Watching out for hungry gators.

Another from the rookery at Gatorland.

Waiting to get fed.

This Tri-color Heron was sitting on eggs.

I took this image from an observation tower about 50 ft. in the air. This Wood Stork was just hanging out. I didn't see a nest nearby.

If you have never been to Gatorland, south of Orlando in Kissimmee, you should go if you get the chance. It is really quite interesting and there is a lot to see. This is one of their residents. This guy's shell was about 3 feet in diameter. He was not the biggest one.

This bird was in the water only a few feet from a gator. I guess it knew it could move fast enough if it needed to.

There is also a rookery at Gatorland so birds are plentiful. Sometimes the gators hang out under nests waiting for chicks to fall out. This one has managed to avoid being eaten.

Here is another big gator.

Our son and daughter-in-law came down a couple of weeks ago. My daughter-in-law grew up out west and hasn't seen many gators. We took a trip down the river last time they were here but saw none that day. This time we figured we would go to Gatorland. There was no way we could miss. All in all, even though it was very hot, it was a fun day. The next few days will be photos from our visit.

I am a big Chicago Cubs fan. We sometimes get up to Chicago to see a game or two but haven't been able to for the past couple of years. This year they were playing in Miami on my birthday so my present from Reba was tickets to a couple of games. While there, we also got to visit the old neighborhood where Reba grew up. It has changed a lot.

One thing we like to do is pack a lunch, load up the boat, and go for a ride down the St. John's River. I usually do a little fishing while Reba reads. The rest of the time, we ride and check out the scenery.

Here are a couple more from Sea World. This guy sat and watched us while we were having lunch.

Reba called this a Jimmy Durante fish.

A while back, we went to Sea World and got the "Pay for a day, come back all year" package. Sea World is one of the very few of Central Fl. tourist traps that I like.

Rockhopper penguins

Dolphin

The mime at the Seal and Otter Show

I've been slacking again. I have been taking some photos though so not completely goofing off. I'm going to attempt to get caught up a little. I have a bunch of backlogged stuff so will probably start posting something every day for a while.

I recently had a chance to do some live performance shots. The act was a Frank Sinatra tribute band. I wasn't terribly impressed with the guy doing Frank but there were some really good players.