Florida 2015

Today was supposed to be a warm, but rainy day, but we took a chance and left for a LONG bike ride, starting with coffee and a hot gooey doughnut at Krispy Kreme.  We missed you, Ed and Pat!

Next, we went to check on the Sand Hill Cranes, to see if either of the eggs had hatched.  If any had hatched, we didn't see them, as Mama never got off the nest.

This is a type of water lily - not my favorite, but pretty never-the-less.

One of my favorites - always close to water.  We're seeing a lot of these now.

Another of my favorites, which also grows by the water.  Today is the first day we've seen these in abundance.

Another favorite.....

.....and yet another.

These tiny ducks, Pie-billed Grebes, were diving in and out of the "duck weed".

And this Tri-coloured Heron was fishing in the duck weed.

The red-shouldered hawk was atop a lacrosse net in the park where we often see him.

There are wild orange trees all through the swamps/woods that we ride through on board walks, but today was the first day that we smelled the orange blossoms, which are on the trees at the same time as the oranges.

This bee liked the smell of the orange blossoms as much as I did!

Back down the path to down-town Celebration........

.....where we sat in rocking chairs and drank some coffee.....

......and had a nap.


Til next time.......