A visit to Lantana, Florida and the Atlantic Ocean!

After we spent some time in the Tampa area, and at the Homosassa Springs area,

we went to the east coast to visit a dear friend in Lantana, Florida

and an Aunt in West Palm Beach.

As much as I love the Gulf waters, the Atlantic ocean was wonderful, too...

and the water was warmer.

So today, I am posting some random pictures of Lantana and the ocean there.

There is a lovely pier there and the pelicans like to land on the pier awnings:

I spied this little one playing on the beach..so focused! His mom was sitting up to the left keeping her eye on him, but he looked so cute, I had to use my long lens to capture him:

People and birds walking by the pier:

Chairs waiting for you and me!:

A hungry bird eating on the pier!:

We went here for breakfast..a wonderful place!:

Sun, sand, birds, ocean and people walking the beach...a lovely day!:

His big sister joined him in playing in the sand...

All kinds of these black capped seagulls on the shore:

Ocean waves!:

The Pier!:

If we would have had more time, I would have wanted to have a go

at that fishing pole!:

Can you hear the waves and the seagulls?:

We took a lovely stroll all the way down the pier, talked to some fisherman and visited the pelicans on the arched covers!:

I ADORE this picture of my friend Maureen picking seashells along the shore...

her hat was so cute:

Hello, Cutie Pie!:

What a wonderful face!:

Wonder what kind of sea vessels hooked up to this old chain pole. If only it could talk:

Under the pier:

(Look again at the top right of the picture, right under the pier floor..is that a man's ghost?)

This sunset picture is a trick picture.

Do you know why?:

Because the sun does not set on the ocean in Lantana..it is on the EAST coast of Florida...it gets sunRISES on the ocean...
this photo is actually a sunset on the GULF.

(Just wanted to mess with your head to see if you were paying attention!)

Have a great day everyone!!



Trip to Florida: Part Two

Let's continue today with some more random

Florida pictures...

because I know everyone is in a winter slump up north yet!

A prickly cactus just laying beside a road:

A gorgeous flower we saw when we went on a walk.

Is this a Camilia?  Begonia?  Anyone???:

Seagulls chillin' by the waves:



Saw this Dad and his little girl as he was giving her loving surfing lessons:

Madeira Beach around dusk. Those two chairs are calling me today, how about you?:

A longer shot of the same spot:

Seagulls admiring the sunset:

Another chair awaits you!:

Lovely Hibiscus!:

More  posts are coming of some more Florida

and even of some Savannah....

stay tuned!!

Trip to Florida: Part ONE

I know by NOW

you must be tired of winter, no matter WHERE you live.

And, I have other winter pictures to still show you.

But not now.

Because we went to Florida for a few weeks

and I want to think sunshine right now

and share those photos with you instead.

So put on your flip flops, grab a Marguerita and lets get dancing, shall we?

In this first series, I am just going to show some random

Florida shots for you.

I have specific places I will show you as time goes on,

but for the first few photos in the blogpost series, I just want to show you random

Florida pictures instead.

These little critters are all about.

They don't scare me or creep me out....I think they are cute.

I think they are called Anoles:

Here is a different shot of another one:

This was taken on the Atlantic side of Florida, on the Lantana beach, near West Palm Beach.

I thought this little toddler looked so cute on the beach.

His mom was just to the left watching him...but he was sooo focused on playing in the beach sand:

Madeira Beach. On the gulf side of Florida, south of Tampa:

Here they are...empty and waiting for YOU:

Or...

you can always go cruising on the water:

We took a car trip down from Madeira Beach to Bradenton.

This is the bridge we had to drive over to get there...

loved the architecture of the bridge!:

This time, his sister joined him in the sand activities!:

I know a lot of people think Seagulls are pests.

I like them!

And the Florida seagulls are different than the ones we see on Lake Superior...

so I had to keep taking their picture!:

I hope it is getting a little sunnier

everyday where you live...

if not outside...

than in your heart.