Summer blooms at the Florida Botanical Gardens in Largo in late July.
This spider was busy with her crazy web.
Chewing on leaves.
A wood stork guarding the bridge. He didn’t even move when I walked by.
Almost grown baby wood ducks swimming under the bridge.
A few of the 4th of July fireworks from my driveway. Many of my neighbors were setting them off.
Lots of rainbows during the summer rains.
I was standing under the bismark palm tree trying to get some storm shots in the backyard and almost ran into the above. A harmless spiny orb, very common here but I really wouldn’t want to have to pull him out of my hair.
The sun was trying to peek out after a storm.
Dark clouds were swirling in the backyard right before dark.
Lightning shots taken with my phone in the backyard.
Standing on the Safety Harbor fishing pier, I could see a storm over my neighborhood across the bay.
I’m always looking up in the yard during the rainy season.If I hear thunder on one side of the house and the sun is out on the other, I always run outside with my phone hoping to see a rainbow.
Little critters at Lettuce Lake Park in late October.
Little birdies.
A quiet morning at Lettuce Lake Park in October.
Linking to My Corner of the World.
While the flowers are hidden in the fog, you can really see the spider webs.
The fog was pretty thick during my trip to Circle B Bar Reserve in late December. It usually burns off by 10 am but this particular morning it was still around when I left at noon.
At least you can still spot the gators on the trail.
Some of the many plants at Lettuce Lake Park.
I caught a quick glimpse of a black bellied whistling duck family. They were passing through under the boardwalk and headed into the swamp. They paused for a few minutes and I snapped the above. The babies are so cute. They look like little bumble bees.
Little critters.
Swimming critters.
A scarlet tanager high up in a tree with a snack and a pair of doves that were flirting.
A squirrel eating a branch.
Stopped by Sawgrass Lake park after work in late May for a quick walk before heading home. I didn’t expect to find too much but the scarlet tanager was nice.
Some little critters.
Some medium size critters.
A big critter eating a slightly smaller critter.
A few smaller critters out in the marsh.
Fun critters in the fog at Circle B Bar Reserve.
I had just walked out on the trail and was looking at the big group of people farther down the trail when something caught my eye. One of the rarely seen bobcats was slowing walking right down the trail towards me. When he realized I was standing there he darted into the bushes.
I looked backward and he came out farther down the trail. At first I thought I was just going to get butt shots but he turned around to inspect something for a few seconds then darted back into the bushes again. It was just a fleeting moment. These were all taken with my 300mm lens and are extremely cropped so he was pretty far away.
Lots of slow movers out this morning.
I don’t see many of these big silk orb weavers like I did several years ago.
Empty apple snail eggs liter the marsh. Limpkins eat these.
A fun walk in early December at Circle B Bar Reserve.
Plants and flowers on a rainy day at Circle B Bar Reserve.
Is it fall yet?
Butterfly
Weird things hanging off the fir tree.
End of summer.
Extremely cropped. A bee eating a dragonfly or the other way around?
The boardwalk was covered in creepy spiders.
Green on green.
End of season.
Fir in the swamp.
Taken with my phone. Sun peaking through the trees on the trail in the early morning.
More from my hot steamy walk at Lettuce Lake Park.
