Florida's summary of thumbnails

Our exhausted selves have finally adjusted from the funeral/honeymoon/interview sequence, and a few thank-you notes from the receptions have even been sent. Meanwhile we've managed to somewhat keep this blog updated - but now the effort is focused on trip lists and what actually happened.

The first honeymoon picture of the happy couple:



So here's the summary of Waco-to-Waco events, per my list of scribbles:

* thumbnails are not in chronological order, nor with geographic fidelity, apologies!

July
Th/23 - Waco to Abilene, for Laura's visitation
Fr/24 - Laura's funeral, then to Dallas

Sa/25 - DAL to Tampa, then to Boca Grande - Gray Kingbird (Fish Crow earlier for Matt)


Gray Kingbird, Fish Crow, conch


Su/26 - Oscar Scherer State Park - FL Scrub Jay
Mayakka River State Park - Limpkin


Florida Scrub Jay, Limpkin, brunette & redbeard


Mo/27 - Harns Marsh - Snail Kite, more Limpkin


juv. Snail Kite, adult Snail Kite, Apple Snail shell

and on to FL city (heard BWVI)


Neon Skimmer, creepy Florida Panther sculpture, the Skunk-Ape Research HQ


Tu/28 - FL City/Everglades National Park - Common Mynah (life bird for me), Western Spindalis, White-crowned Pigeon (life bird for Matt)

Edit: the Western Spindalis has its own post and so does the Bald Eagle with a transmitter that we saw in the afternoon


Palamedes Swallowtail, brunette & redbeard, Florida Panther x-ing


brunette & redbeard, grassy waters, Zebra Heliconian larvae


We/29 - Key Largo - Black-whiskered Vireo


Dagny Johnson Key Largo Hammock Botanical State Park (DJKLHBSP) *whew*
...a condo development that got canned =)

Everglades NP, Shiny Cowbird
back to Boca Grande


starfruit, jackfruit, redbeard & brunette


Th/30 - Boca Grande


Osprey, Gopher Tortoise, Mangrove Skipper


Gasparilla SP's lighthouse, redbeard & brunette, flowers


White-tipped Black Moth, its larvae, orange pineapple & mango cheesecake ice cream!


Fr/31 - Boca Grade


Mangrove Buckeye, Snowy Egret, Brown Pelican


old Gasparilla railroad tracks, Matt & Gopher Tortoise, FL Scrub Jay x-ing


August

Sa/1 - Boca Grande to Harns Marsh to Lee County Manatee Park
to Tampa, back to Dallas


Snail Kite tail feather & midden, the marsh


gettin' kissy, manatee propaganda


White Peacock, the power plant, path markings


Su/2 - spent the day in Dallas with cousins and then drove back to Waco