Gianna's Visions

[Gi_Venus]

Merritt Island Wildlife Refuge 2

All the places I visited at the refuge were empty of people. This was one of the boat ramps, it was very quiet there, nothing but the breeze and birds, no machine noises anywhere. Its been a while since I have heard such profound silence. I love it.

 

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Merritt Island Wildlife Refuge 3

 

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cloud top caught by the set sun.

 

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Okay it is me. A so so photo but one of me without a hat.

 

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Lc Mini-Purple

 

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a quarter moon in a setting sun sky

 

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a stylized photo of my guitar Aralynn

 

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A snowy egret

 

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Considering my mood this week this gator was in poor company.
Merritt Island Wildlife Refuge

 

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Endangered species, a pair of Crested Caracaras
West Cocoa, off of Providence Rd.

 

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Hibiscus with the background edited out

 

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An alligator at leisure.

 

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Turkey Creek Sanctuary, it is a lovely place.

 

[neci]

a quarter moon in a setting sun sky

i love this one.
Your alligator pictures make me smile!

 

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Me and Feee went looking for photo ops at Merritt Island Wildlife Refuge. A short distance down a path we found a wild bee hive.

 

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We were using two different cameras. Mine is digital which is frustrating. I want to upgrade to a DSLR digital so that I can manually control the focus. Feee took some film shots. I am hoping she will share them, she was bolder than I and got closer to the hive.

This is my best digital shot of the hive.

 

[Gi_Venus]

i love this one.
Your alligator pictures make me smile!

I am so glad you like it neci_please_me they make me smile too. There was a time in Florida where they were endangered. Now they are in every pond and canal just about. They are wild animals and will eat things if opportunity presents itself. Dogs and small children are likely targets. Anyone living on the waterfront understands the danger in missing family pets. I never understood why people would let the small children play close to the water and not be right next to them. Every year or two a child gets taken, usually it is because the alligators have been fed and lost their fear of man. As a rule if a large gator is seen next to a place where humans swim they are taken and killed. We had a large one down on Turkey Creek in Palm Bay that was larger than the 17 foot canoe we were in, he was an elusive creature rarely seen. One time someone got a photo of him cannibalizing an eight foot peer. He may still be there for all I know. I have not heard of any large gators dying there. Back in Old Florida the big gators were common. I remember seeing an old photo of a hunter with a 20 footer hanging beside him. Talk about impressive. The St Johns river flood plain has some big ones, averaging typically 13 to 14 feet. Needless to say one does not swim in the upper reaches of the river.

 

[neci]

I am so glad you like it neci_please_me they make me smile too. There was a time in Florida where they were endangered. Now they are in every pond and canal just about. They are wild animals and will eat things if opportunity presents itself. Dogs and small children are likely targets. Anyone living on the waterfront understands the danger in missing family pets. I never understood why people would let the small children play close to the water and not be right next to them. Every year or two a child gets taken, usually it is because the alligators have been fed and lost their fear of man. As a rule if a large gator is seen next to a place where humans swim they are taken and killed. We had a large one down on Turkey Creek in Palm Bay that was larger than the 17 foot canoe we were in, he was an elusive creature rarely seen. One time someone got a photo of him cannibalizing an eight foot peer. He may still be there for all I know. I have not heard of any large gators dying there. Back in Old Florida the big gators were common. I remember seeing an old photo of a hunter with a 20 footer hanging beside him. Talk about impressive. The St Johns river flood plain has some big ones, averaging typically 13 to 14 feet. Needless to say one does not swim in the upper reaches of the river.

when we were kids my parents would take us to a state park that had lots of gators it was sooooo cool. the entire history of crocodiles and alligators is fascinating. they have been around for 200 million years and i thought roaches were bad! i read somewhere that during the Mesozoic period they walked on their hind legs. plus, i look at the eyes in your pictures, and can't help but remembering the one in Peter Pan. have a wonderful week!

 

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One of those sunrises.

 

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A Great White Egret west of Melbourne on the St John's River floodplain.

 

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My poor strap leaf Vanda orchid gets neglected hanging under the oak tree at my ex's

 

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Phalaenopsis equestris This particular photo has been nominated photo of the month for January 2010 at another site. Hopefully I win.

 

[cheapcar]

Phalaenopsis equestris

beyond gorgeous, absolute beauty.

 

[Gi_Venus]

beyond gorgeous, absolute beauty.

Thank you for your kind words cheapcar. These plants are beautiful particularly when grown into a specimen plant. They can have literally Hundreds of flowers all cascading down.