Florida Summer Skies

We've had some beautiful sunsets this month. 

 There have been pop up showers in the afternoons pretty often.

And when they go away, the moisture in the air gives us the prettiest clouds.

We stand in our driveway some evenings just to watch the sky change!

 One morning at 6:30 am my hubby captured this rainbow from our courtyard.

I might have missed it but luckily he took pics to share with all of us!

Lots to be thankful for this week and many of our blog friends to pray for. 

Won't you join me?

I’m joining Thankful Thursdays.

How about a trip to the I-75 Flea Market!

When it's this hot, you have to get creative! We've enjoyed a lot of drives in the countryside so when I packed our picnic lunch, I didn't know where we might end up. 

I was SHOCKED when hubby drove into the I-75 Flea Market parking lot! We've never been to this one (I'm not sure my husband has EVER been to any flea market! haha).

It was fun to walk around and see all the neat things for sale.

Hubby took pics of the go cart race cars next to it and I turned around and took a pretty fence in the other direction.

Of course you can't go to the Flea Mkt without coming home with something quirky!

How's this for 'out of the ordinary'? 

 Look at the side...

 Open it up...

 and what do you have? 

A two sided clock! Both sides work independently. So I can set one for a different time zone if I want. Or put it somewhere so that you can see both sides on the same time!

The only other thing I bought was actually on my wish list! Handmade paper! (for the craft project I'm working on)

I got 2 books of handmade paper, different weights! YAY! 

 And guess what I spent for everything?

 $10 !!! 

You can't beat that for a fun morning at the Flea!

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Pond Pics, Believe it or NOT!

We stopped at the library pond one afternoon and we both had our cameras.

What do you think?

Was this Moorhen walking on water?

Look closely at the water splashes behind him!

Hubby got one with his camera too. (from his perspective!)

Egrets and Little Blue Herons all together on the bank.

And overhead, an Osprey!

It had something in it's talons.

Maybe something to feed her young!

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and I’d Rather B Birdin’.

Let's have a picnic in Anthony!

We stopped in Anthony to have a picnic lunch last Sunday. We could have dropped in on John Travolta and Kelly Preston but we had forgotten to call first! hahaha! They live in Anthony and it's a beautiful area.

The school had a nice big shade tree so we ate in the car with the windows rolled down and a nice 'warm' breeze blowing. 

After lunch I walked over to the school to take a photo and was surprised to see one of the Little Free Libraries! I know some of my blog buddies have talked about them and it was fun to finally see one.

I wish I had taken some children's books to donate. I'll try to remember to take some the next time we drive that direction.

This little lizard was hitching a ride on this wild stallion! lol

It's beautiful horse country and we saw lots of horses.

Always something to see when you get out on the back roads of Florida!

Do you have a Little Free Library near you?

And would you have dropped in on John Travolta for lunch? 

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Looking Back!

We won't look back very far! lol But when a month ends I usually wonder how it went by so fast and what I managed to accomplish.

The month of June FLEW by and since it was so hot here in Florida, I probably got more done inside. I started a new craft project that I'll share soon. It has to do with books! And it's such fun to spend some time being creative every day!

I put together this mosaic using photos from each of my posts in June. (and yes, it DOES seem like I got a lot done last month!)

And I'd also like to wish everyone here in the US a Happy Fourth of July (tomorrow)!

taken at the Coast Guard Station Yankeetown 

Be safe and enjoy your day! 🌴

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Dolphins on the Gulf Coast

As soon as we got out of the car at the boat ramp, we looked out and saw dolphins at play. 

I'm not sure how many there were but at least three came up at the same time.

It's hard to take photos of them because they are only out of the water for a split second.

But hubby and I both tried out best!

It's one of our favorite sightings!

It was a beautiful day and lots of people were out on the water!

 On our way home, we stopped at the Locks and this Limpkin walked right by us.

It was taking a little Sunday stroll,

so we got lots of neat photos of it.

We didn't hear it squawk today, Eileen! She has some videos on her blog of their crazy 'bird call'!

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and I’d Rather B Birdin’.

Bits 'N Pieces Puppet Theatre comes to Freedom Library

I was so excited to be at the Freedom Library (the branch of Marion County Public Libraries) last week to see 'Rumpelstiltskin' performed by the extremely talented Jerry Bickel, the founder of the Bits 'N Pieces Puppet Theatre.

He really made the puppets come alive with the music and voices he used for each one. I wish I could tell you how cute the dog was and how funny he did the voice of the baby.

The dog was my favorite...I think!

So much detail in every doll!

And lots of action! 

Everyone enjoyed it!

 

He took his time after the show to talk about the beautiful dolls they use and explained about the process of putting on a show. 

 Then he met the kids and gave each of them a little kit to make some puppets at home. (Oh, and he gave me one too!  I think I was the only adult there without a child.)

But you know fairy tales aren't just for children! 

He even said that in his introduction!

Thanks to the Friends of the Library for bringing this fabulous show to our library. And a special thanks to Jerry Bickel! Hope you'll come back soon. We would LOVE to see the giant puppets you've created!

I'm thankful to live close to such a wonderful public library so.... I’m joining Thankful Thursdays.