bat mail ......

yes... even bats wait for snail mail ...

Monday Blue ..... Fins

solar walking ....

from the Gainesville Solar Walk ..

a 4 billion to one scale model of the solar system

by artist Elizabeth Indianos

installed in 2002 , the obelisks are spaced

along NW 8 th avenue

every time I pass by , I think of  that book..

Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus

Friday ...

a rainy start to the day...

the sun finally put in an appearance

at 11 am...

I am an early riser....

25 years of night shift

will do that to you....

so time for me to just sit back with 

a nice cup of tea.....

... and organize my Blurb photo books...

12 of them.. three more in the works...

... and the latest hard copy  ( New Orleans 2011 )

arrived yesterday ...

Blurb now offers epub editions for download on

Iphone / Ipad ...  hope soon they will have the option

for more tablets and e readers.

But what a great deal to get your photos in book form

and download to an Ipad for just $1.99

three for thursday .......

vintage gas cans

before the world went plastic

these cans were the norm

wordless wednesday ....

peddling along ....

cycling mural on the side of

Santa Fe Bicycle Outfitters

High Springs Florida

and of course my favorite view .....

the bench in front of  the mural......

Monday ....

Cattle Egret

back at work...

a short week ahead...

only three more shifts.

then my weekend starts...

faye-time !!

shadow dancing ............

Ibis

2012

Lake Alice on UF campus

Saturday ....

a slow start to Saturday..

too late to 'shoot' a few gators

......early is better ...

a drive by the lake was unproductive...

the weather is not conducive to 

wildlife photography... 

overcast and a high of 75°

( props to marni for the cartoon )

 

WEEKEND-ING ....

so another one rolls around 

and I still haven't taken the

new camera out for a shoot...

blame it in on the weather..

too warm... I want some crisp

cool air... it makes me feel .

enjoy the weekend...

couch spud- ing  or otherwise...

Thursday trio ....

grounded .....

Passing Through ...

Passing Through

by Celeste Stadler

another of the 2011 Horse Fever Collection

currently on display around Ocala, Florida

benched ....

untitled bench

circa 2004

Thomas Prochnow 
 

bench made from used 

farm equipment blades

found in Madison,Georgia

somehow I think this would be a

hot seat in summer

Sunday ...

Robins have returned ...

about 50 in the backyard.

The little sparrows and chickadees are outnumbered.

cheeky .....

Riace Warriors

1983 - 1988

by Elisabeth Frink

patinated bronze

Besthoff Sculpture Garden 

New Orleans, La.

inspired by the ancient Greek statues

found off the coast of Riace Italy in 1972

rocky ......

toos - day

snowy egret chick

having one of those days....

everything seems out of sync
because of the holidays...

three more days until the weekend...
maybe then it will be back to normal.

back to .... parrot-dise

parrot-dise

by 

Barbara Porzio