April 2010 Florida Trip Photos: Part ONE

As you all know, we were in Florida for three weeks for the birth of our newest grandson.

So, of course,

I

took photographs.

Florida is a wonderful place to get gorgeous sunsets (if you are on the west coast, sunrises if you are on the east coast).

And a wonderful place to capture tropical birds, flowers and beach photos.

So, I did.

Here is the first of a series of photos

that I took while there.

Enjoy!!

This beach was a stone's throw from our hotel.

Madeira Beach.

Not crowded...and very close to St. Pete Beach.

But we love the privacy and "less people" this beach provides:

(And...sunsets to DIE for!)

Tropical flowers, everywhere!   Hibiscus of red!:

And people, just kickin' back

and

fishing off the shoreline.....

And tropical birds flying in the sunset....

People strolling along at dusk to pick seashells:

(I always come home with a TON of seashells. It's a sickness, people, I tell ya...a SICKNESS!!)

An abandoned sandcastle at dusk.....

I am sure it was made by some little hands having the time of their lives...

And, I NEVER get tired

of

these little black capped seagulls!:

And while were were there,

it was a

FULL MOON!!:

Stay tuned for many more

photos

of

our Florida adventure

in the next week or so..............

I will "mix them in" with my springtime Michigan photos...

so

you get

the North and the South spring

at the same time.

Don't want to confuse you....just want to entertain you!
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May's theme is:

LANDSCAPES

So, send me your photos before midnight on May 31st, 2010 
following 
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