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Girls Just Wanna Have Fun

This week for our scavenger hunt at Ecrater Store Network our theme is GIRLY. They asked if we remember wearing crinolins to make our dresses stand out. I don't ever remember wearing those. I guess that was before my time but I do remember spending many hours playing dress up and having tea parties with my dolls. I searched the eCrater seller items at Ecrater Store Network and found the following items that reminded me of those carefree girly days.Your girly tea party is set to go with this 10...

STA5 Revisited

I had made an afternoon visit to Estero Lagoon earlier in the week with hopes to capture the Green flash in the setting sun. The Willet above was photographed at Estero Lagoon in March 2011.No luck with that although I had an enjoyable time nonetheless.There were no birds in the north lagoon upon my arrival which might be expected under the circumstances. The Snowy Egret above was photographed at Estero Lagoon in March 2011.A good number of shore and wading birds worked the surf as shelling by...

Spring Picnic

This week for our scavenger hunt at Ecrater Store Network we were to bring out the Spring Things. I just love picnics in the springtime so I searched the eCrater seller items at Ecrater Store Network and found the following items that reminded me of a spring picnic.Nice picnic goodies painted on this Set of 4 Limoges Plates from HazelsHodgePodgeWear a bit of spring with this Avon Silken Scents Scarf and Timeless Cologne from CarolinaBlueladySpring flowers will go great in this White Ceramic Basket...

Too Many Birds At Ding Darling NWR

The title of this post is made in jest while it's somewhat accurate with regard to my perceptions for bird photography at J. N. Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge of late. The Great Egret with White Ibis above was photographed at J. N. Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge in March 2011.Of course, an early morning visit to the refuge at a low tide is the ideal time to be here for wildlife observation.At that time, the rising sun will be for the most part behind you as you make your way along...

Green Thumb

Since I don't have a Green Thumb and have to enjoy plants by some other means I decided to look for items that had plants in the design for our weekly Ecrater Store Network scavenger hunt. Here's what I found from fellow Ecrater Store owners:Summer Fantasy Serving Tray from CAROLINABLUELADY Vintage CollectiblesCustom embroidered Flower girl shirt from Embroidery Fashions BoutiqueInsulated Wine Tote from Eccentric ThrifterBe sure to check out these, as well as many other items, on the eCrater Store...

Mockingbird Nocturnal Audio

As I've mentioned before, the documentation of bird behavior is becoming a greater interest of mine. The Reddish Egret above was photographed at J. N. Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge in February 2011.Normally I would be presenting images here taken this past week, but due to much time spent doing research and recording birdsong as opposed to photographing wildlife, the images are for the most part from my previous week's trip to Ding Darling NWR.In the last six weeks or so, there has been...