“A Sunday well-spent brings a week of content.” – unknown
Leisure Time
Category: zen
Someone Say Lunch?
Just sitting and waiting.
Early Morning
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“Without the oceans there would be no life” – Peter Benchley
And without wetlands there would be no oceans.
Despite the 1600+ acres of Orlando Wetlands Park being man made and their function being the treatment of waste water, they have become an important estuary for wildlife. In the 25 years since their development they have become host to many endangered and threatened species.
Quote found at http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes_of_the_day.html
Natural Blur
There are no mistakes, just happy accidents.” – Bob Ross
I was trying to capture this bird in flight – obviously failed. However this seems to have a water color effect right out of the camera. The only processing was crop.
Quote found at http://www.goodreads.com/quotes/217055-there-are-no-mistakes-just-happy-accidents
Frond Power
I continue to be fascinated by palm fronds. This one has the lighter area radiating from it’s stem. The patterns found in nature continue to amuse me.
Dancing
“The sky is the daily bread of the eyes” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
This fellow was doing a sort of mating ritual – he was perched and would fly about in a perfect square of about 4 foot. I couldn’t spot the other birds he was trying to impress, perhaps he was practicing.
Quote found at http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/keywords/daily_2.html
Anhinga
Anhinga – Orlando Wetlands Park – April 2015
The anhinga – also known as a snake bird because it swims with it’s body completely below the water and looks like a snake. Also, in response to a question I was asked on Saturday anhinga is a Brazilian tupi word. And tupi was a prevalent language in Brazil prior to the arrival of the Portuguese.
Bird Day #7
“Whatever you are, be a good one.” Abraham Lincoln
The towhee is a new species for me, although common, a lucky find for me.
quote found at http://www.curatedquotes.com/life-quotes/short/
More Moon
Subtle – but I had to try. Feel free to comment – is it too dark to work? If I had lightened, it the effect I was going for would have been lost.
Eclipse
“I like to think the moon is there, even if I’m not looking at it” – Albert Einstein
Only one shot of the eclipse, I had to race it to an opening in the trees before it sank below the them.
Quote found at http://thinkexist.com/quotes/with/keyword/moon/
Picture This by Frank 