Brown Pelican Photo - Mayport, Florida

We recently traveled to Jacksonville, Florida, to tend to a family health issue.  On the way home, we took a somewhat scenic route and saw this Brown Pelican take flight in Mayport, Florida.  If you are ever traveling along A1A in North Florida, it's a lot of fun to take the St. John's River Ferry across from Mayport to Jacksonville.  For a few dollars, you get to take a mini cruise across a beautiful river.

Brown Pelican in Mayport, Florida

This shot was taken with my Galaxy S7 mobile phone.  It has a great camera for quick snapshots.

Photos from my Vintage Canon Autoboy 2

This State of Florida Court House has been called the Tallahassee Taj Mahal.  It's a magnificent, but expensive, building and it made a good target for my Vintage Canon AF35M2 SureShot AutoBoy II 35mm film camera.

Court House in Tallahassee Florida

Tallahassee is the home of a dedicated Goodwill Car Sales location.  They get lots of interesting cars and have them for sale at low prices.  This kit car was way too small for me, but it looked neat.

Mercedes Gazelle(?) Kit Car

This Triumph TR-7 was more my style.  However, it had been converted over to use some Ford or Chevy engine.  Some strange vehicles live in the far off parts of Florida.

Triumph TR-7 Re-engined

Giant Yellow Spider in Abernathy Greenway Park - Sandy Springs, Georgia

This strange contraption is a piece of playground equipment and statue of a giant spider that stands in Abernathy Greenway Park in Sandy Springs, Georgia.

Spider in Sandy Springs Park

Green Anole on a Crepe Myrtle Tree

This photo is of a green anole lizard on a crepe myrtle tree in the Atlanta, Georgia area.  I thought that the green of the lizard was a major contrast to the starkness of the bare trunk of the tree.

Green Anole on a Crepe Myrtle

Sandy Springs Fire Department Assisting in Chattahoochee River Vehicle Recovery

A few weeks ago, we visited one of our favorite parks in Sandy Springs, Georgia.  While we were there, we happened to see some drama.  Apparently, someone had a mishap while trying to launch a kayak at a boat ramp into the Chattahoochee River.  Their vehicle slipped into gear or was never really in park and rolled right into the fast flowing waters of the Hooch!  Fortunately, no one was hurt.


However, the Sandy Springs Fire Department did show up to help recover the sunken car.  Here are some pictures of a hook and ladder truck and a pumper truck that came to the seen.

Sandy Springs Georgia Ladder Truck

The fire fighters had a heck of a time trying to attach a rope to the sunken SUV.  They didn't want to risk getting themselves tangled in the process.  Here a fighter fighter studies the situation from the end of the ladder.
 

Here is the pumper truck that stopped by to provide manpower.  I overheard that the firefighters had been getting things all shiny for an inspection the next day.  However, this call brought them down a dirt road.

Abandoned Place: Old Tobacco Barn In Leland, North Carolina

Here are a couple of photos I took of what I think is an abandoned tobacco barn near Leland, North Carolina.  It was located near the parking lot of a moving truck rental place.  I'm not sure if it was abandoned or used for storage, but it certainly is an old building with lots of character.  I took this picture from a nearby parking lot and did not trespass on the property.

I know from my own family history that tobacco was harvested and allowed to hang and dry in totally closed barns.  I suspect that the poles that are being used to bolster the roof overhang originally belonged inside for hanging tobacco.

At any rate, this weathered building has character in spades and is a wonderful sight in any southern landscape.

Buddha Photo

Some people travel far and wide to see exotic sites.  That's great if you have the budget.  But, I just zoom in a little closer on things that are a little closer to home.  For example, this Buddha was for sale in a Ross, TJ Maxx, or Marshalls store.

Buddha Statue for Home or Garden

Jonquils in Brawner Park in Smryna, Georgia

It's hard to resist our favorite park in the spring time.  The flowers in Brawner Park in Smyrna look great.

Brawner Park in Smyrna, Georgia

Brawner Hall was originally built as a hospital in the early 1900s. Today, it is used by the City of Smyrna, Georgia, as a public event space. It can be rented and weddings often happen in the Hall or on its grounds.

Flower Photos: Atlanta Spring Flowers

In Atlanta, some apartment complexes put on quite a flower show in the Spring.  Here are some of the tulips, jonquils, and other flowers used for ornamental landscaping at one complex in the Atlanta area.

Flowers at an Atlanta Apartment Complex

Tulips and other Flowers in Atlanta

While the best flowers are typically arranged in front of the rental office to set the mood for potential tenants, other flowers are scattered throughout the complex. Jonquils or daffodils are most commonly seen around the parking lots.

Jonquils in Atlanta

If you liked these flowers, check out these daylilies from another complex.

Jonquil Flower Photo: The First Blooms of Spring

Spring is just around the corner.  The jonquil flowers are blooming here in Georgia and the birds are starting to collect nesting materials.  I took this photo with my cell phone camera looking up a hill at a jonquil flower that was spectacularly backlit by the late afternoon sun.

Jonquil Flower blooming in Georgia

Photo: Sunrise over the Trees

I took this shot one morning near our apartment.  It is the sun rising over a treeline.  I thought that the clouds made for a neat photo. It also goes to show that you don't always have to go somewhere far far away to take photographs.  There are plenty of opportunities in your own neighborhood.

Sunrise over treeline

Roller Coaster at Universal Studios

You aren't technically supposed to have things move when your digital camera is set to "Night Landscape."  But, it sure is interesting when things do!

A Roller Coaster at Universal Studios

Photo: A New Perspective on A Garden Statue

Over the years I've taken many a photo of this classical garden statue in many different seasons.  Recently, I snapped this one from a different perspective.  It makes for an interesting composition.

Classical Garden Statue on the Path

 

This lady of the garden looks like she is on the move!

Photo: Viva La France from Atlanta's Millennium Gate Museum

With the recent terror attacks in France fresh in our minds, it was neat to see Atlanta's Millennium Arch sporting the French Flag on Christmas Day.  While it's no Arc d'Triomphe, this arch is an interesting addition to Atlanta's Atlantic Station street scene.

Atlanta's Millenium Arch sporting the French Tri-Color

I did not realize it, but the arch is actually the home of the Millennium Gate Museum which houses exhibits on Georgia History and Art.  There appears to be a lower level below the arch which houses many of the exhibits.