Weekend Reflections

My favorite wood stork looking for food in the pond behind the Tallahassee Mall. To see more lovely reflections from around the world, visit James at Weekend Reflections.

SkyWatch Friday

The sun was hiding behind this tree branch on a recent hot afternoon. To see more beautiful skies from around the world, don't miss SkyWatch Friday.

Colorful Bikes

Considering the price of gas right now, this might be the way to go.

Watery Wednesday

A great place to view birds and other critters around Lake Esther in Tallahassee. To see more wonderful watery pictures, visit Watery Wednesday.

Mom & Pop's

A good place to grab a quick lunch between classes on the FSU campus. Mom and Pop's is located right in front of Strozier library.

Claude Pepper

The Claude Pepper Center is a short walk up the street from my office on the FSU campus and contains quite a bit of interesting memorabilia from the life of Claude Denson Pepper. Pepper was a devoted public servant, serving first in the Florida House of Representatives (1929-1930), next as a U.S. Senator (1936-1950), and then in the U.S. House of Representatives (1962-1989). During his long career, Pepper sponsored legislation to promote equal rights, civil rights, workers' rights and the Lend-Lease Act and became a driving force for the establishment of the National Institutes of Health, a system of government-sponsored medical research facilities. Much later in his life and career, he gained international fame as an advocate of elder's rights, health care, and for strengthening and protecting Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, and other government sponsored programs on behalf of millions of Americans.

Camera Critters and Happy Easter

This hummingbird was putting on a show outside my back door, so I took his picture. I hope everyone is having a Happy Easter! To see more cute critters from around the world, don't miss Camera Critters.

Weekend Reflections

Bill's Bookstore has been in business across the street from the main gate of Florida State University since 1951. To see more fascinating reflections from around the world, visit James at Weekend Reflections.

SkyWatch Friday

A bit of blue sky peaking through the trees on a warm spring day. To see more beautiful skies from around the world, visit SkyWatch Friday.

Watch your step!

Warning sign near the beginning of the trail around Lake Esther. I have never seen an alligator near this lake, but evidently someone has!

Watery Wednesday

A duck sitting in the shade of an old oak tree hanging over the edge of Lake Ella. To see more wonderful watery pictures, go to Watery Wednesday.

Heading to Class

Students heading to class on a hazy day near the north gate of the Florida State University Campus. There was a controlled burn in the nearby Apalachicola National Forest the day I took this picture, so it was a little smoky.

Tee Ball Time

My grandson's tee ball season has started and here he is getting ready to hit the ball. The name of his team is the "Reds".

Camera Critters

I noticed several hawks flying around over the parking lot at my doctor's office the other day. I think they were looking for some breakfast! To see more fascinating critters from all over the world, visit Camera Critters.

Weekend Reflections

Reflections in the woods. To see more beautiful reflections from around the world, don't miss Weekend Reflections.

SkyWatch Friday

To see more beautiful SkyWatch pictures from around the world, don't miss SkyWatch Friday.

Spring Flowers

These beautiful flowers were growing near the edge of Lake Esther at San Luis Mission Park in Tallahassee.

More Spring

Another spring picture taken by my favorite guest photographer, my 6 year old grandson.

Curbside BarBQ & Seafood

This colorful establishment is located right across the street from where I work.

More Parade

A couple more random pictures from last week's Springtime Tallahassee Parade.

For all my bird loving followers, I found a wonderful live webcam showing an eagle's nest in Iowa. The eagles have three adorable babies in the nest right now. You can view the webcam here.

Camera Critters

I took this picture of these two turtles from the elevated walking trail over Lake Esther in San Luis Mission Park in Tallahassee. I think that big one might be a snapping turtle. To see more fascinating critters from just about everywhere, don't miss Camera Critters.

Happy Birthday today to my wonderful, beautiful, and talented daughter!

Weekend Reflections

A view of Lake Esther from the walking trail in San Luis Mission Park in Tallahassee. To see more lovely reflections from around the world, visit Weekend Reflections.

SkyWatch Friday

My granddaughter and I found the perfect spot to watch the Springtime Tallahassee parade last weekend--right in front of the Florida Capitol complex. Here you can see some blue sky and a few clouds peeking through the branches of one of the lovely old oak trees we were sitting under. The building on the lower left side of the picture is the Florida Senate Office Building. The tall building in the middle is the new Florida Capitol Building. The building on the lower right with the red and white awnings is the historic Old Capitol. To see more wonderful skies from around the world, don't miss SkyWatch Friday.

Who You Calling a Shrimp?

I thought this was a cute entry in the Springtime Tallahassee Parade this past weekend. We don't have one of these dealerships in town, but you can check out the one in Pensacola here.

Chrome Divas

The Chrome Divas riding in the Springtime Tallahassee Parade held downtown this past weekend. You can read more about them here.

Mounted Posse

The Leon County Sheriff's Office Mounted Posse helped kick off the annual Springtime Tallahassee Parade this past weekend, followed closely by their clean-up crew from the jail.

Springtime Parade

This week I will be showing a few pictures from the annual Springtime Tallahassee Parade which was held downtown this past Saturday. Here is one of the colorful floats my granddaughter and I got to enjoy during the parade.

Listen to the Mockingbird

This little mockingbird was serenading me so beautifully during my lunch break the other day that I decided to take his picture! To see more cute critters from around the world, don't miss Camera Critters.

Weekend Reflections

Reflections in the windows of the FSU Bookstore on a beautiful spring afternoon. To see more lovely reflections from all over the world, visit Weekend Reflections.

Theme Day -- Edges

The trunk of this oak tree seems to be creeping over the edge of the sidewalk in this picture I took on the Florida State University campus in Tallahassee. The first day of the month is Theme Day for the City Daily Photo Community. Click here to view thumbnails for all participants.