Tag Archives: Florida

On The Road, Photos-Landscapes

~Last evening, a beautiful sunset and a glimpse of our new backyard~

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Cloud Reflections
Cloud Reflections
"Honey, what are you doing over there?"
“Honey, what are you doing over there?”
Eastbank Campground, an ACOE Park, Site A01
Eastbank Campground, an ACOE Park, Site A01
My Side View
My Side View
Lake Seminole
Lake Seminole
A Pier
A Pier
Sunset over Lake Seminole
Sunset over Lake Seminole
Inviting
Inviting
Trees speak to me.....
Trees speak to me…..
Our backyard for five days!
Our backyard for five days!

Eastbank Campground is an Army Corp of Engineers Park, located on the east bank of Lake Seminole. We are actually in Georgia; however the nearest town is Chattahoochee, Florida. When staying at this park, you are treated to the most beautiful sunsets. 

On The Road, Photos-Birds, Photos-Landscapes, Poetry

~Now~

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Near Sunset at Silver Springs State Park, along the bank of the Silver River
Near Sunset at Silver Springs State Park, along the bank of the Silver River

 

With full awareness, knowing,

I am not guaranteed a future,

I strive to live in the Now.

 ~

I don’t want to relive, Yesterday,

Nor, do I want to live for, Someday,

Where I want to live is, Now.

 ~

Now, is where my dreams come true,

Now, is where I truly thrive,

Now, is wherever I am.

A Baby Blue Heron perhaps looking for a place to roost for the night
A Baby Blue Heron perhaps looking for a place to roost for the night
Great Egret flies low over the Silver River
Great Egret flies low over the Silver River
"Can you find me, I am hunting bugs"
“Can you find me”
This little Audubon’s Warbler hopped from lily pad to lily pad hunting for its evening meal!
"I told you there would be more photos!" "Do you like my home?"
“I told you there would be more photos!”
“Do you like my home?”
On The Road, Photos-Landscapes

~For Me it has Chi~

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Silver Springs, Site 47
Silver Springs, Site 47

You ever visit a place and right away feel at ease and peaceful; when you immediately know that you have picked the right place to spend a few days. When this happens, I like to say it has Chi!

This is what Howard and I both felt when we arrived at Silver River State Park, located in Ocala, Florida. What a beauty of a state park it is!

It was our first visit to Silver River and we absolutely love this park. No wonder it is difficult to book; now we know we will have to book a site eleven months in advance!

Silver Springs, Site 47
Silver Springs, Site 47

Almost all the sites are huge, pull-thru, level and private! Once parked you are surrounded by tall Live Oak, Pine trees and Palmettos!

Silver Springs, Site 51
Silver Springs, Site 51
Silver Springs, Site 51
Silver Springs, Site 51
Silver Springs, Site 14
Silver Springs, Site 14
Doing what "hams" do, playing with wire!
Doing what “hams” do, playing with wire!
I think Howard is a Happy Camper
"I really like Silver River State Park"
“I really like Silver River State Park; I’am happy!”
"I like this site"
“I like this site. Can you tell?”
A ghostly pair!
A ghostly pair!

There are fifteen miles of hiking trails to enjoy.

"Don't go anywhere, she has more photos of my beautiful state park"
“Don’t go anywhere! She has more photos, of my beautiful state park, to show you, “
On The Road, Photos-Birds

~They deserve a post all their own~

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However, my photos of them might not!

Bald Eagle (female)
A pair of Bald Eagles
(female on the left; male on the right)

Sunday morning, when we were getting ready to leave Rainbow Springs State Park and drive over to Silver River State Park, this pair of Bald Eagles flew into a tree right in the campground.

They make their home at Rainbow Springs State Park:

– hunting along the river,

– building their nest in a favorite tree within the parks boundary,

– and raising their  young

I was told, by a campground host, that this is their fourth year to build a nest in the park.

Bald Eagle (female)
Bald Eagle
(female)

The pine tree they were sitting in was huge and my camera lens – not so huge.

However, it was exciting seeing them!

"See ya later, I'am going hunting"
“See ya later, I’am going hunting”