Suburban tree and scrub, Nocatee

 Nocatee has very defined limits. This tree was planted years ago on the edge of the property. It, like all of Nocatee's landscaping, is very well tended. The lovely scrub palms and pines behind it can only hope to get some water in the summer. We have had a run of days with Weese light and I have tried to capture the rare low contrast, subdued color.

Calm seas, Ponte Vedra Beach.

Carolina skimmers, Ponte Vedra Beach

These lovely birds pass through twice a year on their migration. Those long downward pointing beaks allow them to skim the surface of the ocean and catch fish, thus the name.

A bike for Martina, Jax Beach

You are an influence. This just popped up today. Happy snowboarding.

Bricks for Carl, Jax Beach

I go on the blog Working Pictures every day to see what Carl Weese has put up. I am almost always gratified or amazed. He has put up many brick wall pictures and I love the color in them. Down here in the Deep South (or North Florida) the bricks are of a brighter reddish orange and almost always varied. I took this today during our coldest snap (39f high (3.9C) under cloudy conditions. Even with the bluish light the bricks were warmer that the Connecticut ones.

I love this wall, as the bricklayer had a whimsical bent.