The Oatmeal on Running

I love this cartoon, it made me cry. With the exception of the fact that I walk not run I know what he means, the blergh monsters that follow me around, quieting the mind, all so beautiful. I love the oatmeal so very much.

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Stormwater Park III

I am still walking 2 days a week out at stormwater park if anyone wants to join me. For those of you who aren't up for getting up and wet at 7:00 am, here's what you missed:

Lollygagging at Sebastian Stormwater Park II

I've been trying to walk at the Stormwater Park a few times a week on my non-weight training days at the gym. Here is a compilation video from my last few walks. Sorry it's so shaky, I need to start hauling my tripod with me. If you haven't GOYB to join me on my morning walks, you have missed bunnies, duckies, baby woodpeckers, and tons of other cool stuff. Watch here, and join me for a future walk!

Trip to Sebastian Stormwater Park

Hot as blazes out there today but we had a nice breeze that made it a lot more tolerable.  I was joined by HFC David today. If you didn't GOYB, here is what you missed, for the first time ever, on video! (I still learning the video camera, I apologize for any weirdness in the video.)

Awesome Weekend Outside

Had an awesome weekend outside, joined by HFC David. I was trying out a new video camera, so we hit Goodwin, Joe Overstreet, and Vierra. Click here to see the video of the roseate spoonbills. Keep scrolling down to see what you missed if you didn't GOYB and join us. Click on the photos to enlarge:

Roseates dancing. It's amazing seeing the shape of the
dinosaur in this picure.

If I was this color I would show off like this
all the time.

This is a young one, he was so fluffy. 

Maybe they aren't descended from
dinosaurs, maybe they come from a
long line of cotton candy.

This guy in front looked like a ring leader.

There was something weird about this
guy's face.

This picture made me laugh, the one in
front looks like he is leading an
aerobics class.

Mmmm cotton candy....

Posing.

Another poser.

This is one of my favorite pictures I've taken ever. I
love his eye, I love that he's standing on a
spider web.

Despite their nick-name, "The Butcher Bird"
I still love these guys and think they are
soooo pretty.

This picture makes me laugh. There is some strange story
waiting to be told here. For some reason I was
imagining the movie the Body Guard with the cow in the
Whitney Houston role and the cattle egret as Kevin
Costner.

A long shot of the Vierra Wetlands.

An anhinga looking pretty.

Red-wing black birds are common
and I'm sure most people think they
aren't anything special, but I love
their little army stripes and think
they are beautiful.

Two baby great blue herons. 

A whole herd of young anhingas hanging out.

An adult anhinga who really really really wanted his
picture taken.

He was a total poser!

This was a second anhinga, trying to out-pose the
other one. Maybe they were working the runway
together.

Another baby anhinga at the Click ponds.

A final shot of the poser anhinga.

Make sure you keep checking back here, we have a few road trips coming up including Orlando, Paynes Prairie, St. Augustine, and more. I am thinking of adding a Brevard Zoo trip too, drop me an email or reply here if you would like to join that, or any trip! Hope to see you out there. Remember, you can look at pictures, but you can only really experience this stuff if you GOYB!

New exercise...

So, I was at the gym today, when for no discernable reason, the thought popped into my head that ball slams would be way more fun with a yoga ball. They TOTALLY are!!

Awesome Day Out at Devil's Millhopper State Park

I was SO excited to be able to get up to Gainesville for a trip to Devil's Millhopper with Alison, Chad, David and very special guest Peanut! It was an awesome trip. If you didn't GOYB this weekend, here's what you missed!

David, at the park entrance, waiting for it to open.

We were so happy to be joined by the
beautiful Peanut!

Alison, Chad and Peanut at the bottom
of the millhopper.

Alison, Chad, Me, and Peanut

Me and Alison. We've know each other for years, but
I don't remember ever having a picture of us before!

Me, David and Peanut

Climbing back up, looking down into Devil's Millhopper

Chad, Peanut and David talking about birds.