Clouds

The clouds speak to me every day. Listening to what they say can be hard at times. Today was not one of those days. Sammy Hagar eased my mind, with a song he covered many moons ago,"A Whiter Shade Of Pale" and so it was.

Shelling And Sunset

I love May. May sunsets are my favorite. Sharing time on the water with Helen, Dave, Kay, and Jerry was a pleasure. It was there first time to the out islands. ( They got spoiled with the beautiful May weather) We all enjoyed the shell collecting and observing all things wild. Jerry was the "sleeper sheller" who found sun ray venus and.... a baby's ear shell. Dave found many cool cockles that he balanced on his arm. (I like that) Helen and Kay both had smiles on there faces the whole time. The sunset was inspiring. The dolphin seemed to like the May weather as well. Thanks for all the great questions and conversations it  was a great trip.

Nancy and Brian

The Johnson family has traveled with me for many years. This year we left the dock at 1:00 in the afternoon and returned after the sunset. The May weather was absolutely perfect. We had our usual "loose itinerary"(What ever pops up in nature, lets go explore it!) A new sand bar had formed 48 hours before in the Gulf and I was anxious to explore it. That is where our trip began. The color of the water was deliciously inviting.( kinda like a mango on ice) We found a large live horse conch and took a picture of this beautiful shell and then put it back where we found it. We then traveled to one of my favorite spots and found and observed many shells. The tide was falling fast. So fast that the stern of my boat was almost on the bottom after our long walk on the beach. The storm clouds were still farther inland as we made our way to one of my favorite places on the water to eat. (Nancy's favorite) The quiet and peaceful Tarpon Lodge. The food was superb and the waitstaff even better. It was now time to catch the sunset. My plan was to watch the sunset beside Cayo Costa. Soon after leaving the Tarpon Lodge we saw roseate spoonbills on a mudflat.( The tide was incredibly low.) We all enjoyed the moment and the beauty of the roseate. We enjoyed it so much we decided to just watch then sun  fall while we were tucked in beside the mangroves. It was a beautiful moment. Just the sounds of the birds wings and the north northwest wind on the side of the boat. I  always love the loose itinerary of the Johnsons. Thank you for another "loose itinerary" adventure.

May

The water and clouds were inviting through the lens of the camera today. The bird in the photo is a reddish egret. I revisited my photo from an earlier post(porthole to the future). I liked the clouds in the porthole shot I took today. The beauty of the islands is that they are always changing.

A May Evening Shelling

Today, the May evening weather was perfect. A long time client and her son traveled with me to one of my favorite spots. The mini sand dollars were showing up, as well as some nice olives, a moon shell, a sunray venus and a little horse conch. It was nice to be out on the water on this beautiful May evening.

All Good Days

It's the middle of May, my favorite month.  Sometimes you just have to go to your favorite spot by yourself and listen. Listen to the tide, wind, leaves falling, and hear what they are saying.