“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.
Wild Flower Wednesday #4
Tag: alligator
Lunch Time
The alligators were very active Sunday morning. A count was done recently and the determined there are 1700+ alligators in the park. That works out to be a little over 1 per acre. Yikes!
Someone Say Lunch?
Just sitting and waiting.
Big Guy
“Miracles are the retelling in small letters of the very same story that is written across the whole world is letters too large for some of us to see.” C.S. Lewis
This guy was REALLY big – I guess over 12 feet. If you look closely there are young gators on the right side of the photo. They are living dangerously, since the biggest predators of alligators are larger alligators.
Quote found at http://thinkexist.com/quotes/with/keyword/large/.
Triumph – Photo 101
If I had to guess that Great is feeling pretty triumphant. As for the two gators – not really sure if it’s triumph, domination, or if he’s stuck.
Photo 101 has been great fun, where do we go from here? I’ve thoroughly enjoyed meeting all the like minded bloggers and gaining a glimpse into their world. THANK YOU. I have noticed several bloggers are embarked on other photo challenges, etc. Please let me know about them – I would love to participate.
Special thanks to the Blogging U. folks for putting this together.
Babies
“I shut my eyes in order to see: – Paul Gauguin
Gatorland in Orlando has a wonderful rookery. And while it may not seem logical, gators and nesting birds have a symbiotic relationship. Nests are made in the trees above swimming gators. The birds lose an occasional egg or two, and in turn get protection from the rest of the creatures.
Quote found in the book The Zen of Creativity by John Daido Loori.
Chillin
“I found photography was a great way of relaxing on the set” – Jeff Bridges
I love taking photos and find it a most relaxing activity. Jeff Bridges has some great portrait work he has taken on sets over the years. Some really nice monochrome work. See it at http://www.jeffbridges.com/photomay08.html. A man with many talents.
Quote found at http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/keywords/relaxing.html
Peek a Boo
“Follow your inner moonlight; don’t hide the madness” – Allen Ginsberg
Both these pics made me think “Peek a boo, I see you” The otter was swimming and enjoying life between the cells at the park. He was diving and actually appeared to be playing peek a boo. The gator on the other hand, was simply looking and choose not to move.
Quote found at http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/keywords/hide.html
Big Gator
“By slow, thoughtful watching, you can gain much, as against working up a wild, panicky condition.” – Ernest Vincent Wright, Gadsby
Captured this guy floating out in the water.
Quote found at https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/tag/watching
Alligator
“For us there is only trying. The rest is not our business” – T.S. Elliot
This is one of the largest alligators I’ve seen in years. For perspective I usually take pictures with my zoom at 300mm – I had to drop back to 190MM to get the entire gator in it. Guessing 12 feet long. Yikes!
Off to day 2 of bird photography workshop. Hopefully we will be a little drier today. maybe even see the sun.
Picture This by Frank 