Marsh Wild Flowers

Flocks of White Storks Early Spring

When I saw the flock of white birds swimming in Lake Griffin, I wasn't sure what they were.  They turned out to be white storks with black tip wings.  I followed them around the entire lake trying to get a close up range.  They were beautiful when they spread their wide wings and took flight.  The birds were migrating and Lake Griffin was a stopping point for their journey.

Sunset View from My Window

Trees "that look at God all day"

    TREES

THINK that I shall never see

A poem lovely as a tree.

A tree whose hungry mouth is prest

Against the earth's sweet flowing breast;

A tree that looks at God all day,

And lifts her leafy arms to pray;

A tree that may in Summer wear

A nest of robins in her hair;

Upon whose bosom snow has lain;

Who intimately lives with rain.

Poems are made by fools like me,

But only God can make a tree.

by: Joyce Kilmer (1886-1918)

Lake Griffin Florida

First weekend in March at Lake Griffin on a Ladies Retreat.

Nature's Contrast - Early Spring in Florida while Snow falls in Minnesota

These photos were taken within three days of each other.  A cold wintry day in Minnesota as Azaleas are blooming in North Florida.

Snow, Ice and Frozen Lake time for fishing huts!

Bees in Early Spring

Today feels like the first day of  spring.  Literary thousands of birds have descended on the trees in the neighborhood, the flowers are starting to bloom and the bees are busy.  Yes folks, it is the season for the birds and the bees