After this past weekends wanderings I’ve become fascinated by the twisting and turning of tree branches.
Twisted
Category: beauty
Gator Fight
“Music is the language of the spirit. It opens the secret of life bringing peace, abolishing strife.” Kalil Gibran
This was quite a violent encounter. In the top picture, one gator has the other in it’s jaws. After the encounter there was a clear winner and the loser left in a big hurry, under the watchful eye if the winner. Although I cannot be sure there was no sign of injury to either.
This certainly reenforces the need to respect gators and their power and unpredictability,
Quote found at http://www.searchquotes.com/search/Strife/6/
Easy on the Eyes
Nice peaceful scene.
Looking Good
“That it will never come again is what makes life sweet” – Emily Dickinson
This bird is getting his courtship plumage going – that blue around his eye is also the color of the inside og his mouth. Couldn;t get hem to say “ah” though.
And here’s a potential mate.
Quote found at http://www.searchquotes.com/search/Sweet_Courting/2/
Gator Siesta
Relaxing. Based on this past weekends activity I’m guessing that breeding season is in full swing. Sunday morning I saw at least 30 different gators along Wetlands Blvd. And most of them were large males.
Wild Flower Wednesday #4
“Another glorious day, the air as delicious to the lungs as nectar to the tongue” – John Muir
The trumpet vine was about 25 feet off the ground in a sabal palm sitting in front of an oak tree. Almost missed it.
Grasshopper
The grasshoppers were huge. I was only able to capture this one guy as they were fast. One was so large, I thought it was a small bird. Yikes!
Young-uns
“The soul is healed by being with children” Fyodor Dostoevsky
Young Green Herons hanging out practicing being birds.
Quote found at http://www.spiritual-quotes-to-live-by.com/quotes-about-children.html
Yoga at the Beach
Not sure what to say about this one.
Bird Day #3
“A man is rich in proportion to the number of things he can afford to let go” Henry David Thoreau
A rare visitor – the white face ibis.
Quote found at http://leftofzen.com/motivational-inspirational-quotes/2008/01/22/
Picture This by Frank 