Little Blue Heron at Rainbow Springs and a Pink Kayak!

Same sign…different bird!

I thought I was seeing the Green Heron when I first walked up to this spot. He had his head pulled in.

But when he flew, I knew it was a Little Blue!

How neat to see him ‘fishing for his lunch’!

Have to find just the right one!

Got it!!! (a tastey morsel)

A Pied Billed Grebe was close by too.

Even though the water was glaring with the bright sunshine, his feathers came out so neat!

Always lots of birds and critters at the Florida State Parks!

And what do we spy here?

A PINK kayak!

Now we’ll all want a pink one!

I’m joining Saturday’s critters HERE

and I’d Rather B Birdin’ and

How Sweet the Sound Pink Saturdays!

Keep One, Donate One, Give one away

I went to TWO festivals last weekend!

(above taken at Rainbow Springs Cracker Festival)

And I came home with some goodies. The nice people at Sholom Park’s Fun at the Park event gave away bags filled with fun!

I gave away one of the books, donated one to the library and kept one.

Yes, I kept the coloring book and I have crayons and colored pencils to color in it!

I bought two items at the Cracker Festival at Rainbow Springs.

My daughter in law said this looks like an ‘I SPY’ box!!!

Do you ‘spy’ the snake? I bought it for my hubby for a grand total of $2!!!

I guess I thought I was worth more than that because I bought myself this handmade box for $10 which I thought was a great bargain!

I think it looks nice with my old books and pottery.

I’m thankful for festivals, pretty handmade items and nice people! How about you?

I’m joining Thankful Thursdays.

Fun At the Park…Sholom Park!

I spent Sunday afternoon at Sholom Park with a few hundred kids!

Well…kids, parents, grandparents and those young at heart!

(link HERE)

And it was

SO much fun!

Jack Hartmann was there getting us all on our feet, singing and dancing! He even made the ABC song FUN! I have never smiled so much! Usually after a couple of hours at the Park, my feet are tired! On Sunday my smile was tired! You couldn’t help getting caught up in the excitement! I even did the patty cake song with a lady standing next to me. (If that sounds silly…believe me…EVERYONE was playing!)

You can click on the link HERE to go to youtube and listen to Jack Hartmann Kid’s Music Channel.

Lots of neat activities for the kids and

cute characters all through the crowd!

I handed my camera to a nice lady and she took my photo.

(I’m not really photoshopped in! hahaha!)

We had gorgeous weather too! Bright sun with 73 degrees as our high. What a wonderful turnout!

I’m joining Mosaic Monday HERE.

Thank you Sholom Park and all of the great sponsors that made this event possible!

Florida Frontier Day at Rainbow Springs State Park

We had a fun day attending Frontier Day at Rainbow Springs last weekend.

 

It was nice and cool to start the day (and warmer that afternoon)

 

When our kids were here a couple of weeks ago, they had some fun leaving 'rubber' frogs and turtles all over my house. I'm still finding them! haha!

 

So I took a tiny green frog along for the day. (it's on the sign AND on my shoulder!)

 

And a good blogger is not worth her salt if she won't ask the Park Ranger to pose with a toy frog in his hands and a big smile on his face!

 

And I asked permission before I posed him on the edge of a plate of crackers but I didn't see anyone to ask about the moonshine still.

 

Hubby bought Kettle Corn and I bought treasures and a fun day was had by all.

 

Oh, the band was playing songs from the movie, O Brother and they were GOOD!

 

Lots of interesting  demonstrations.

 

 

I’m joining Beautiful Sunday and

Lavender Cottage for Mosaic Monday 

 and Amaze Me Monday HERE  and Talk of the Town HERE and

  Thoughts on Home on Thursdays HERE.

 

Have you been to a Festival yet this Spring

or to a State Park in your area?

McIntosh 1890’s Festival for 2015 !

It was HUGE this year with a record number of people turning out to enjoy a festive day!

McIntosh 1890’s Festival home page is HERE and their Facebook page is HERE.

We’ve been several times but we’ve never seen this many people there.

And what a treat to have such a nice variety of vendors. I’ve never seen so many ‘prims’ or had so many Raggedy Anns to choose from. (that’s my festival weakness, although I did buy a new bracelet that I forgot to photograph.

It was fun to see Samantha again this year. Her shop is HERE. Of course I couldn’t resist her little Halloween Annie.

And I met Mare and she also makes Raggedy Anns and lots of cute things. She has a Facebook page HERE.

 

Have you ever seen a cuter little button nose? I got the scary ghost from her too! (and I made the little black cat last year and it jumped in the photo shoot)

We walked a country mile from where we parked and then up and down the streets trying to visit close to 300 booths filled with amazing arts and crafts.

It seems like Fall now here in Florida!

I’m joining Beautiful Sunday and

Lavender Cottage for Mosaic Monday.

I only do ‘Fun Stuff’!

I know it must seem that way! Because I do a LOT of fun stuff! I even made it sound like FUN to go to the dentist! haha! You even followed along when I got my hair cut last month.

So what have I done this month that was fun?

I went to an Arts and Crafts fair in our community that I could walk to! (it was cool that morning!)

This beautiful lady makes shell boxes!

And I met a sweet lady from Arkansas! That’s where I’m from and for some reason, I don’t meet many people in Florida from ‘The Natural State’.

All kinds of beautiful handmade items! And yes, I bought something and hubby did, too!

Arkansas is also know as “the land of opportunity”.

What is the nickname of your state?

Gift Giving for Girls

It’s fun to give gifts that you know the recipient will like. And very nice to receive those perfect gifts.

I have to brag on my hubby just a little bit. He is a great shopper and loves to surprise me.

Awhile back he bought me some Dallas Cowboy gear! I’ve been a HUGE Cowboy fan since the 1960s but I don’t think I’ve ever had a Cowboy t shirt. I don’t know why….I just never got one. So when he found all of this in a store in St. Augustine, he fixed me up with a shirt, cap and coolie cup.

But the big surprise came when we sat down to watch Monday night football a week or so ago. I was in my chair watching the starting kick off when he started acting funny…kind of silly, funny!

He pulled out a Dallas Cowboy BEAR from between our chairs. Somehow he had managed to buy it at the festival in McIntosh, carry it around and get home with it without me even noticing. I’m still wondering how that happened! lol

Are you ready for some football?

What do you MEAN another 10 yard penalty?

I’m ready for more football!

Don’t I have a great hubby? He named my bear Mo though…so he’s not perfect! hahaha!

How ‘bout them Cowboys?