Dreams of Space

During the time Jane and I spent in Florida in late February and we took a trip over from our base in Gainesville to the Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral. I wasn't sure exactly how much there was to see there, but we managed (quite easily) to fill in a full day although it wasn't all that exhausting. Actually this following photo is one of the small numbers of times that we were on our feet. The rest of the visit was dedicated to watching iMax movies, riding a bus, taking a space shuttle simulator, etc. This is an original Saturn V rocket inside of a special exhibit at the center.

And here's another picture from inside the Vehicle Assembly Building. We were lucky to be able to visit this place since (I gather) when shuttle operations were in full swing, this was a working location and no visiters were allowed.

And then here are a bunch of old rockets.



Gators at Large

I'm not sure if I like the following one or not. It's there lurking in my sister-in-law's front garden in Gainesville Florida.

And then there's a perhaps this more lively example next to Lake Alice although at the moment this specimen is not exactly moving too much.

Kanapaha Botanical Gardens a Return Visit

The Kanapaha Botanical Gardens in Gainesville is a great place for photography and I’d been here once before back when I was taking pictures with my Nikon D70 camera.

Interesting patterns here

A sign showing of Spring.

Jane sheltering from rain in the forest of bamboo

In the Butterfly Rainforest

During our stay in Gainesville Florida a few weeks ago we had the opportunity to visit the Butterfly Rainforest. I've included some pictures that I took while we wandered around looking for difference types of butterflies. It was a fairly simply challenge to get pictures in focus since they didn't move too quickly while feasting!

Some contrasting colors

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Perhaps looking for sustainence

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And now for a blue theme

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Manatee Springs State Park

We got down to this park close to the Swannee River just before lunch - it's a relatively short drive from Gainesville Florida, our early spring base for various travel jaunts this year. Here are some photos of the springs and one of the river itself.

Just a patch of green

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No one on the water today

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Classic view of the springs

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A pleasant day for fishing