"Attention to Details"

 

I like to think I'm observant but I am still surprised when I work on my photos how many 'hidden details' I've missed!

Hey, Mr. Flycatcher! 

Spit out that grasshopper and eat some of these pesky gnats and mosquitoes!

And it's going to take this Osprey a long time to build a nest at this rate!

But look how interesting those wispy feathers are along the legs of this Great Blue Heron.

And this seemed like an unusual place for a mushroom to grow.

I guess it likes more light and air!

I'm going to get a little creepy now.

I took this photo thinking I was looking at a pretty plant but when I bent down to look more closely, this Green Anole jumped. I jumped too. I don't know who jumped higher! Isn't he perfectly hidden?

This poor alligator!

He has no body!

And I wasn't even sure this was an alligator until I looked at my pics!

He's trying to look like a 'knot on a log'! 

How do you like this pretty little pond at Reed Bingham State Park?

Read the small sign at the bottom! 

These ponds are for the kids....oh and the alligators!!!

Halloween Pennant

And now to dedicate this next part of my post to my dear friend, John from John's Island HERE. 

He has written me another poem dedicated to my last post and I want to share it today.

"Beneath the pines where hoofbeats roam,

Heritage Farm feels just like home.

Log cabins stand with rustic grace,

As goats and sheep patrol the place.

The Martins dart through gnats with gless,

While trails invite both you and me.

The river calls, the forest hums

Where quite peace and beauty comes.

So here's to the cabins, hooves and leaves

To Autumn dreams and golden eves!''

This is one of the true blessings of having a blog...making blog friends along the way. I know we all feel like sharing our photos with other like minded bloggers enhances our lives. John has really surprised me with these gifts of poetry. Thank you John for your thoughtfulness.

I’m joining Saturday’s critters HERE

  and Mosaic Monday HERE. 

Happy Valentine’s Day to my friends!

It’s so nice to surround yourself with

pretty things that make you smile!

I ‘treated’ myself to a little ‘Hello Kitty’ doll

and surrounded her with fun things that

friends have given me over the years.

And for my girlfriend, Ricki Jill,

I even found a poem to quote!

“Candle light, moon light star light,

the brightest glow is from love light.”

by Grey Livingston

(I’ll dedicate this to my sweet hubby!)

Enjoy your day! ♥

I’m linking with Ricki Jill at Art @ Home !

 

Have FUN! ♥

Eat some chocolate! ♥

A trip to the mall? Really?

You never know what you will see when

you get out into this great big old world!

We parked in a little side parking lot that has big shade trees...

got out and saw something ‘across the way’!

And the closer I got..

the more frantic this little guy was!

And then he fell down on his back...

and couldn’t get up!

My hubby saved the day by picking him up

and returning him to the nest!

But was Mama grateful? NOT exactly!

 

OK! We’re GOING!

 

Just a ‘day at the mall’ here in the

beautiful state of Florida! heehee!

(a peek at the downy nest!)

Poor, poor tiny baby!
I'm so glad that you were there!
Poor baby took a tumble,
what a little scare!
So glad that he was rescued,
and you saw him from the trees,
Momma duck was mad for sure,
But this filled my heart with glee!

by Della  from Del’s Shells

 

Thanks Della!!! ♥♥♥

How was YOUR day?

Anything unusual in your world?

St. Theresa's Prayer

May today there be peace within.
May you trust that you are exactly where you are meant to be.
May you not forget the infinite possibilities
that are born of faith in yourself and others.
May you use the gifts that you have received,
and pass on the love that has been given to you.
May you be content with yourself just the way you are.
Let this knowledge settle into your bones,
and allow your soul the freedom to sing, dance, praise and love.
It is there for each and every one of us.


Thanks to my dear friend Pat for sending this beautiful poem to me today!

(photos taken on trip to Florida this month)

I love to find books from 'my era'! This book has an inscription,
"To Helen from Mother and Daddy, Christmas 1956"! PERFECT!
And here it is.......

"Alice in Wonderland"

Tweedledee smiled gently,

The sun was shining on the sea,
Shining with all his might:
He did his very best to make
The billows smooth and bright-
And this was odd, because it was
The middle of the night.

The moon was shining sulkily,
Because she thought the sun
Had got no business to be there
After the day was done-
"It's very rude of him," she said,
"To come and spoil the fun!"

Alice in Wonderland By Lewis Carrol

And be sure to visit "the fabled needle" this week for a SUPER drawing! Thanks jen!!!