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wordless wednesday

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walkabout .... New Orleans style

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Gumbo  Shop 630  St.  Peter  Street   restored  1794  cottage  French  Quarter New  Orleans,  La. ... serving  traditional and Creole  cuisine. the  best  gumbo   in  the  city.

monday and all that jazz .....

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jazz  fountain market  district beside  Dutch  Alley  New  Orleans,  La. ... the  countdown  begins... one  week  before  the   road  trip  to  NOLA. ... often  asked  why  I  keep   going  back  to  Nawlins'.. besides  my  fondness for   beignets  at  Café du Monde.  gumbo   at  the  Gumbo  Shop and  a  Hurricane   or  two  at Pat  Obrien's... the  French  Quarter  is  loaded with  photo  ops .. always  manage  to  find  something I  missed  the  last  trip .. I  simply   love  New  Orleans.. great  to  visit   but  NO  I  would  never  live   there  permanently.. it  might  lose  some  of  the  appeal

diving in ...

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Roseate  Spoonbill   February  2018

art in the park ... 2018

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Metal  Elephant      James  Futrail       Tuscawilla Park         Ocala, Florida       February  2018 ... scrap  metal

just another day ....

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Crescent  Beach   February,  2018

supervising ... bird style

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Great  White  Egrets   St. Augustine  Swamp/ Rookery   February  20,  2018 ... the  female  keeps  the  male   busy  bringing  branches  for  the  nest.. a  lot  to  do   getting  the  nest  ready  for  occupancy.

wordless wednesday ...

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wintering in Florida ... bird style

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  White  Pelican Tuscawilla   Park    Ocala   February 17,  2018 ... three  white  pelicans  at  the  park. ... late  arrivals  and  will  only  stay  a  short  time  before  they  begin  their   northern   migration. ...  always  have  Florida's iconic  brown  pelican   to  fill  the  void  until  next  winter.

monday blue ....

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Little  Blue  Heron   live long and prosper

seriously ...

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Serious  Bakery    Bay  St.  Louis  , MS.

remembering Jean .....

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 in memory of  Jean Massey Brooks Jan. 12 , 1948  -  Feb. 17, 2010 today  marks  eight  years since  Jean  passed . ... but  she  is  forever   in  our  thoughts   and  heart. ... still  get  teary eyed    and a lump in my throat every  day  when  I  remember.. the  good  times  the  bad  times .. through  it  all she  was   strong  and  caring. and  loving. ... I  miss  you  girl.   more  than  any  words    that  could  ever be  written.

spice it up ....

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Neon   New  Orleans, La.

from the highway ...

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More  than  five  months   after  Hurricane   Irma  made landfall  in  Florida ,   a section  of  US   441  ( right lanes North and Southbound ) at   the Paynes  Prairie  Ecopassage  remain  closed. ... In  places  the  ecopassage   looks  like  a  lake .

like peas in a pod ....

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Lotus  Flower  Seed  Pod   the  remnants   of  blooming

February 14 .....

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Happy  Valentine's  Day !! ... enjoy  the  day  with  those  you love. Family Friends  People  who  inspire  you. ... Love  &   Hugs  ttmab ( to the moon and back )

Fat Tuesday 2018 ....

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Laissez les bons temps rouler    Mardi  Gras  2018

monday blue

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Ghosted   sign    Metairie , Louisiana

learning to fly ...

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Tom  Petty  mural    completed 2018     by  Blake  Harrison ... Well I started out down a dirty road Started out all alone And the sun went down as I crossed the hill And the town lit up, the world got still   ( learning to fly lyrics Jeff Lynne and Tom Petty )

looking back ...

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Blue  Winged  Teal Black  Point  Drive Merritt  Island,  Florida February  2018

on the boardwalk ...

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Merritt  Island  National  Wildlife  Refuge   Welcome  Center  Boardwalk  February , 2018

swimming along ....

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Pied - billed  Grebe Black  Point  Wildlife  Drive Merritt  Island,  Florida February  2018

blowin in the wind ...

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Great  White  Egret    Black  Point  Wildlife  Drive     Merritt Island,  Florida Feb. 5,  2018

all you need ...

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Gator   Black  Point  Wildlife  Drive Merritt  Island,  Florida February  5, 2018 ... you  go  in  search  of  birds  and  then  you  find  a little  happy  face  to  complete the  day. ... some  days  that  is  all   you  need... a  happy  gator.

monday blue ... bird style

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out  and  about    birding  today    at  Merritt  Island  Wildlife  Refuge ... as  usual...  photos  to  follow   

on the street ....

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Teahouse  650   650 North Citrus Ave.   Crystal  River,  Florida

week-ending ...

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kicking  back  and  enjoying the weekend.

eye on the prize ...

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Little  Blue  Heron     Lake  Ocklawaha

up on the high wire ...

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Kestrel   Lochloosa, Florida    January  30,  2018 ... smallest  falcon  in  North  America