WINGS

Working out some kinks with a new camera set up so I chased around some 'things with wings'. Can't wait to post some pics of my newest winged friend IZZY - a tiny blue Parrotlet that Dave brought home for me last night.

Stay tuned. 

My favorite color is ..... white

Male hummingbird - this shot took forever to get. A looong chase.

The female was much easier

Island Spirits

It has been a long time since I posted anything. On Saturday we drove to the Keys for a quick visit. They're about an hour or so from where we're staying in Las Olas. It was breezy & a bit overcast, but we had fun.

      

As usual, we stopped at Islamorada Fish Company for shrimp, oysters & a bit of reggae.

I love the view of all of the islands & the crystal clear water.  

I like to watch the kite boarders

or surfers

but I think they're better back home in St Augustine - bigger waves

    

I still like my wildlife. Especially ... 

PELICANS!

Lots of cool trips planned & I'll have my cameras ready.

My Secret Garden

Hellooooooo......... (cyber-echo) ......

My facination with fauxtography started a few months after moving to Florida & 5 years & 4 cameras later, decided to create a blog & post some things online .... just for fun. Since I'm not a professional, I use the term fauxtography on purpose. As time goes along, (& depending on what kind of comments are posted - Hah!) I'll add more posts & pics of places where I've visited, cool wildlife, high rise buildings, beaches, quaint little towns, clouds & even some people. Maybe I'll make suggestions about the best places to visit in the Sunshine State. For this post, I'll use pictures of stuff taken from VERY close to home - my garden.

Welcome to my humble blog.

Belznan
   

I get a lot of shots like these without ever leaving my yard .....




........or my front porch......




..... or the front walkway....




..... or the side yard near the property line. (Say Hi to 'Maggie', pictured above - that's what I call her.)

                                

Key Biscayne View From The Top

We travel a lot & it gives me a chance to put my camera to work. Lighthouses are some of my favorites, but I'll save most of those pics for later. This one is from Key Biscayne, a beautiful little key off of Miami Beach. We climbed these stairs on a blistering hot day, but the view was worth it. Fortunately, there are only half as many steps here as the one in St Augustine.  

The lighthouse leans a little, like that famous building in Italy. Not the photographer's fault! 



I like how the beach curves here. The pictures from the opposite side had too many people in the frame - reminded me of the Jersey shore. Empty is better.

People live in these little huts. Wouldn't want to ride out a hurricane here.

I like centering most shots, but sometimes lining things up to one side gives a better perspective. The centered shot (deleted) interrupted the nice background & was all tree trunk. This one seemed to grab all the important stuff. I'll post a bunch of pictures of palm trees (& coconuts) later.

Thanks for visiting - I love getting comments & I still want to get more followers than Dave. He will be so jealous.