coming out of my shell

coming out of my shell
Showing posts with label photography. Show all posts
Showing posts with label photography. Show all posts

Saturday, November 27, 2021

A quiet time

Tom and I went away for a week. We rented a beach house on Crescent Beach, which is on Anastasia Island just south of St. Augustine. It was cool, overcast, and quiet. Exactly my cup of tea for a fall vacation. Our daughter and grandson came for an overnight, but most of the time we were alone (as per usual). I love this quiet life in retirement.  


Yes, we took Murray the cat on vacation with us

The place we stayed, a funky little bungalow


the walk way from house to beach





The end of the walkway

Crescent Beach

a natural pattern in the sand








St. Augustine

Christmas decorations at a martini bar

boat

Pirate photo opp in St. Augustine

"Built by the Spanish in St. Augustine to defend Florida 
and the Atlantic trade route, Castillo de San Marcos 
National Monument preserves the oldest masonry 
fortification in the continental United States"














Old Town, St. Augustine









sunrise 

sunrise 


















Crescent Beach






































my footprint

Thursday, November 11, 2021

Random Photos

 

A peony a number of years ago in my
New York State garden



My grandson's 2021 Christmas list


I made Kouign Amann, y'all!



























Rocks in a stream, Finger Lakes
Region of NYS
A fortune telling machine
in St. Augustine


Dead banana leaves

 
The only good thing about daylight savings time

Bird of Paradise plant Florida






















Sunday, August 15, 2021

Mid-August Florida Photos

 We went to the Oakland Nature Preserve for a lovely walk in the woods the other day.  Here are some of the things we saw.

fruit of a cypress tree


new growth



clouds reflected in water that was disturbed


interesting tree limb with Spanish moss


water accumulating on a taro leaf (not native to 
Florida, invasive)


butterfly on scarlet hibiscus


beautyberry


peruvian primrosewillow -  not native (invasive)

not a good photo of a vulture,
but the best I could do considering
it was a sunny day and I had to 
use my largest zoom lens AND 
crop the result.  I need a super duper
lens like so many other old people 
use for taking pictures of birds



Wednesday, May 19, 2021

Stuff

I have not been able to bring myself to paint that car.  I'm not sure I will.  We'll see.  In the meantime, here is a flower I painted recently.  















And here are some photos I took on this morning's walk.