SWFeral Loc: SWNM

I made another trip to Florida to see a friend who has moved there to take care of her mother. This time I left my camera at home to reduce the number of items that could get lost or ruined by sand. My phone doesn't have a great camera but I'm usually happy with the results. Plus I play around more with phone pics, get more creative.

Only the first two photos in this set are from Florida, taken near the Gandy Bridge where the mangroves intrigue me. My German Shepherd friend Violet can be glimpsed between trees in the first one.

The third and fourth photos show views near the rest area where I parked for the first night. The rest areas along I-10 may be its best features.

What saved me from deadly boredom on the long trip home after a visit with my sister in Houston was my decision to exit the freeway and pass through Austin and some of the Texas Hill country, which for as long as it lasted turned my drive into a festival for the eyes. When it was over, the scenery opened and flattened and gradually took on a discarded look until it merged with the almost laughably ugly stretch of New Mexico between Hobbs and Artesia. The third-from-last photo shows a picnic area in Texas, followed by an early glimpse of my home state.

But I live six hours west of there, and I am now back in my beautiful part of the state with a cat who missed me very much. And, just in time for my birthday, I took my first hike in over three weeks. So all is good in my world.

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NMGal Loc: NE NM

Violet, the flowers and the kitty are winners. Glad you made it back safely and presumably had a good time.

SWFeral Loc: SWNM

Thanks. I'm getting better at making the most of it, but I still go into panic mode around too many people (more than three). Taking the back roads definitely had greater appeal.

William Loc: Mississippi

point of view intresting@

Curmudgeon Loc: SE Arizona

Great set. Who cares what you used

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

Linda From Maine Loc: Yakima, Washington

Very enjoyable series and storytelling! Your ability to make interesting compositions seems natural and effortless.

MrBob Loc: lookout Mtn. NE Alabama

Second Mangrove shot got me homesick looking across Tampa bay .... GREAT point of views... I kept looking UP then ACROSS and then UP again. Small barnacled pier and reflection is another REALLY nice capture; my fav. artistic wise. Great set .

Irvingite Charles Loc: Irving, Tx

Retired CPO Loc: Travel full time in an RV

Good post! Happy birthday! Do I dare ask?

SWFeral Loc: SWNM

Thanks. The next road trip will find me even more on the back roads. Is

SWFeral Loc: SWNM

Ha. It wasn't so much an apology as a way to get folks to take a peek at my post. I realize I could have posted in the Smartphone section but it doesn't have as many viewers. I'm glad you liked the set.

SWFeral Loc: SWNM

Thanks for looking.

SWFeral Loc: SWNM

That's a nice compliment and I guess you're right about the composition part. I am drawn less by subjects and more by the way things work together and I've always been that way; it may be my one natural talent.

SWFeral Loc: SWNM

Thanks. You liked the pier shot more than the westTexas rest area? Ha. Believe me I was thrilled to find that view after stumbling stiffly out of my car in the morning. I find the mangroves interesting; I am not a fan of the crowded beaches along the Gulf no matter how lovely the sand is. You can barely SEE the sand for all the bodies and beach paraphernalia anyway.

Thank you for looking and commenting.