palm trees and seaweed and hurricanes...OH MY!

Deerfield Beach, FL pier at dawn

nobody@vox.com(LondonYankee) — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 14:41:46 -0500

Hello all! I found the cord and got these off the camera from Sunday morning! They are in order as the dawn progressed...

Deerfield Beach Pier

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busy busy

nobody@vox.com(LondonYankee) — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 02:23:09 -0500

Has been a busy couple of days - lots of moving stuff around here at the house and still not much sleep. I am considering taking a roommate for a few months to cut down on some expenses as the new job ramps up. Did I mention that it is commission only? eek :) good thing I love it but after lots of thought - the roommate option seems to be the best. The apartment is set up perfectly so that they could have their own room and living space and so can I. wee bit tighter quarters but I can live with it. So much rearranging and finding new homes and creative homes for the several hundred books and all m statues and stuffilove... :) I packed some away and there is just still tons!
Crossing fingers that I find someone nice...otherwise I could always just go camp out with the dragonflies! :)
Here are a few more Florida pics...

son of fat boy before he eats the flower

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QotD: Gold Medal Winner

nobody@vox.com(LondonYankee) — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 01:50:07 -0500

In honor of the upcoming Olympics, what could you win a gold medal in?
Submitted by TheFiercestCalm.

shopping and forget the gold - I could go PLATINUM! :)

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Vox Hunt: What I'm Reading

nobody@vox.com(LondonYankee) — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 16:18:44 -0500

Show us the book you're reading right now.
Submitted by Strive2Be.

Alchemy: An Introduction to the Symbolism and the Psychology (Studies in Jungian Psychology)

Marie-Louise Von Franz

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Good Morning from the Dragonfly Stalker

nobody@vox.com(LondonYankee) — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 07:35:11 -0500

It has been a busy morning - another insomnia night so I just stayed up and then headed out at about 5:30am for the beach to get the sunrise. And it was beautiful! And I have pictures. BUT the pictures are stuck on my camera - sigh - and hte cable is floating around here somewhere....I think. Normally, I use a memory card but I forgot to take it out of the card reader and got there - ah well - LOL - brains go mushy with no sleep. SO...I got back and walked around back of the house to at least take some pics of the cool clouds and much to my surprise - the dragonflies were there! Not quite as many as in the evening but still alot! So here are my early morning bug stalking pictures and I even got another kind - I think it is a butterfly but I will have to toss that to the voxpert - PAT!!! I was also joined by another stalker...slinking through the grass and getting ready to pounce and then he saw me and took off - it was a little wild kitty! These are all single shots as they were more spread out and they seem to be a bit more frenetic in the morning. I came away with about 50 blurred pictures! HAPPY SUNDAY!

morning dragonfly coffee

sippy straw

Home of the Dragonflies

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the Fountain this evening...

nobody@vox.com(LondonYankee) — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 00:36:05 -0500

On my way to and from getting a coffee this evening (and I wonder why I cannot sleep lol), the fountain in my neighborhood looked particularly pretty. so I snapped a few and kept going. When I returned, it was full dark plus and there was a nice treat hanging right over the fountain!

fountain at dusk

fountain darker

fountain at moonrise

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Happy Anniversary Mr. & Mrs. Lavender!

nobody@vox.com(LondonYankee) — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 18:58:15 -0500

Traditional 11th wedding anniversary presents have a theme of Steel.
The flowers associated with the 11th anniversary are Morning Glories
The Gemstone list shows Hematite and Turquoise associated with this Wedding Anniversary.

OK - so here are your virtual gifts:

Steel

A steel bridge! So that you always have something to get from one side of an issue to the other!

Morning Glories_large

A picture of Morning Glories which means: "Loves You" so that you will always remember that you are loved!

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A bunch of Hematite which is handy for:
Hematite is called the "stone of the mind". It helps with memory, with intellectual knowledge and the realizations of limitations. It is a calming stone and balances the nervous system or brings balance between the body, mind and spirit.

Turquoise-ref-med

And... Turquoise!
Turquoise is one of the oldest protection amulets, and was also known as a symbol of wealth in many ancient cultures. If given a turquoise by a loving friend, that stone would protect the wearer from negative energy and bring good fortune. The turquoise is the symbol of friendship. It also brings peace to the home. Turquoise carries great wisdom of basic truth within it. It is one of the oldest stones known.

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY! May these virtual gifts carry happy and abundant wishes to you!

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some more back Florida pics....

nobody@vox.com(LondonYankee) — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 01:18:09 -0500

Thunder Bay - St. Pete

Purple Haze

Reality in South Florida

Loggerhead Turtles - Gumbo Lindo

Ocean Kayaking

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My self portrait for the Photo Quest

nobody@vox.com(LondonYankee) — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 19:00:00 -0500

in honor of being back in Florida!

my footstep

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not too cranky in Florida

nobody@vox.com(LondonYankee) — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 18:44:05 -0500

WIth the Brits - cranky also means crazy so it is apt in full definition :)! SO I decided to post some of my pics of Florida that represent the things that I DO like about Florida - these are ones taken in the past few months and just never posted. I will add some new ones this weekend!

the colors of Florida

bikers on A1A

Suzysellsseashellsattheseashore

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