Friday, August 21, 2026

Sometimes I exaggerate!

 
I kid you not...I have been known to exaggerate or imagine that something is extraordinary when it is not.


But that's just the way I live life. I love to feel excited over every day things. And this is definitely NOT the ordinary sighting!


I watched the courtship dance of a male Northern Mockingbird and I was enthralled!


At first I wasn't sure what this crazy Mockingbird was doing.

But then I saw the female come into view and I knew....


I just knew, he was 'showing off'! 

And I realized I was in the right place at the right time to see something extra ordinary and I would not even have to exaggerate. 


During mating season the male mockingbird performs a courtship dance, leaping into the air while flapping their wings and singing. Can you believe it?

I love the surprises I witness in nature every time I walk down a trail.


And since I couldn't figure out which of these Red bellied Woodpecker photos I liked best, I made a mosaic out of them. 

I saw these beautiful butterfly weeds in full bloom and stopped to marvel yet again.


Have you witnessed something amazing this week? Are you like me? Do you ever exaggerate? 


I remember when I saw this bear and it got bigger in the telling....HERE. hahaha

Southern hugs, Diane ðŸ’œ

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Friday, August 14, 2026

The Neighborhood Pond at Sunset


 This is one of my favorite times to walk to the neighborhood pond.


Mourning Dove

I'm seeing a trend on my blog lately, the word 'favorite' is showing up a lot.

It's probably because I'm experiencing my 'favorites' again after a year of hard times.


The lighting can be odd at sunset so you never know what your photos will look like until you get back home.


Downhill Ducks


Canada Goose


Goose with the broken wing


Just a few favorite pics after a walk to the pond at sunset.


Magnolia bloom in a cube effect (a fav!)

Do you have a good place to walk near your house?

Try to get out when the sun goes down and enjoy the beauty that surrounds you.

Love, Diane 💜

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Friday, August 7, 2026

The Golf course Parade

 
Are you imagining a home on the golf course?


With Canada Geese parading by?


Even a poor goose with a broken wing?

I've seen Canada Geese on the golf course before but this was the first time I've seen them followed by a flock of Florida Eastern Wild Turkeys.


Pretty fancy golf course with it's own zoo!


A good day to play golf?


Maybe not!!!

I've shown Golf Cart parades before at Christmas time.


And a Golf Cart parade on the 4th of July.


But never a Golf Course parade.

Discovering the real Florida....it's WILD!


Any parades at your house this week?

Love, Diane 💜

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