gator eye

gator eye, a photo by Alida's Photos on Flickr.

Jonathan Dickinson State Park, Florida

No 'gators on Long Island!! :-)

the bee

the bee, a photo by Alida's Photos on Flickr.

Seen on our walk through Riverbend Park, Jupiter, Florida.

Ruddys

Ruddys, a photo by Alida's Photos on Flickr.

At the Jupiter Inlet, Florida

Just like Long Island, the birds stand around in groups enjoying the sunshine!

spanish moss

spanish moss, a photo by Alida's Photos on Flickr.

I love the spanish moss growing on these southern trees. As the temperature rises, I know I'm not in NY!

Florida

JD park, a photo by Alida's Photos on Flickr.

Jonathan Dickinson State Park, Florida

Florida undeveloped

Florida undeveloped, a photo by Alida's Photos on Flickr.

We did some Florida hiking, in great weather:
Jonathan Dickinson State Park

For more info click here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonathan_Dickinson_State_Park

cigars in his pocket, Cuba

cigar pocket, a photo by Alida's Photos on Flickr.

Bonito, a tobacco farmer in the Viñales Valley of Cuba, shares his cigars. 

You can see my Cuba photos, in two slideshows with music, on YouTube:

First video Cuba #1:

youtu.be/DOKOihKTQvQ

Cuba #2

youtu.be/KgtsNXk3-nU

Enjoy!

sunrise New Years Day

sunrise New Years Day, a photo by Alida's Photos on Flickr.

Juno Beach Pier, sunrise 2013, day one...

I'm a snow bird now. My winters are spent in Florida. It's the "sunshine state" and there is a good reason it gets the name. The sun always seems to shine and I love the warm sunshine!

Every year, on New Year's Day, I take a photo of the sunrise. I started this back in the year 2000. Remember Y2K? 

My husband and I thought, as many other people did at the time, that there could be a big problem with clocks, computers, and all electronics due to the change in the year's digits, from 19-- to 20--. 

Well there was no big problem, but we woke up on January 1st, 2000, waiting to hear about some major catastrophe. We were ready. 

I had my camera in hand and we walked down to the beach and waited for sunrise. 

I took some photos with my little point & shoot digital camera, one of the first. Those photos were grainy and pixelated. 

Well, the tradition continues and so here is the photo to usher in 2013, the next chapter of our lives. 

It started a little cloudy in Florida, but the sun still came up, right on schedule.

Hope your upcoming year is a good one! 

Happy New Year!