toxic plant, it has been used by the Seminole Tribe for food - a long involved process to get starch from the root .. making flour - this plant is the only one I know of that the rare Atala Butterfly feeds on - so, one should plant quite a few - the larvae can strip the leaves quickly framing of the collage/crop/signature: www.picmonkey.com © All Rights Reserved

- next door - leaves of green - a hibiscus - brights spots of gold - against a cloudy sky framed/cropped/signed: www.picmonkey.com © All Rights Reserved

- testing editing programs - free ones - online - just basic things - crop / sharpen /sign - done in: www.iPiccy.com © All Rights Reserved

watching an artist .. delicately weaving .. each strand .. like the brushstroke of a Master .. slowly .. carefully .. spider-created art .. is now outside my window .. www.picmonkey.com © All Rights Reserved

.. a hawk .. watching .. he sat on that limb .. for quite a while .. nothing went unseen .. he is out back again today .. not a close .. but, he is there www.picmonkey.com © All Rights Reserved

really thought the human had been trained better .. guess the 'lessons' just didn't stick with her .. in the Manual - Care & Training of Humans .. "a cat is not to be disturbed while re-generating .. aka - cat napping" maybe I can find her a copy of that section .. so, to get some quality nap time in .. must move on .. sure hope she doesn't decide to follow me .. sigh .. such is the Life of a Feline .. www.picmonkey.com © All Rights Reserved