South Florida
June 21 - 25, 2007 |
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| Eric and I spent 4 very relaxing days in
Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, a very nice little town just north of Ft.
Lauderdale. We stayed in a great little place called, "A Little
Inn by the Sea" and got to snorkel, swim, and sight-see as much as we
wanted. We also visited a great church, Calvary Chapel of Ft.
Lauderdale. It was ironic that the day we visited that church they
had a guest band - all the way from Oklahoma City. What are the
chances?! |
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| Here Eric checks out the beach first thing on
Friday morning |
A look back at our hotel. Our room was on the
top floor in the center of the pic. |
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| A view up the beach toward the pier |
The view from our room - very nice! |
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| This was taken from our balcony |
Here's a long-distance shot of Eric, enjoying his
spot by the water |
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One afternoon we did a tourist attraction called "Butterfly
World" it was cool
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We were very vigilant to ensure that
no butterflies
were molested while we were on the premises. |
Here's a hatching area that was pretty neat
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| This guy tried to get a free ride on my shoe |
Eric starts a feeding frenzy in the goldfish pond |
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These pictures are of an Australian Birdwing
Butterfly.
We were told it is the largest butterfly in the world but the internet
disagrees.
I have read that it's the largest in Australia though. No matter what,
it was very pretty and very big!
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Now we're in the aviary, checking out the cool birds
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| Here is an Owl Butterfly, bedding down for the
night |
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I don't know it's name but I called it 'rainbow bird'
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The bird in the upper right corner was a baby just
learning to fly |
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Don't mess with me, buster!
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Me, amidst the foliage
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I love the color of this bird |
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Can you believe this shot? I was trying
to take a picture of the flower
and the bird flew right into the frame. Coolness! |
My sexy husband on the
suspension bridge |
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Random
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Flowers |
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The next day we spent the morning snorkeling and saw lots of
great stuff.
We saw a shark, a sea turtle, a school of large tuna, and tons of other great
stuff
Later that day we went to "Flamingo Gardens" -
which is a place that
takes in hurt wild animals and lets them live in this zoo/park-type place.
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There were peacocks everywhere in the park, often
showing off
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It wouldn't be Flamingo Gardens without a few
of these guys, right?! |
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I left this picture kind of large
because I liked it |
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| Here an otter plays in the little house they made
for him |
Here three otters are play fighting, rolling around
and around in the water |
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There were lots of lizards running around the place
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| Here, a bird takes a keen interest when Eric
approaches a food dispenser |
And it pays off! |
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| I never thought pretty and swampy would go
together, but this works. |
Here I am looking at a giant tortise |
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| Here he is up close. He had a bony thing
to rest his head on under his chin. |
This guy was showing off so I had to capture
it |
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| Eric feeding the peacocks |
This was an interesting tree but I've forgotten it's
story now, sorry. |
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| Injured Eagles - a pair of them |
Are those the eyes of a predator or what?! |
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Golden Eagle |
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Great Horned Owl |
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| Screech Owls |
Barn owls |
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| I think this was a falcon |
I don't think this guy was feeling very well |
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| I know it's just a gull but I thought it was cute |
Another lizard, wandering around |
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And another...
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Eric, being ignored by
the Pelicans |
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| Pelican portrait |
I have no idea what was going on here but I thought
it looked interesting. |
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This was one of the restaurants two
blocks from our hotel.
It was a great trip!
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