The Daily Pic - Best Graffiti Ever!

I'm not typically a fan of the defacing of structures with graffiti....but I'm ok with this example!

The Daily Pic - A Beautiful Door

An old, beautiful, heavy, carved wooden door....It makes me wonder, how many people have passed through this door?  How many hands have knocked?  How many storms has this old door weathered?

A door.  A work of art.

Introducing my new blog "Healthy, Sexy, You."

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  In the past, I have featured other people's beautiful photos, craft ideas, things that make them smile, etc....but I'd like to start featuring people who WANT to be featured.

If you are trying to build your blog or Etsy following, if you want to share your creativity, if you'd like to generate some website traffic, if you have something that you'd like to have me feature on my blog, please let me know!

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Around Town - The Resort & Club at Little Harbor

Recently I had the pleasure of staying at the Resort & Club at Little Harbor on business.  Imagine my delight as I pushed open the door of my "hotel room" to find this...

...A lovely sitting/living area...

...The sun washing the room in beams of light...

...Pale shades of blue creating a relaxing sleeping area...

...A fully equipped workspace with free high-speed internet and plush seating...

...A kitchen featuring all the utensils needed to enjoy a bottle of wine for two or cook a full meal for ten...

...A spacious bathroom with charming brick-like tiles...

...Great artwork and accessories...

...And an ABSOLUTELY STUNNING view! Sunset or Sunrise...take your pick...

...As if that weren't enough, The Resort and Club at Little Harbor features loads of amenities, including grills, bon-fire pits, on-site restaurant & tiki bar, multiple pools and hot tubs, marina, athletic and workout facilities, and last but certainly not least...a private beach, private fishing pier & paddle board rentals...

...I CAN'T WAIT until my next visit!

The Resort and Club at Little Harbor is located at 611 Destiny Drive, Ruskin, Florida 33570

Check out their website at:  http://www.staylittleharbor.com/

The Daily Pic - Having Fun!

Here's a picture of my niece and nephew....courtesy of my brother.  It made me laugh...and then I looked at their shoes and I laughed even more!

Round Robin Photo Challenge: Something Old Something New

The theme for today's challenge was "Something Old, Something New".  I took this picture at a local, out-door, community market this week...it's a place where local farmers sell  meat, veggies and milk, local artists sell jewelry and all manner of home-made crafts and down-home, earthy items.  This picture is a snap-shot of a modern day mother with her two daughters....and yet, if the picture were in black and white, if the people were wearing different styles of clothing, and if the child were not wearing a bike helmet....it could have easily been taken back in the 50's.  I thought about making it a black and white picture...but I didn't want to lose the vibrant colors of the bikes, food truck and clothing....a little piece of modern day nostalgia.  Enjoy!

The Daily Pic - Pigeons in the Rain

The heading says it all...

The Daily Pic - On End

Due to my job, I am often driving on Interstate 4, between Orlando and Tampa.  Here is an interesting piece of folk art, recycled art, or camper art...whatever you choose to call it, I have driven by many times and EVERY time I do, I think to myself..."Self, you should really take a picture of that next time."  Well, here it is....I couldn't get all of the campers into the picture, as it was during rush hour and I almost got myself run over by an 18-wheeler and I couldn't get far enough away to fit the whole thing into the picture....but I think it turned out good, all the same.   :)

The Daily Pic - Stormy Sky

Here in Florida we were having a fairly bad drought, but over the past two weeks we have had more than our fair share of rain...it has provided me with ample opportunity to take some stormy sky pictures.

Around Town - Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge

One place that I really enjoy visiting is the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge.  You never know what you will see, but no matter what you see, you are guaranteed to find plenty of things to take pictures of.  This last time that I was there, it was raining like crazy!

The rain made for some beautiful and unusual lighting, but it also made it difficult to get my camera to focus on anything...

I'm not sure what type of tree this is...but if I had to guess, I'd say it was some type of juniper tree...whatever type of tree it is, it was covered in little white berries and I thought it was pretty.

Eventually, the rain stopped and the sun came back out...the greens and the blues looked so vibrant!

Look at the motion in the water....after the rain, schools of hundreds of tiny fish all started surfacing at the same time!  It was very cool to see!  This also brought out the big wading birds...it was so interesting to watch the birds running around chasing after the schools of fish.

And then we rounded a curve and I saw something I have never seen before...I wild hog!  It was quite far out, in the middle of a pasture type area.

Almost immediately after we saw him, he turned and started walking towards our vehicle.

And sure enough....he found his way all the way out to the road.

He didn't even care when we pulled up right next to him, to take a picture!

Check out this bird, spreading his wings to dry, after the rain.

And last but certainly not least....we came upon a very large alligator that was laying in a puddle, in the middle of the road.  He didn't want to hang around with us, so when we got there, he got up and walked away.

If you live in Central Florida and have never driven through the Merritt Island Wildlife Refuge, I totally recommend it!  And if you are a tourist in the area and want to see wildlife in their natural habitat...I cannot recommend any place better!