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Bill
01/03/21
A local hotel in Ocala, FL yesterday reported an outbreak of little people. Guests returned to the hotel in the evening to find swarms of high-pitched, noisy little people throughout the hotel. A guest stated, "My God, they were everywhere... in the bar, on the elevator, in the halls, they took over the entire pool area making bystanders fear for their lives. The noise level caused by the little people was unimaginable." Hotel staff appeared overwhelmed by the hordes and were unable to maintain any degree of control.
Experts remain baffled, suspecting that an unusual atmospheric condition may have caused the abnormal swarm. One sarcastic subject-matter professional was heard stating, "It was definitely a disturbance in The Force."
Local officials urged calm, cautioning that historically swarms of this nature are short-lived. Law enforcement professionals were quick to announce that the swarm was not typical of Ocala, better known as the Horse Capital of the World, and that all steps were being taken to control the swarming. A full investigation by a high-ranking committee was announced the next day. The President was overseas on his first trip out of the country, but staff said he was briefed about the swarms and the potential damages that could occur.
June 11, 2021
A heavy downpour...
... led to a peacefull sunset
Ocala, FL
May 2021
St. Augustine, FL
May 21, 2021
View from the bar:
View from across the street:
May 20, 2021
Redington Beach, FL., for those of you who have never been there, is a long strip of hotels, motels, condos, and tourist resorts with a beach on its outside border. If you want to do Florida Tourist and the traditional hangout at the beach, it is great. Just enough bars and restaurants to make evenings interesting but not overwhelming. If you are looking for something other than the Florida Tourist experience, not so much. On the side away from the beach are very nice island resort-style residential areas; lots of Florida homes with boats tied up out back.
Walking down the street bordering the beach, some local signs rendered as paintings or drawings:
Finally, a cautionary notice
March 27, 2021
Reddington Beach, FL
March 27, 2021
February 2-13, 2021
01/29/21
(lights courtesy of Jodi)
Playing with my new FE 2.8/16-35 GM Sony lens.
All handheld with available light (and a little help from PerfectlyClear)
December 31. 2020
For those of you unfamiliar, Marco Island is a small landmass of hotels, condos, and very nice vacation houses with a little bit of beach around the edges.
November 27, 2020
Gators
Airboat and swamp buggy scenics
Wootens
11/28/20
Just outside our front door.
November 12, 2020
November 11, 2020
Tampa, FL
November 8, 2020
We spent, as did the rest of the world, the better part of five months going nowhere. At home protecting ourselves and others from The Evil Virus. In September we ran away for several days to a rented house in Cedar Key, FL.
A nasty side affect of being cooped up so long and then set free was the irresistible urge to shoot way too many sunsets and sunrises.
Sunsets
Sunrises
September, 2020
Under the House we were staying at was a long- unused Party/ Rec Room
September, 2020
An old-time traditional business ends.
For those of you interested in such things,
The Big Watermelon tent has been a landmark coming into Tallahassee, FL on Highway 19 for a lot of years.
Usually, one to three old guys sitting in the folding chairs watching the world go by.
I do not remember seeing actual watermelons.
October 14, 2020
September 23, 2020
In the midst of the Pandemic, new neighbors moved in.
A Flock of Ducks,
A Raft of Ducks,
A Team of Ducks,
A Paddling of Ducks
It started as just a couple of Ducks checkin' out the neighborhood,
but quickly grew to six
And gradually, as the word spread, six became many
Until we are inundated with Ducks
(24 counted the other day)
They are all relatively well- behaved, excepting the occasional
Duck Squabble, and periodic
Quack-a-thon.
Mostly they just walk around,
hiding under a tree in the mid-day sun,
and disappearing into the Preserve at night.
Surprisingly, they spend very little time in the pond.
One thing we have learned about ducks,
they don't have the sense to hide in a thunderstorm,
Basically ignoring the wisdom,
Ducks in the Rain
September, 2020