The Princess yacht is moored at the dock while the crew readies her for the next day’s voyage. Another small fishing vessel sits nearby as her crew fish at nightfall.
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One of the beauties of driving through Florida is seeing the sprawling oak trees in pastures and fields.
Something that I observed while I was a teenager is that trees that spread their limbs wide, are seldom blown over by strong winds. On the other hand, trees like the poplar and Bradford pear that hold their limbs close and stretch them high, grow tall but are easily snapped by wind.
The same is true of people. Those who spread their arms to bless others are generally stronger than those who use all their efforts for selfish ambition and gain.
I saw the oak tree pictured above, along US 173 in the panhandle of Florida. I saw it and drove past it, but could not resist, so I found a place to make a U-turn and went back to make a photograph of it.
A sandpiper races to find a meal between the waves at sunrise on Miramar Beach, Florida.
The windows of this little house on the beach in Fort Lauderdale always offer some glimpse of life beyond the window. Sometimes it is the aqua waves of the Atlantic Ocean, sometimes people basking on the beach, or the golden glow of sunset. On overcast mornings it is simply drab and dull. But when I passed this little house a couple of weeks ago, the morning sunshine greeted me.
The view sent me on my way singing an old song by Eliza Hewitt. Eliza had a severe back injury that caused her to spend six long months at home in a cast. On her first walk in a nearby park, the sunshine inspired her to write . . .
“There is sunshine in my soul today,
More glorious and bright
Than glows in any earthly sky,
For Jesus is my light.
O there’s sunshine, blessèd sunshine,
When the peaceful, happy moments roll;
When Jesus shows His smiling face,
There is sunshine in the soul.”
Highway A1A
Fort Lauderdale, FL
These images are from my morning walk a couple of weeks ago at Crane’s Roost Park in Altamonte Springs. Crane’s Roost is one of my favorite municipal parks for walking and photography. No matter how many times I go there, I always see some reflection, scene, angle, or quality of light that begs to be photographed. On this walk I had fun learning the settings and operation of my new Fuji X-T1 with 27mm lens attached.
Crane’s Roost Park
Altamonte Springs, FL
While walking on Jacksonville Beach I saw this boat waiting to carry someone riding on the waves of the Atlantic Ocean. It looked inviting but the weather was too cool for me.
Jacksonville Beach
Jacksonville, FL
If you are in the Jacksonville area, a historic place to visit is the American Red Cross Volunteer Life Saving Corps Station. Volunteers have patrolled the beach there since 1912, and have been a part of the American Red Cross since 1914. In 2014 they had been with the American Red Cross for 100 years. The current station was built in 1947 and just has an old historic feel about.
You can read their history on their website.
American Red Cross Volunteer Life Saving Station
#2 Oceanfront
Jacksonville Beach, FL
Sunset in Live Oak, Florida
Sunset in Live Oak, Florida
This brightly colored abandoned building caught my attention because of it’s color and odd shape.
Hawthorne, Florida
Live Oak, FL
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