May 2004

I found the above Art Gallery and have listed some of my pictures for sale there!! Anyone can display their art!

      Herrick Recipes  [Click Lower left for music too!]

Click here for David’s BLOG

May 24, 2004

Pipevine yesterday:                                                  and today:

On my trip from work to my presentation practice I was a little late because I saw the following:

About 20 manatees:

Picture of one of the suitors nuzzling the object of all their attention:

Imagine this one ton lady, with all those guys stirring up the water around her! Quite a sight! I hear it made the news tonight but I did not get to see it on TV; I saw it in person!

These flowers are about 1/4 inch in diameter!

May 23,2004

This evening I was checking my monarch caterpillars when I decided to check the pipevine…WOW

The pipevine swallowtail caterpillar had grown! Pam had picked out the plant because it had a tiny tiny speck of a caterpillar, now it is huge, at least two inches long!

This is why they call the plant a pipevine, the flower looks like a pipe:

Friday I had to go to Honeymoon Island; two of the State’s buildings are being threatened by erosion.

Then we went to see where they wanted the buildings moved. I came across this little guy (girl?) protecting her tiny eggs from the sun:

I came up to Pam’s yesterday; Pam’s daughter Natalie was due to come visit. I then went out into the back yard by the pond to watch the birds. First I took pictures of one, then a second, juvenile Marsh Hens (gallinules).

A few minutes later mom and dad Marsh Hen saw that I was on the shore by their little ones. Mom came swimming across the pond and stopped on the left side of the reeds. Dad went over to the right side, out of sight. Mom preened herself for a while, then said “cluck” very softly. The two in front of me started back into the reeds. Mom clucked softly every 30 seconds or so. Then all four little ones made their way through the reeds and met up with mom! 

Mom and two of the four little ones that came out of the reeds.

They stayed there a while, pecking at the duckweed and enjoying themselves, when, dad spoke up. He called out and all the chicks and mom took off to where he was!! It was quite an episode!

This afternoon I had to go to Treasure Island Yacht and Tennis Club (I have to give a presentation there tomorrow). Their clubhouse is sinking and falling apart. I was taking pictures of the site when I saw this Green-backed Heron on a float:

He was preening; with his wing over his head he looked like he had a parasol!

He then flew over to one of the lines which held the float:

Looking for a fish to grab, and eat.

Soon a snowy egret flew over and landed between me and the heron (scaring the heron away), then he turned to look over his shoulder and seemed almost to say to me, “Now take my picture.”

May 22, 204

David forwarded some pictures and a note from Heather:Hello all, The new computer is going so well, I’m here again already!  We have had some beautiful days, and got some good pictures of the kids lately, so I thought I would pass them on. Love,Heather

May 17, 2004

Stephen writes:

VERY NICE AN VERY BORING

I guess it might be for a “soon to be” 16 year old.

David Writes

Hi all,

    We had a good day fishing today!

David and Jean

What a whopper!!!!  I just take pictures of them (below), they catch and eat them (I hope!)!

May 16, 2004

Tricolored Heron

Mullet jumping!!! We waited an hour to get this picture, and thought we missed it until I reviewed the results on my computer!

Great White Egret, taken using the “Negative Art” setting on my camera.

Great Egret taken normally.

Snowy Egret

Pam lugging our paddles (gray kayak is ours).

Raccoon waiting for us to leave so he can check out the leftovers.

Additionally we saw a neat sting ray, he left before I got my camera out.

 May 9 (cont)

More back yard pictures:

Night heron

Butterfly

Egg laid by monarch, note segmentation!

Great egret

May 9, 2004

Just our back yard! Monarch laying her eggs on the bottom of a leaf!

We have new neighbors!! A pair of hawks have made a nest out back!!

May 8, 2004

Our trip down the Hillsborough River today:

Turtle sunning/

Pam’s 50 foot alligator.

Turkey buzzards.

Michelangelo’s cypress root.

Three baby Limpkins trying to paddle upstream!

Mom and dad to the rescue.

View

We saw this hawk catch this 4 foot snake!

Pam’s 1 foot diameter spider.

Travelers on the river/

Gator #10 we saw, it scared the bejesus out of the couple that saw him after we did!

Great white.

Limpkin

May 4, 2004

More pictures from Darrell:

Italy

Justin and Jody

May 2, 2004

Pam and I went down to her parents today, they have a wonderful home. Here are pictures of some of their plants:

Desert Rose

Note from Darrell:

Hey John,
New updated pics of the Family attached. 
Hope all is going well with you. (and Pam)
Take care,
Marilyn and Darrell and kids

Above: Tina Graduating from boot camp; off to Ft. LeJune them Iraq.

(Below) Proud Family:

(Tammy, Tina, Marilyn, Darrell)

Sisters:

Graduation:

And in Italy— Breannae:

Alyssa:

Justin:

Family in Italy:

May 1 (continued)

Pictures from our kayak trip today!

The namesake of Alligator Lake, Pam was excited!

Mirror 

Mirror 2

Curious

Who is this hidden in the picture? 
(Limpkin Aramus guarauna)

Mr. and Mrs.?   (Great egret Ardea alba)

Great Blue Heron on a nest on the island.

Who are you?

Female Anhinga.

Room for more?

More

What have I got under this wing? (Pelican)

Us.

Retention pond rear lake. (Redwing Blackbird)

cyperus (http://aquat1.ifas.ufl.edu/cyperu.htm)l

Rush 

Marsh Fleabane

Oscar. (Osprey)

May 1 2004

Note from Paul:

Arrived Curacao yesterday.  Sailed to a couple of new places on the way here from Margarita… Cubagua – cold water, nice beach.  Is. Tortuga at Playa Caldera, the finest beach in the world.  Totally desolate with clear water and perfect beach. also near Tortuga is Cayo Herradura, again with a perfect beach.. These places are desert with NO hotels, restaurants, nada, nichts, nuttin, just a few fish shacks, basically lean to’s.  Stopped overnight at Dos Mosquises in the Los Roques archipelago, perfect water. Hooked and boated a 20 pound Blackfin Tuna.  Gave him to a couple of Italian guys. We are in the true trade wind belt now sailing downwind in 20 kts of breeze with seas astern to 10′.  We made two overnight passages averaging 6 kts both times.  About 2-5 am the wind goes light or we would make even better time than that.  We are well, and will stay here a week or two.

Love and Peace
Paul and Malinda


Here is a link to someone else’s web page and their visit to the same places!
http://homepage.mac.com/hilwaal/gallery13.html 

Pam and I are going to an awards program this morning. 

Than after that we are going to kayak Alligator Lake.

Tomorrow we are going to Pam’s parents home for a visit!

John and Darrell and marilyn’s weather:

Amy and Darren’s weather:

Dad and Betty’s weather:

Susan and Al’s weather:

David’ and jeans weather:

Donald and jeanne’s weather:

Daniel and candy’s weather:

Heather and michael’s weather:

Rod and jill’s weather:


Don in California 2004 was cancelled, see you in Maine in 2005!

2005David and Jean’s Housewarming party,
       Pocomoonshine Lake, Princeton, Maine		 
2006Darrell & Marilyn 
2007Dan 
2008Sue and Al 
2009John 
2010Donald