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The following photo is not mine.
It was an award winning photo elsewhere.
However, I think we can come up with some much better captions.
So, add your own one(s), if you like.
Or just enjoy creative offerings by others.

My first offering is; "I do say Charles, that I truly love your new fern headdress."
"Thank you. Mighty upstanding of you to say so Theordore."

With no further ado, here's the photo (you may need to click on it to see the full picture);

My first offering is; "Oh geez, what did I drink last night ? I'm really in a fog."

Add your own caption(s), if you like, or just enjoy the creative offerings of others.

Your choice.

Here's the photo;

Tagged: photo-Graph } Numbers from Dr Strong's Greek diction Aire, 1890

white... 3022
red...... 4450............ d3 ) ) digital dream door / Forgotten 200 [ albums
yellow...3205............ ..... 28. El rayo X / Lindley
green... 5200..................- 7. the Great Puzzle / Shear
blue.......3224 ..................21. sunburst finish / be bop Deluxe
purple... 4210.... total: 23,311
......................................2722. O . range
....................................26033. div. by 7 = 3719 / D A W N ..:
CV } companion verse: To the teaching and to the Testimony ! { Isa. 8:20
If they will not speak according to this word, it is because they have no dawn.
.... history verse. } Let all the judges & town people and the occupation of all trades, rest on the venerable day of the Sun. - Edict of Constantine / 3 / 7 / 321 A D
music verse ) ) eYe am a Lineman for NORAD
......................... searching in the sun for another overload.. - [ apogee to J Webb
z. postcard from Italy / Beirut
y. ram it down / Judas Priest
x. Sunday bloody Sunday / U2.... ) ) ) bpradio, rock-metal mix
..... .. OV } other verses / psalm 139:11,12.../ Jn. 3:19

... "He's got early warning.... He got Jew-jew eYeball.."- Lennon

red.... 5488
orange.. 554.... ) ) color by Technicolor
yellow... 3422............... 037. Father of dew
green........ 03 ...............074. Founder of Light
blue.......8504................ 111. Severe } clear
purple..... 713... total: 18,684
.....................................2751. white
................................. 21,435.. div. by 7 = 3062. 142. 8571
....... ..[ in the details ] ........... Yahudah*.. h u g e. extremity
*celebrated..) ) Now you know why they are called "Celebrities".

.. The observation that Hollywood is a "Jew Conspiracy" fails as a Meta-4. For the Techni-
color Truuf is that if it was so-- every seven years we would see at least one good [ or bad
Torah film with a General rating. All the red carpet, red box, Blu-ray evidence--going back to Joe
Kennedy-- suggests hollywoodland is the magic $pell of perpetual 'Action!' into whatever the Scriptures
forbid. [ Therefore, it is an Apostate Yahudite / Satanic Cabal.
....... L A tides // details ) ) now owr double feature.......

98. Story of my Life / Robbins ................... ............. 8556. portion [of the] Sun
-4. Witch doctor / Seville ....( ( bp radio 1958 ...................- 6590. interpret ) interpretation
94. buzz, buzz, buzz / Hollywood flames.................srA.} . 1966. hey'lel / shining One *

* And in the arrow of Time, re-Interpreted as Lucifer, ye light bringer

I have spent the last 15 minutes dashing around causing harmless mischief on several threads, yet no one will take a blind bit of notice.

Do I have to get nasty?

Have you ever heard the saying, don't be good at something you don't want to do? I heard it many years after I developed the liniment I make, and after it had taken over my life. It was never something I wanted to do for a long time.

Twenty-one years later....

So yes, I did and do make an excellent product, but it wasn't something I wanted to do for a long time. Filling bottles isn't my idea of a good time, or creative. As I'd attended University and received my certification in graphic design, that's what I really wanted to do. Although the business took most of my time, I still found time to do some watercolours and drawing. That took a back seat when I was under a lot of stress.

After moving a year and a half ago into this small community, it was the absolute best decision ever. I have the single floor house I always wanted, with a small yard for me and Sadie (the cat) to enjoy and a big enough garden to grow some vegetables. I joined the local FB community page, where I noted there was a tremendous amount of complaining, and public humiliation occurring.

I started posting some photos on it, just to break up the constant negativity and to show people how much beauty was in the area. Little did I know I'd receive a following and many people that would log on every day to see what I'd posted. Nor did I have any idea that those photos would lead to my 'fans' wanting a calendar - a very lucrative undertaking.

I have already received requests for calendars for next year, although it seems I will have a fair amount of competition. The District I live in wants to use some of my photos in a calendar for their 125th Anniversary next year, and other locals seem to think I should tell them how to put one together and help them sell theirs. Um, they obviously don't get that they are competing with mine, regardless of whether they're doing flowers or whatever. People are funny.

As I knew the District's calendar would affect my sales, I suggested that they do a small booklet, kind of like a guide for a walking tour for their anniversary. After speaking to the coordinator, it sounds like they're committed to doing a calendar, but they also love the idea of a guide for the area and have been given funds to do 'something' for the 125th. I'm thrilled and flattered that my photos are appreciated.

At photo club the other night, as I'm the webmaster now, I had told them how out-dated the site was and how difficult it is to change anything on it. They asked me if I'd re-do their site and they will pay me for it. Woohoo! There's the new camera body I wanted!

So this next month will be busy re-doing the website, meetings with the District in regards to their 125th, and I almost forgot about the book the First Nations publishing house wants me to put together.

At this point, I've still been gallivanting around taking photos, but it appears I'll have to structure my day a little better in order to get these projects done.

When it rains, it pours. But I'm okay with that when it's pouring appreciation and feeding my need to be creative.

Some of you may be familiar with the woodpecker named Red Bellied.
That bird has a little red on it's underside and a lot more red on it's head.
So, several people have asked me, "why isn't it called a redheaded woodpecker ?".
The answer is, that there are several woodpeckers that have red heads.
So to name any one of them a redhead woodpecker would confuse observers,
as to which would be THE redheaded woodpecker.

Well, there's another bird, a rather intelligent one, that's named Green Heron.
Is that because the bird is mostly green ? No.
Is it because the bird exhibits jealous behavior ? No.
It's because it is the only heron, that has some green color on it in the USA.

Why do I describe it as rather intelligent ? Because it's the only heron or egret
that actually uses a tool. One of the main sources of it's diet is small fish.
This bird has been witnessed to find small pieces of bread, or other food items,
as fish bait. It will put the item on the surface of water and wait until fish arrive to
feed on the food source and then grab the fish with it's beak.
Pretty clever for a heron.

While I never feed wildlife, I have gotten to know individuals from a number of species.
Indeed, in New Jersey I have been accepted into different herds of wild whitetail deer.
They have become very familiar with me, while taking pictures of them and grow to sense & learn, that I have no intention of hurting them and now they approach me.

Similarly, while in Florida there is a female green heron that has grown to be very tolerant of my presence and closeness during the past few years. I've named her Gretchen. Her acceptance of me is unusual for a couple of reasons.
First, I am only in Florida for 4 months a year. Does she remember me after 8 months of absence ? Secondly, her mate immediately flees into the woods at first site of me. She doesn't follow him. That's very unusual for a bird.
Well, she's more familiar with me, as I have photographed her for several years.
He's newer in her life.

It has allowed me to get quite close to her. Indeed, sometimes too close for the focal distance for my lens. I am often backing up as she approaches me. I've often wondered if she believes this is because I am afraid of her.
I should point out that a green heron is about the size of a pigeon.
I've seen a similar confused reaction with other birds in the wild,
when they first witness a similar situation.
Perhaps it aids in their acceptance of me, not wanting to harm them.
Regardless, it's allowed me to get some terrific full framed shots of those birds.

Here's seven of Gretchen from this most recent trip to Florida. I hope you enjoy the views. You can improve the views somewhat by clicking on them individually.
They are perfectly clear on my computer. But less so on here.















If you would like to see more of my photography, you can at your leisure.
Just go to my webpage which has 1,000 photos in it;




Next time I will post some recent photos of a Redbellied Woodpecker.
Some are quite unusual, but I'll get into why next time.

As I've mentioned before, I post my photos to a local community site. I've garnered a significant following on there, due to the local photos I take of the area. The calendar I made for this year was solely due to people asking me for one, as I had had no intention of making one. The result was a very lucrative endeavour, albeit a mad push to get the photos together.

This year, it's evident that there's already an expectation for another calendar, which is great, although it can be a bit overwhelming trying to choose the photos. I tried having people 'vote' on which photo they liked, but instead of just choosing one photo, they 'liked' all of them, which essentially, nullified the entire process. Ultimately, the choice is mine anyway.

So I did away with the 'contest' realizing ppl just couldn't follow directions. There are a few photos that I definitely want included, and I know people will expect some of our local mountain. Keeping the calendar in mind, I figured that would be relatively 'easy' for this year. Although I've been asked to do one for two other surrounding areas. Ack!

Continuing to post my photos, several people have asked if I'd thought of doing a photo book of the area. I'm not quite sure why people want a book anymore, as they aren't very popular. They're expensive to publish, as well as have a limited market. I can't see that it would be a lucrative venture.

To the several people that have asked, that was my response. Simply not enough $$ or demand for it. As this area has a significant indigenous population, several of the local First Nations have asked about a book, saying that my photos really depict this area. I still kind of balked at it. One local woman asked me about publishing a book as she's part of a local publishing house. I had my usual response, however, she wasn't prepared to take 'no' for an answer. She asked me if I wrote, which I replied in the affirmative.

Oh groan! What have I gotten myself into?! She asked me to put together some photos and writing (poems, experiences, history) of the area, and she'd present it to the publishing house. She said they were extremely interested (yeah, but does that translate into $$?).

So my next project seems to be like the first one, by request. I'd best get busy trying to figure out how to start the book. It's exciting, but a bit overwhelming at the same time.

But, what could be better? Combining two loves into one project? Yeah, I'd say the move to this community was the best thing ever. Out of the rubble of misfortune, the phoenix of opportunity rises.

One of the many things I enjoy doing is exploring and photographing nature.

So far, I've taken over 3,500 nature photos here in Florida, since I arrived here in mid-December.

Two weeks ago I posted several sunset photos and asked which theme you wanted to see next time. The one theme that got the most votes was Otters.
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So, I selected 13 recent otter photos to post on here now for your viewing enjoyment.

Let me know which one(s) you like the best.

Also, lets take a vote on which theme the next set of photos you would prefer to see
in 2 weeks.
Whichever of the following gets the most votes, will be the next one I post.
Would you prefer to see photos of;

Alligators ?
Purple Gallinule ?
Manatee ?
Osprey ?
Great Egret ?
Little Blue Heron ?
Great Blue Heron ?
Green Heron ?
Tricolored Heron ?
Roseate Spoonbill ?
Flowers ?
Red Shoulder Hawk ?
Limpkin ?
Lizards ?
Turtles ?
Pelicans ?
Quaker Parrots ?
Belted Kingfisher ?
Caracara ?

With no further ado, here's the 13 otter photos;



























If you would like to see more of my otter photos, simply go to this link;

For a while now, I wanted to try the Photo Lab services at the Walgreens pharmacy.
They offer poster sized 16" x 20" enlargements for $30.

I need to find the right picture frame first so I can crop the images according to the border. They have the ability to do borderless prints, but I would crop the image to allow for a frame if that is what I decide on.

Typically, they advertise prints in an hour. They have one lab about 2 miles from my office and I talked to one of the technicians who told me when they aren't busy, they can do prints in 10-15 minutes.

If you have photos on your cellphone, you can plug it into their system for preview and download. I declined wanting to connect my phone to a device that can capture the 4,000+ images contained there, instead I'll save the images to a blank memory stick so ONLY those photos will be read by their computer.