Sunday morning blueberry pancake needs

I woke up wanting...no, needing blueberry pancakes. This alone took us into St. Augustine to the Cafe Eleven for their brunch. I like this little beach cafe for several reasons. First, and foremost, it is a beach cafe! And to get to it, we travel through St. Augustine which is always fun...an adventure in it's self. Oh, the food is wonderful too!

Cafe Eleven

"American-style iced tea is the perfect drink for a hot, sunny day. It's never really caught on in the UK, probably because the last time we had a hot, sunny day was back in 1957. "
¸.•*´¨`♥ Tom Holt

D always gets iced tea. I love iced tea, but it was breakfast, so I get coffee. Hot, sweet and creamy in a big mug. Sorry...didn't get a pic of it.

On the way to the cafe we passed a church that had a pumpkin patch. D stopped so I could grab a couple of shots.

"I'll be sitting there in that pumpkin patch and I'll see the Great Pumpkin. Just wait and see, Charlie Brown."
¸.•*´¨`♥ Linus

Pumpkins & Gordes

Baby Pumpkins

Shoes & Pumpkin

"On Halloween night, the Great Pumpkin rises from his pumpkin patch and flies through the air to deliver toys to all the children. "

¸.•*´¨`♥ Linus

Here is what was happening at the beach...

Seaoats

Pier people

“The Way You Wear Your Hat.”
¸.•*´¨`♥ Warren Beatty

While this fellow was contemplating life, the three pictures following are what was happening to his belongings behind him...unbeknownst to him.

"The act of contemplation then creates the thing created. "
¸.•*´¨`♥ Isaac Disraeli

Here's the plan...

Obtained pretzel

The get away

We told him what was occurring and he jumped up, tried to save the bag which had been ripped wide open by the blackbird. Then he decided what the hey and threw a couple of handfuls of pretzels for the little thieves.

"Dance is so joyous."
¸.•*´¨`♥ Graeme Murphy

"Dancing faces you towards Heaven, whichever direction you turn."
¸.•*´¨`♥ Sweetpea Tyler

Fall is here!

The following sign is one I had been wanting to get a shot of for some time. Today I just stuck my camera out the window and did a drive-by.

Blue Sky

I'm feeling flowery...and poetic

On a walk in St. Augustine today, I was feeling particularity flowery. All the flowers caught my eye, and I was off in ditches and, in general, free-wheeling to get my shots. I did get other shots, but my heart was with all the beautiful flowers along the way.

And if any of you are into photography, you will understand this. I had my "Nikon 85 f/1.4 AIS" mounted on my camera, and I kept it wide open. It was like I was craving bokeh. Like a man in the desert craving water. [EDIT: I had put craving salt. D said it is water. I say salt...you sweat out all of your electrolytes, and crave to replace them. But, that is neither here nor there...] So much so that I didn't get the shot that I set out for...a beautiful tree lined street that needed the whole image to be in focus. Maybe next time I will have my wits about me and do the proper camera setting to capture that street.

Just to show you what could of been, here is Magnolia Street. See how just one or two trees are in focus? That is not what I was shooting for. Live and learn. Or get over the bokeh already.

The shot I missed...Magnolia Street
If you don't feel flowery today, you may want to go clean the toilet or something not so flowery. But, if you are feeling it...read on! I'll post the flowers last...and I have some quotes to appease my poetic side. And before I go any further, don't forget to check out Sharondipity Photograpy to see some special photos I post there!

Let's start with fences. St. Augustine is hell bent on fences and walls. Not sturdy exactly. Don't know what they keep in (or out), but there are a never ending supply.

Leaning for a bit

Replica of a wall built to protect the city

Under the oak tree

Fence with vine issues

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Iron

There were a few general shots on and close to A1A. And you know my feelings on that road! This road runs the coast line. I don't know where it starts...or where it ends, but it is one of the most scenic routes in all of Florida.

“These lovely lamps, these windows of the soul”
¸.•*´¨`♥ Guillaume de Salluste

Blue Wall

Red Panes

"One cannot collect all the beautiful shells on the beach. One can collect only a few, and they are more beautiful if they are few."
¸.•*´¨`♥ Anne Morrow Lindbergh

St. John's River Fruit Basket

Marsh Dock

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"I used to believe in forever, but "forever" is too good to be true."
¸.•*´¨`♥ Winnie the Pooh

Old Door

Chevrolet

"The World Would Have A Lot More Lovers Hanging On, if They Still Made '57 Chevrolets."
¸.•*´¨`♥ Billy Jo Spears

"If there ever comes a day when we can't be together keep me in your heart, I'll stay there forever."
¸.•*´¨`♥ Winnie the Pooh

...speaking of hearts...Black Heart

The next two are for Nikki, she get all silly over any photos with water droplets in them. Other than that, she is pretty normal...all things considered.

Splish...

...Splash

And she will like this one, too. Trust me.

The Leaves

Door Knob

Kindly STOP here unless your are a flower freak :-)

“On the motionless branches of some trees, autumn berries hung like clusters of coral beads, as in those fabled orchards where the fruits were jewels . . .”
¸.•*´¨`♥ Charles Dickens

If zebras could fly...

Happy in Red

“It's a jungle out there kiddies. Have a very fruitful day.”
¸.•*´¨`♥ Jimmy Buffett

"A leaf fluttered in through the window this morning, as if supported by the rays of the sun, a bird settled on the fire escape, joy in the task of coffee, joy accompanied me as I walked."
¸.•*´¨`♥ Anais Nin

Hanging Geranium

"How beautifully leaves grow old. How full of light and color are their last days."
¸.•*´¨`♥ John Burroughs

The Nectar Gatherer

“The very pink of perfection.”¸.•*´¨`♥ Oliver Goldsmith


“Where there is much light, the shadow is deep”
¸.•*´¨`♥ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

"Throw your heart over the fence and the rest will follow."
¸.•*´¨`♥ Norman Vincent Peale


“Nobody sees a flower really; it is so small. We haven't time, and to see takes time - like to have a friend takes time.”
¸.•*´¨`♥ Georgia O'Keeffe

"I think it pisses God off if you walk by the color purple in a field somewhere and don't notice it."
¸.•*´¨`♥ Alice Walker

Twosome

"Shadow owes its birth to light."
¸.•*´¨`♥ John Gay

"But, luckily, he kept his wits and his Purple crayon."
¸.•*´¨`♥ Harold and the Purple Crayon

Thanks to anyone that stuck this out and indulged my flower, poems and bokeh need. There is a special place in Heaven for you.