Street Seen

More than 250 artist converted pavement into works of art during Lake Worth's street painting event. Main street became a museum over the weekend, very impressive to watch!

Asphalt Canvas

The 17th annual Lake Worth "Street Painting Festival" is in full swing this weekend. Hundreds of artists from around the country have chalked off their own section of main street for the colorful celebration. Much to be seen through the eyes of the beholder...

Got Ya Covered

A holiday travel week, summer temperatures and plenty of beach-goers, it's the height of the season in SE Florida. Smiles all around...!

Bridge Work

Boating adventures on the intracoastal with several openings along the way. This crossing is at Hobe Sound, south of Stuart. Life is Good!

Into The Woods

Escape from the hustle and bustle is just a short walk into the Juno Dunes Natural Area. Forever wild, forever natural and forever peaceful it is a very enjoyable slice of Florida.

Personal Manicure

It's always important to look your best, especially when dinning out.

Shared Balcony

It's not the first time that we have had this guy ask to use our balcony but it is the first time that I had my camera nearby! While I have appreciated our fourth floor panorama, I did not realize we had such a great hunter's perch. My best guess is that this Red tailed Hawk has an appetite for geckoes by the lake.

Juno Pier

Juno's iconic fishing pier provides a walkway to the ocean. Loving the temps in the low 80's in mid-February, Life is Good! :-)

"Swamp Land"

With suburban sprawl on the horizon, the Juno Natural Dunes Area ensures that several hundred acres of Florida's coast will remain condo-free. What my parent's generation referred to as "swamp land" is now seen by many as what it truly is: prized wilderness and a vital part of the ecosystem. Just north of Jupiter/Juno is the 11,000 acre Jonathan Dickinson State Forest which protects the Loxahatcheee River and watershed. Timeless and forever wild it remains as a gift from those with "vision" when pressure to develop and build was at it's zenith!

Ever Attentive

Opportunistic and always aware, the ubiquitous seagull always appears to be paying attention. After a long career in education I am impressed with my feathered friend's ability to remain on task. :-)

Wave Runner

Travel adventures that include wind in his sails, and a zip line on the ocean!

Day's End

Contemplating the curl that has yet to come....Serious surfers prepare to call it a day.

Ocean Stroll

The morning walk out over the ocean. More often than not, it's all about the journey and not about the destination! :-)

Afternoon Light

The walk is all about the location, the photo is all about the light. The beach is all mine..! :-)

(Best in large view)

Happy Valentine's Day

While looking for the iconic Valentine's Day photo I met Kara. Wearing her heart on her sleeve, Kara was eager to share her feelings for Johnny with anyone who would listen. I was most impressed with her Valentine energy and her home made from the heart heart! It was Kara's plan to share her affection for Johnny by fastening her heart to the town pier for all to see.

What is Valentine's Day, after all, if not the celebration of love?

I promised Kara that I would share her youthful enthusiasm and joy with the inter net! So..wishes,Kara, for a long, happy and love filled life! :-)

Sunday Best

All dressed up and no where to go. Some birds just know how to strut their stuff.....

Cloudy

Cloudy days can be their own reward bringing a peaceful quiet and sometimes reflective mood to your favorite place to relax. Another opportunity to take stock and be thankful for the "little" things that enhance our lives! AND..there's a chance you will have the entire beach to yourself! :-)

The Beach

The mid-week beach scene here in Jupiter, expansive and uncrowded. In my experience, long open stretches of beach without the ever present condo/apartment towers shading the beach is a rare sight on the east coast of Florida. And...by the way, the temperature is in the high 70's. :-)

Pinch Me

Warm weather boating in January and February, really? Where have I been these past few winters of my retirement? Seems as if the only "boating" I did during the cold months was surfing through marine catalogues and cruising past frozen boat slips. Lately, the most common refrain from fellow snow birders is: "I tried to tell you..." Hey, better a little later than never!

:-)

Wading For Dinner

Wading and waiting...Mother Nature teaching us another lesson, it always pays to be patient.

Balancing Act

I'm impressed. I have enough trouble keeping my life in balance on two feet!

Super

A super visit with my son for the Super Bowl and a super side trip out to get some mackerel!

St. Louis Express

While out fishing yesterday we had some large company...! (better in large view)

Round Around

Want to ride the Ferris Wheel? ......"No, grandpa...it's a Round Around" (which indeed it is!). AND, I highly recommend taking your favorite three year old for a ride on the nearest round around!

Beach Information

A system of flags to inform beachgoers: Yellow, strong currents...Purple dangerous sea-life (translation: Portugese Man-Of-War)! On this day, the beach was littered the stinging monsters!

In Awe

Through the eyes of a three year old the ordinary mechanical happenings of everyday life can appear to be nothing short of miraculous. Grandson Oliver stands here in witness to the fact that that road did in fact reach to the sky and that boats indeed went underneath right where he had been standing! Other awe inspiring events include elevator operation, crossing gates (that "go Ding, Ding, Ding") trains that ride on tracks and pocket doors that disappear into walls. Life is full of discoveries! :-)

Groundhog Day

Not a groundhog in sight here...Today is Punxsutawney Phil's big day. Local lore has it that if Phil should emerge from his groundhog den and see his shadow we are all in for six more weeks of winter. My hope and wish for all my friends/family up north: A cloudy and sunless morning to greet old Phil! AND, should it be a sunny, shadow producing day in Punxsutawney...shoot that rodent before he sees anything! (A longer winter???..is that possible?)

Feathered Friends

Plenty of bird-life here in SE Florida to keep any avid photographer busy. Life is Good! :-)