March Has Arrived In All It's Splender!

Finally the green grass and trees have returned. It was a long winter for Florida. We had alot of cold, dry weather (and I loved it) that left many of our trees bereft of their leaves. However, the rains came along with nice warm temperatures and sunshine and the area is looking good.

The picture was taken at the lakefront park in St. Cloud. It was a nice, warm, windy day a little after noon. I thought you'd enjoy seeing how some people spent their weekday afternoon in Central Florida. Enjoy.

February Around My Town!

This is a view of Lake Tohopekeliga (Toho) in my town. It is known for its Bass Tournament fishing among many things. It is large and beautiful. Watching the sun come up is a sight that catches your breath.

February of 2011 has been quite cold for us. It depends where you're looking that shows either green trees or dead, brown grass and trees without their leaves. This day was a beautiful morning with a little hazy sky but the picture came out lovely.

Many of the pictures on this blog are taken at another park in St. Cloud. The lake is East Lake Toho and it's very different in looks and how people use it. The picture above is in Kissimmee. I hope you'll enjoy the picture.

January 2011 In My Town

I thought you might like this picture. I chose to focus close up so you could see the greenery against the palm tree. Then if you'll look at the background in the picture you can see the grass is dead and the trees are in their fall colors or missing their leaves entirely. This is quite unusual for Florida, especially this early. We usually don't get this way till sometime in February. I guess you can say it's from the cold weather we've been having and the fact that we are still in a drought situation. I do, however, hope you enjoy the picture.

It's been awhile since I stopped by but it's been a busy time for me. Hopefully things will be much better this year. Enjoy the picture and the new year.

Beautiful Morning

I was sitting in my car waiting for my sister at the grocery store this morning and found this great shot of a palm tree. I think it came out nice so decided to share it here with you.

It has been a busy time for me, we're moving things in the house to get ready for holiday decorating. Ugh! Didn't realize just how much stuff needed to be put away, gotten rid of and changed about. You know, things that you've been putting off knowing it was going to get you when it came holiday time.

We are still in the high 80's here. Still need the a/c in the car and home. Humidity never takes much of a vacation here. We're supposed to have a cold front come through where the temps are "supposed" to be in the low 70's for a couple of days. We shall see because the weather people constantly change the forecast. But we're through the dog days of summer and for that I'm grateful.

Anyhow, enjoy the photo of the palm tree.

Enjoyed the day!

I went out taking pictures this morning and found a beautiful scene at the lakefront in St. Cloud, FL. The sky was a beautiful blue about 8:30 a.m. and it was not terribly busy. I saw this boater just heading out for a time on the water. I hope you enjoy the shot.

It was a busy weekend for me. My hubby was home but had to leave Saturday evening. That always makes it hard for me. Then I was able to work Sunday on a software problem I had been having. My sister stepped in and together we solved it. I'm quite happy about that!

Then today I went out to shoot some photographs, came home had breakfast and went into the office to work for a time. Then went to Joann's and got the rest of the yarn I need for an afghan I'm making for my hubby for Christmas. The best part of it was I had coupons for 50% off each skein of yarn. So it only cost me half price for it.

I'm now on the computer contemplating heading to bed as it's after midnight. Wanted to stop by here and post. I'll be back again soon.

Mr. Starbucks!

My "nephew" Jarrett M. Love. I think he's such a cool, nice young man. I met Jarrett at Starbucks on John Young Pkwy one day and a nice, sweet friendship has come about. He's a very creative musician and he also writes short stories. He has gotten a band together and they finally open sometime in September. He's a sweetheart and I really like him.

He gave me one of his songs, "Victoria's Song" from his album to use for my book trailer for my book, Kaleidoscope Memories: Childhood Stories That Celebrate Family Life.

I finally had my camera with me and got a picture of him outside the store. He's a really good guy!

Beauty All Around Us

Sometimes we get so involved in our everyday lives that we fail to see the beauty all around us. We've lived in this home for about seven years or so and this tree has been here all along. I didn't bother to look at it because it was only a problem to me because it had flowers on it. Now I love flowering trees and bushes and flowers of all kinds, but my daughter is allergic to bees sting so anything that was flowering in my yards had to be gotten rid of. This little tree has been cut back several times to prevent it from flowering. However, this year we forgot to do so and look at the beautiful flowers that have bloomed on it. I have no idea what they are called but they are beautiful. I'm glad they are blooming and so very pretty. To make it better the color is a deep pink and pink is my favorite color.
As much as I live in a place that holds much beauty it amazes me how we often overlook the simple places about where we live. Take some time an go look at all the little things. Take your camera and just shoot photographs and when you upload them to your computer be amazed at what beauty you've been missing daily. It's not the big things but the small, almost forgotten things that will amaze you. Enjoy the day.