tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4729559664676971737.post2718705589161912588..comments2024-03-28T11:20:31.192-04:00Comments on Years That Answer: My beautiful FloridaColettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13929646037752189809noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4729559664676971737.post-46128657491913414792018-07-01T12:11:08.274-04:002018-07-01T12:11:08.274-04:00Thanks!Thanks!Colettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13929646037752189809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4729559664676971737.post-72283690933365288732018-07-01T12:10:59.318-04:002018-07-01T12:10:59.318-04:00Yes, it took me a while to get used to all the fla...Yes, it took me a while to get used to all the flat lands. It is a different kind of beauty, not as dramatic.Colettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13929646037752189809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4729559664676971737.post-36795207561322318402018-06-28T23:19:50.337-04:002018-06-28T23:19:50.337-04:00Love the photos, especially the herons. My husban...Love the photos, especially the herons. My husband takes photos of birds, he's got the big zoom lens. <br /><br />It's so flat. I'm not used to that. Not that Edmonton is all that hilly but there are lots of hills around and trees. You can't see that far. That last shot is beautiful. I'm a fan of reflections.My life so farhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16721270441968035994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4729559664676971737.post-13122950624187768282018-06-28T09:46:41.577-04:002018-06-28T09:46:41.577-04:00They're all wonderful photos, but the yin and ...They're all wonderful photos, but the yin and yang egret is my favorite. :)Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12512800812290518552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4729559664676971737.post-46551560083033618392018-06-26T17:59:50.692-04:002018-06-26T17:59:50.692-04:00Thanks, Steve. Nice to have a native Floridian wei...Thanks, Steve. Nice to have a native Floridian weigh in. Colettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13929646037752189809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4729559664676971737.post-61087388774577801762018-06-26T16:06:22.072-04:002018-06-26T16:06:22.072-04:00That all looks very familiar! Yes, that is a monar...That all looks very familiar! Yes, that is a monarch butterfly, and I believe the juvenile heron is a tricolor -- though I had to look it up. I love that swampy sky/water shot at the end!Steve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4729559664676971737.post-79651469041955158832018-06-24T19:27:24.588-04:002018-06-24T19:27:24.588-04:00Thanks, Middle Girl. Hope you are enjoying the sum...Thanks, Middle Girl. Hope you are enjoying the summer.Colettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13929646037752189809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4729559664676971737.post-2689818102363781332018-06-24T19:27:03.840-04:002018-06-24T19:27:03.840-04:00Thanks, Robin. I like seeing California through y...Thanks, Robin. I like seeing California through you eyes!Colettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13929646037752189809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4729559664676971737.post-86769626885168509992018-06-24T19:26:21.682-04:002018-06-24T19:26:21.682-04:00So true.So true.Colettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13929646037752189809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4729559664676971737.post-78291999471988774512018-06-24T19:11:57.026-04:002018-06-24T19:11:57.026-04:00Lovely photos.
Lovely photos. <br />Middle Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12334580430376973159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4729559664676971737.post-64585090807390949492018-06-24T16:43:25.354-04:002018-06-24T16:43:25.354-04:00Wow!!! Such great photos. I love seeing Florida th...Wow!!! Such great photos. I love seeing Florida through your eyes. Fantastic and beautiful. Alligators and herons, osprey and fish bones. Wow!!! Yes, that looks like Monarch to me too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4729559664676971737.post-69689792397143131332018-06-24T16:36:08.870-04:002018-06-24T16:36:08.870-04:00There are so many wonderous things to love about F...There are so many wonderous things to love about Florida.Starting Over, Accepting Changes - Maybehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06032033918798053005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4729559664676971737.post-86566774740276429642018-06-24T13:56:04.395-04:002018-06-24T13:56:04.395-04:00What kind of wild animals and birds are in your ne...What kind of wild animals and birds are in your neck of the woods?Colettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13929646037752189809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4729559664676971737.post-77627979125560825992018-06-24T13:52:49.166-04:002018-06-24T13:52:49.166-04:00It is such fun to see all that magnificent wildlif...It is such fun to see all that magnificent wildlife. You are in a good area for it.Emma Springfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10543689047463574012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4729559664676971737.post-56530659166074960292018-06-24T13:23:48.092-04:002018-06-24T13:23:48.092-04:00Must be you've lived a beautiful life, then.Must be you've lived a beautiful life, then. Colettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13929646037752189809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4729559664676971737.post-76017800919145227802018-06-24T13:23:04.048-04:002018-06-24T13:23:04.048-04:00It is a bit muggy these days. Still June, though....It is a bit muggy these days. Still June, though. The worst is yet to come. I loved seeing the flowers on your blog today. Colettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13929646037752189809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4729559664676971737.post-60632138954410173632018-06-24T13:22:00.085-04:002018-06-24T13:22:00.085-04:00There is so much of the British Isles in U.S. cult...There is so much of the British Isles in U.S. culture. They were our colonial pioneers (along with the Germans) into the part of the country that my ancestors eventually settled in. We share a lot, even after all these years. Colettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13929646037752189809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4729559664676971737.post-81541384960890558322018-06-24T13:14:01.744-04:002018-06-24T13:14:01.744-04:00Thanks, Molly. I am in love with Florida. It is a ...Thanks, Molly. I am in love with Florida. It is a crazy place.Colettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13929646037752189809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4729559664676971737.post-7271075700141476382018-06-24T13:11:57.634-04:002018-06-24T13:11:57.634-04:00Thank you Carol!!Thank you Carol!!Colettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13929646037752189809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4729559664676971737.post-39018493646333333552018-06-24T13:09:56.707-04:002018-06-24T13:09:56.707-04:00What a sweet hobby your brother has! What a sweet hobby your brother has! Colettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13929646037752189809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4729559664676971737.post-48191937223350257102018-06-24T13:08:57.265-04:002018-06-24T13:08:57.265-04:00Great story! I'm sorry for all your mother...Great story! I'm sorry for all your mother's hard work, but if it was going to be randomly destroyed, at least it was done by an osprey.Colettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13929646037752189809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4729559664676971737.post-5415012441275819992018-06-24T12:55:27.152-04:002018-06-24T12:55:27.152-04:00Beautiful blue skies. I will be an egret in my nex...Beautiful blue skies. I will be an egret in my next life.Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16601010208310707750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4729559664676971737.post-39879528784895851402018-06-24T12:32:23.383-04:002018-06-24T12:32:23.383-04:00Absolutely beautiful, I try to imagine the tempera...Absolutely beautiful, I try to imagine the temperature.Sabinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09015827501648296977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4729559664676971737.post-55264046747420328922018-06-24T10:53:03.706-04:002018-06-24T10:53:03.706-04:00"smack dab in the middle". If I'd be..."smack dab in the middle". If I'd been asked I'd have sworn that phrase's orgins lay somewhere in:<br /><br /><i>This royal throne of kings, this sceptred isle, <br />This earth of majesty, this seat of Mars, <br />This other Eden, demi-paradise, <br />This fortress built by Nature for herself <br />Against infection and the hand of war, <br />This happy breed of men, this little world, <br />This precious stone set in the silver sea, <br />Which serves it in the office of a wall <br />Or as a moat defensive to a house, <br />Against the envy of less happier lands,-- <br />This blessed plot, this earth, this realm, this England.</i><br /><br />(Sorry about breaking out in this way but these days I desperately need to remind myself that my homeland has something to offer other than bombast, lies and treachery.)<br /><br />And yet you've used the phrase and therefore it must be, at the very least, a shared locution. On the other hand languages are open to whoever finds them congenial. You've read a book, you've received advanced education of which I wot not of, and there's no copyright on the phrase. You may have borrowed, to which I'd say welcome if I'm entitled.<br /><br />You could say I'm ignoring the reason for this choice of photos and I confess, I have that habit. But the pix come with captions - complemented by them in fact - and are not left mute. "Feel free to correct me," you say, and I smile to myself about the multi-layered nature of that invitation.<br /><br />Not a chocolate-box collection because of the fish carcase. You've offered Florida as a place not a retirement destination. Good on yer.Roderick Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16828395545197001637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4729559664676971737.post-5204662234899731022018-06-24T10:50:33.195-04:002018-06-24T10:50:33.195-04:00Same reasons I love it here - in spite of the mugg...Same reasons I love it here - in spite of the muggy summers! Great photos.….<br />mollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03797484583400519909noreply@blogger.com