Outdoors...

he was there and I had a camera.. taken at Holmes Beach on Anna Maria Island FL, in Sept 2004 Snowy Egret... © All rights reserved

a Home.. [ linking an English farm with a Horse farm ] for horses... Elegant digs! Taken from the highway.. (near Ocala FL) © All rights reserved

About half way through, we switched from a two horse carriage to a three horse drawn ride. The driver called it a 747. On Mackinac Island .. Michigan .. MI USA © All rights reserved

'Another Link in the Chain' -- from one ferry to another ferry .. by ferry .. great ride on a "rooster tail" over to Mackinac Island .. Michigan, USA [ crossing Lake Huron ] .. historic, quaint ...best fudge ever! .. carriage ride tour .. bike ride .. walk .. no vehicles except fire & police .. UPS is delivered on a flatbed pulled by horses.. .. if you go to that area of the US, go to Mackinac Island .. oh, have a piece of fudge for me ! © All rights reserved ARCHIVE AIRINGS AA-344-WATER DROPS

SOUTHERNSTYLE - COMPLTE WITH YELLOW 'CAUTION' TAPE - AT THE END OF MY NEIGHBOR'S DRIVE - 2 CONES ARE ON THE CONCRETE POURED - AFTER THE CITY DUG OUT THE END OF SAID-DRIVE - FILLED WITH DIRT - FILLED WITH CONCRETE - SMOOTHED OUT - FOLLOWING DAY - BACK OUT TO FILL THAT BLACK AREA BETWEEN THE CONES - IF THAT ISN'T A _________________ PATCH JOB - THEN I'VE NEVER SEEN ONE. JUST HELP THEM IF THEY THINK - THEY WILL GET AWAY WITH 'PATCHING OUR ROAD' LIKE THAT - THEY AINT SEEN UPSET PEOPLE -- Y E T !

THE DAMAGED ROAD IS BEING REPAIRED/PATCHED - MUST SAY THEY ARE DOING A VERY GOOD JOB - THE DEVELOPER PAYS FOR THIS PER STATE OF NC LAW - HE ISN'T RESPONSIBLE FOR PAVING THE ENTIRE STREET - SINCE "HE DIDN'T DAMAGE THE ENTIRE ROAD" - PER A CITY EMPLOYEE WHO WAS BY CHECKING ON THE PROGRESS - I ASKED HIM "WHAT COMES AFTER THE 'PATCH JOB" - HE SAID IT WOULD GO ON THE CITY CALENDAR PUBLIC WORKS DEPT. - THE CITY WOULD PAVE OUR ROAD and YES, THE CITIZENS GET THE BILL. HE SAID, "I'M ONE OF THE LOWEST ON THE TOTEM POLE, BUT IF I WERE YOU - I'D TAKE THOSE PICTURES YOU'RE TAKING TO THE NEXT COMMISSION MEETING". MIGHT NOT GET ANYWHERE, BUT IT WILL BE ON RCO0RD - PERIOD. NOW, FIGURE OUT HOW TO PUT THESE ON A VIDEO - THINK I'LL GIVE MY SON A CALL -- THAT IS RIGHT UP HIS ALLEY! WILL PUT MORE UP LATER OF THE FINISHED PROJECT - THEY WERE BACK TODAY [ WEDNESDAY ] WORKING THEIR WAY UP THE STREET. 2 PiP

TOWARD A NORTH CAROLINA SKY - OF BLUE AND CLOUDS DRIFTING BY - THE TOPS OF OUR CREPE MYRTLES - STILL IN BLOOM - THEY ARE ABOUT 50 FT HIGH - WHEN A MAN FROM THE AGRICULTURE AGENCY CAME BY - HE STOOD - ADMIRING THEM - "THEY MIGHT GET TO 70 FT, BUT THAT IS IT. AGREE WITH YOU, LET THEM GROW - JUST TRIM AT THE BASE." WE HAVE 3 HEALTHY LADIES MYRTLE ! [ SHOT TAKEN ACROSS THE ROOF OF OUR HOME ]

CROCUS I ALMOST MISSED - TOUGH GAL - AND GOT SOME DAFFODIL LEAVES NEARBY ! 1 PiP A WINTER-SPRING NORTH CAROLINA SKY