Summer in Winter…

Howdee all,

The below photo was not taken last summer…

it was taken last week…Grasshopper of Florida's Winter…

And what are these?Some sort of eggs?~cocoons? This was also taken here in Florida..near a small pond. Brackish water.Now this looks similar to above..but these are some sort of seed pods..

Again..I don’t know what kind…and now looking back at them I wish I had taken a pod…decorative purposes…More cool seed pods…Lovely, prickly seed holding baskets…Jeff and I took a few seeds thinking someone might want one~Though, I don’t know who would want to grow this prickly basket…Flowers have been blooming here for a while now…I don’t think flowers ever stop blooming in Florida…It feels like summer~

Temps have been in the high 70s and 80s for the past few weeks..

Short and Tee shirt and sandals weather…A strange feeling…..

Gulf Fritillary

~Summer in Winter~

Common Buckeye ~thanks Mariel for your IDs

I kinda Like it..:)

Jeff and I have talked about where to go next winter~ Its certainly tempting to come back to the warmth of Florida….Sunshine..great birds…summer in winter….

The mountains in Arizona are calling my name..hiking till I lose the ten pounds that don’t want to come off……Cactus and my spark bird~Vermillion flycatcher.

Big Bend and the Rio Grande Valley are also considerations..…We had a wonderful time last winter there…..

So..we haven't decided…might have to flip a coin…

Any suggestions? ~warm places only:)