Today a friend and I hiked around a watershed. Neither of us are serious hikers (or photographers) - - but it was great to get out into the sun, away from the sound of the inevitable internal combustion engine. It was so bright out, so a lot of the photos were washed out.
I'm lucky to live in such a beautiful place, Florida. I'm lucky I can drag this friend of mine on death marches like this. We ran out of water quickly, so we headed back to the car.
Not long after my wife left last year, I saw this poem slide show piece on youtube. I had already met a few people who fit into the categories - - people coming into my life for a reason -- or for a season, - - hopefully this particular friend of mine will be there for a lifetime. He has been a life long spiritual seeker - - and while I'm not into spirituality nearly as much as he is and probably won't ever be - - he pointed to a lot of things that really saved my soul. Great person. Great friend. He'll come up here and crash the weekend if we feel like a more hustling environment - - I'll go down and crash at his place if we are into a more chill weekend.
We always have awesome weekends - - even if we don't do anything but roam.
Roaming is the best. Never know what you'll see.
Thank you for showing me these peaceful photos of yours! I really like the picture before the last, for that is absolutely beautiful!
ReplyDeletethis is Florida?! Wonderful photos! I'm going to Florida this week, but I doubt I'll see anything quite so interesting. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteOh, I blog awarded you. Drop by, if you're so inclined, and you can pick whichever award you like (it'll make sense), and then you have to write 10 things about yourself, blah, blah, and pass it on to a bunch of other people. I never follow the rules completely, so I pass it on to whom I damn well please.
Here is the link:
http://karensomethingorother.blogspot.ca/2012/03/just-do-your-freaking-meme-already.html
I had a few other photos of that more marshy, shaded section with really incredible trees...I should post more of those. The photos don't really tell the story or the feel of the place.
ReplyDeleteAn award?! For me?! Thank you, wow! Wow, what part of Florida are you coming to? Are you going to see the Big Mouse?
Nice photos. Especially the one with all the trunks growing together, if that is what it is, or is it a particular type of tree? Is that a snake floating in the last pic?
ReplyDeleteI see those types of trees around lakes and marshes. I wish I knew trees, I'm not sure what it's called.
ReplyDeleteThat, my friend, is a big ole alligator. Ha. They start showing up more and more in the spring. They show up in all kinds of places. The craziest story I heard was when one somehow got into a school and walked into the school auditorium. (There was not a student assembly going on at the time)