Wednesday, May 9, 2012

Jacksonville Arboretum And Gardens, Jacksonville Florida

Copyright 2012, CABS for Reflections From the Fence

While spending a bit of time in Jacksonville Florida we took a few hours to go on a nice walk at the Jacksonville Arboretum and Gardens with MOC friends Steve and Vicki.  It was a rather warm day, but, the heavy foliage, plus the fact that a rain storm visited the Gardens while we were there, kept it reasonably comfortable for walking.

Below, our walk started out through a palm "forest".  OK, not a forest, just a lot of palms planted together.


Man leads us over this little log bridge, can we say, "smarty pants" ??  Yes, I think we can.


A pretty view, lots of tanic colored water, and yes, reflections:


They had a "artist in the park" day going on, this gal was painting a view of the pond ladden with lillies.


And, the pond:


I have been posting other photos taken during this day trip over at Reflection's Flora and Fauna over the last several weeks.  If you ever find yourself in Jacksonville, you might want to consider visiting and taking a walk.

On our drive back to the campground we drove over this beautiful bridge.  I am discovering it is harder to take photos out of Jolly than it was to take photos out of Big Butt.  Another challenge in life to over come.






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Tuesday, May 8, 2012

Stepping Back in Time, Gulf Shores Alabama to Florida

Copyright 2012, CABS for Reflections From the Fence

I know, I should have blogged this a while back, sorry, been doing other stuff, so, this will be short and sweet.  On April 19, 2012, we left Gulf State Park in Gulf Shores Alabama where we had been since November 17, 2011.  A long time to sit, but, it was wonderful.

We took 2 days to drive to Jacksonville Florida, and I did not take a lot of photos, but, here are a few:

Below, crossing a nice hunk of water on a pretty bridge in Florida:


Below, what that looks like on the GPS, one of my silly moments, shhh, don't tell, Man was exceeding the speed limit by 4 MPH.  


And, at a rest stop near Pensacola, one of my favorite things, airplanes and the Blue Angels:


We would spend a week in Jacksonville, visiting with MOC friends Steve and Vicki, and doing a bit of sightseeing.



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