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Bark in the Park

The one bike ride I decided to leave my “good” camera at home and I arrive at Nelson Park to discover that Bark in the Park Festival is…

Marie Selby Botanical Gardens: Spider

I think this spider also enjoyed the botanical gardens.

Marie Selby Botanical Gardens: Zen

In the Dessert area some peacefulness could be found.

Osprey and Nest

I’m assuming there are some babies in that nest as this Osprey was being very protective of it.

Pelican Fishing

While at the Marie Selby Botanical Garden you have a perfect view to watch the Pelicans fish. 

Marie Selby Botanical Gardens: Dessert

We started off in the Rainforest (Tropical Conservatory) and made our way to the Dessert (Succulent Garden).

Marie Selby Botanical Gardens: Flowers

Just a few of the pretty flowers at the Marie Selby Botanical Gardens.

Marie Selby Botanical Gardens: Bees and Butterflies

The bees are a little easier to get a closer shot as they tend to hang out in one spot longer. Although, harder to get a good picture…

Marie Selby Botanical Gardens: Lavender Field

We just happened to be visiting the botanical gardens during the time they were having an exhibition of Marc Chagall’s nature-inspired artwork. I had never heard of this…

Marie Selby Botanical Gardens: Koi Pond

I would love a little water fall/garden in my yard with fish. Very zen.

Marie Selby Botanical Gardens: Sleeping Buddha

A little zen to start your Monday morning. Take a few deep breaths…may your day be free of stress and full of peace.

Marie Selby Botanical Gardens: Tropical Conservatory

The Tropical Conservatory was very interesting. When you first entered it was humid and felt tropical but as you made your way through to the back it became…

Marie Selby Botanical Gardens

On my third day we visited the Marie Selby Botanical Gardens. My cousins hadn’t been there so it was also a new experience for them. 

Birds of Florida

Lots of birds in Florida. I always enjoy seeing the Pelicans and Blue Herons.

Ponce de Leon Park

On my second day in Florda, we visited Ponce de Leon Park in Punta Gorda. I’m always impressed at how well Florida does its parks. Free parking, typically…

Punta Gorda Sunset

Let’s take a little break from Hana Maui and look at some photos from my trip to Florida last week. The first night I arrived we went out…

Apple Tree

Almost forgot to post today’s photo. I’ve spent the morning shoveling…twice! First time I went out to shovel before taking a shower and helped the person next to…

Ice Cream

I mentioned in yesterday’s post that we walked Worth Street in Palm Beach. Mostly, we were looking for these statues. I had seen them a few years ago…

Dog Bar

On the way to the airport we drove over to Palm Beach to look at how the 1% live and to take a walk along Worth Avenue. I’m…

Hooked

We took a walk on Jupitor Beach one morning and saw lots of folks fishing. One guy managed to catch something while we were watching but I don’t…

Taking in the View

I’ve heard it’s been a little cool in Florida the past few days, mid 50s. The past few days in New England have been rather mild, low 40s….

Lizards

Typically, we see a lot of these little lizards in Florida but this year I hardly saw any. I wonder why and what it could mean.

Beach Dog

Another dog we met while walking on Jupitor beach. This dog was having a lot of fun running along the beach. The water looks pretty in this photo…

Good Dog

We saw this dog playing in Memorial Park. He was such a good boy and very well trained. Another thing I liked about the Florida parks is that…