Sunday, August 13, 2017

Eileen's Random Travels


A Photoblog post of my random travels.


"A little step may be the beginning of a great journey." unknown


These are some images from our visit to the Highlands Hammock State Park near Sebring Florida. We walked on elevated boardwalk thru the old growth bald cypress swamp. 

A Great Egret in the swamp.



The narrow boardwalk, glad there was a handrail.


White Ibis in the swamp


Cypress knees look like boney fingers sticking out of the ground.


We saw a lot of orange trees in this park.


It is always cool the see the Armadillos.



Fungi growing on the tree.


A heart shaped lichen spot.



Pretty flowers





I am sharing some of my random travel photos, this is not only for my followers but more of a reminder for me and my hubby of where we have been and what we have seen over the years. All good memories for us, I hope you enjoy too.


" We take photos as a return ticket to a moment otherwise gone." unknown


I hope you enjoyed! Thanks for stopping by, enjoy your day!

21 comments:

  1. I think my favorite today is the fungi, but tying for first place is the last pic of those flowers... that walkway is beautiful but to my Henn Penny self a little scary

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    1. Hello Sandra, I like the fungi too. We saw a lot of fungi that day. That boardwalk was scary to me. Thanks for the visit and comment. Happy Sunday!

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  2. Hi Eileen, even with the handrail, I think I would not dare use the boardwalk. I like the fungi growing on the tree. Have a great new week!

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    1. Hello Nancy, thanks so much for your visit and nice comment. Happy Monday, enjoy your new week!

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  3. what a cool pathway ... love the heart. i am shocked how much noise an armadillo does make ... so cute sort of. ha. ha!! fun times. hope you are well Eileen. take care this week. ( ;

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    1. Hello Beth, thanks so much for your visit and comment. I have never heard the armadillo make noise. They were always quiet around us. Happy Tuesday, enjoy your day!

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  4. Oh, my, I would love this place....those fungi are edible and delicious!

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    1. Hello Rose, I wish I knew which mushroom and fungi were edible when I see them. Thanks for the comment and visit. Happy Wednesday, enjoy your day!

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    2. I wish I did, too. I don't know very many, but these I have eaten ever since I married Roger...41 years ago. We call them 'tree mushroom'--very creative, huh? But their more common name is oyster mushrooms. We have also eaten some that there are no look alikes and they were tasty.

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  5. Another interesting walk. The bony knee plant is weird.

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    1. Hello Diane, the bony knees are actually the roots from nearby cypress trees. They are common in the swamps. Thanks for the comment. Happy Wednesday, enjoy your day!

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  6. Cudowne zdjęcia z parku.Ciekawe miejsce.Pozdrawiam serdecznie.

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    1. Hello, so glad you enjoy the park. Thank you for your visit and comment. Happy Wednesday, enjoy your day!

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  7. Not sure how brace I would be on that narrow walkway . . .
    The rail was Good News!

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    1. Hello Lynne, I was very careful walking on this boardwalk. Thanks for stopping by and for the comment. Happy Thursday, enjoy your day!

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  8. Oops! Brave . . . I think it said brace . . .

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  9. I would definitely need the railing or I would be 'swamped'. Thanks for sharing a bit of Florida. Happy Day.

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    1. Hello Gayle,

      Thanks so much for your visit and comment today. Florida was my happy place!
      Happy weekend to you!

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  10. that was a tricky bordwalk, but so much to see walking it. :)

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    1. Hello, it was a tricky boardwalk. Not very wide, but very much worth the walk. Thanks for the comment. Happy Thursday, enjoy your day!

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