Showing posts with label Gainesville. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Gainesville. Show all posts

Tuesday, September 1, 2009

Saturday, June 27, 2009

A Florida Native

The green anole is the only anole native to the US.  The brown ones more commonly seen are illegal aliens.  I was tickled to see two greens today.  The second was obviously a male showing off.  I hope the other one was a female and she liked what she saw.

Tuesday, June 23, 2009

A tangled web we weave...

The meticulous beauty of a spiderweb in the morning.

Monday, June 22, 2009

Saturday, June 20, 2009

Birds on the La Chua

Red wing blackbird.
Red billed ibis.
Heron.
Wild (female?) turkey.

Synopsis of La Chua

The beginning of the boardwalk portion of the trail.
This is actually the view on the way back towards the boardwalk.
Baby gator.  We looked for mom first, promise.
View of the marsh from an observation deck.

Friday, June 19, 2009

An ant's view.

I am quite jealous of the view the fire ants I "shared" the hill with get to enjoy every day.

Monday, June 15, 2009

Macro Monday




I spent a hot, humid day walking through a wonderful exhibit at the Natural History Museum, the Butterfly Rainforest.  I swear the air was dancing with butterflies and finches.  I may have been melting in my flip-flops, but the heat seemed to invigorate the inhabitants.  Good for them.  The sweat and dehydration was well worth it though.  

Monochrome Monday

Thursday, June 4, 2009

More dogs on Thursday









After the chase comes the spoils... a rest together in the unmowed grass.

Dogs on Thursday




Let's be honest, Willow is more of a sprinter than a marathon runner.  However, she does her very best to keep up with her bigger little brother, Ludo.

Wednesday, June 3, 2009

To all the botantists out there...












What is this beautiful flower?  I saw it at Kanapaha Botantical Gardens. 

Monday, June 1, 2009

monochrome Monday

   He was a very friendly cow.  He loved his head scratched.  

Saturday, May 30, 2009

My neighbor

        His name is Oliver...
                                        .... a sweet, friendly kitty...........
                                                         .... that I met along the way.

The first day of the rest of my life....with my new camera!

This is the first photo I took with my new Canon EOS Xsi.  It was love at first sight.  

Tuesday, May 26, 2009

On the prowl






People aren't the only ones enjoying the sun in rainy Florida.