Travel Tuesday: Delray Beach, Florida

Duck, turtle and fish were having quite a frolic at the Morikami Museum and Roji-en Japanese Gardens.  I added a little post processing to bring out the markings on the carp.  Carpe Diem!

Homage to Monet

Turtle Time

This turtle let me get pretty close to take it's picture at Butler's Pond.  A passerby told me that I was lucky the law enforcement people weren't practicing their shooting in the area (behind the old Central Middle School); the turtles pull their disappearing act (as would I) when target practice goes on.  What an odd place for a shooting range . . .

Butler Impression

 Another painterly image of Butler Pond.  If you look carefully in the upper left quadrant, you will see 2 painted turtles on a branch in the water, poking their heads around to catch some of the sun's warmth.

Bucolic

This view of Butler's Pond is captured in the vertical format to include not only the yellow irises and blue sky in the foreground but also a box turtle sunning itself by the edge of the pond.  What a celebration of nature in our city.

One Singular Sensation ...

This image was captured in a pond in the Blue Hills.  I have always enjoyed the layered look achieved in the process of silk-screening.  I played around with this image until I got that look.

Theme Day: Edges

It's the first of the month and that means "theme day" in the City Daily Photo Blogging community. I chose the edges of Sailor's Pond to illustrate today's theme. Enjoy! Click here to view thumbnails for all participants

Where Are the Spring Peepers?

The ice has disappeared from Sailor's Home Pond.

January thaw

[click image to enlarge]



The "January thaw" is evident on Sailor's Home Pond on Rice Road. The city opens the gates for ice skating when the ice is 4 inches thick . . . guess I have some time to sharpen my skates before the next skating session begins.