
Odd as it may look (at least to me), even ibis like to sit on a wire every once in a while.

Odd as it may look (at least to me), even ibis like to sit on a wire every once in a while.

As seen in a tank at John Pennekamp State Park‘s visitor center. Beautiful, but currently invading and destroying the local underwater ecosystem. So here is today’s public service announcement: Never, NEVER release your aquarium fish into the wild. (For those who have not seen Finding Nemo, this includes flushing them down the toilet.) Thank you.

At the local dock garden. I love, love, LOVE the colors on this one.

The fossilized kind. There is an abundance of it here in Islamorada.

One of the box turtles brought to the 4-year-old’s school by Leah’s Ark.

As they are known in this household. They’re tiny, but so tasty they deserve a fancy bowl.

At the local pea rock garden.

Looks so different on a cloudy day.