Setting out into Estero Bay | Bigkitty Gallery

Created on: Wednesday 20 February 2013
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2 birds in a tree

A bald eagle in the tree (middle of picture)

A bald eagle was seen at the top of these trees.

Now no fighting over the flowers!

The Allen Family

The newly weds wonder how long this toast will be.

Stephen Calhoun and Angela LaVenture

Here comes the bridal party!

Claudine starts walking down the asle.

Cutting the Cake

Bob and Claudine take a moment for their first dance.

Dylan, Stephen, and Diane waiting outside.

Dylan Beman and Diane Updyke

Livermore Falls

Presenting Bob and Claudine Barber.

The newly weds make their way around the room.

I think the tree needs a trim here.

Ready to go party!

Seaworld - Brad, Heather, Rod, Erin, and Brian

Groom and bride make their rounds

Eric puts the garter on his date's leg.

Wedding Flowers

Xmas 1998 - Erica, Erin and Brian

Livermore Falls beach

Flower from the wedding.

Livermore Falls, bottom of the falls

Livermore Falls, near the beach

Livermore Falls, looking over the rail road bridge

Livermore Falls

Livermore Falls Old bridge

Enjoying themselves.

Livermore Falls in the fall

Livermore Falls Rail Road bridge

Railroad tracks

Livermore Falls side cliffs

Mother and Son Dance

Bestman and his date.

The newly weds at the reception

Beautiful floral arrangement

Vanilla Bean Cake with Brianne next to it

Finger licking good!

Few more heads left to be done...let's eat.

Going to get married

Buffalo friends

Eric and Erica (high school friends)

Very emotional time

Michelle's sister and ? sing a song

Lighting the unity candle

Brian and Erica

Erica and parents

Erica and most of the family

Where is that whale?!?

Mendenhall Glacier

A closer view of the glacier

All of us at Mendenhall Glacier

Us at the Mendenhall Glacier

Brian and Erica at the camp fire for smores at the salmon bake.

More salmon swimming upstream.

4 salmon swimming up stream.

2 salmon swimming up stream.

Beautiful falls at the Salmon bake

Brian's mom at a mine at the Salmon bake.

The original road is below the railroad.

The naturally formed Indian Face in the rock

Us at the Skagway Railroad

The only bridge hooked up on only 1 side.

Another view of the bridge hooked on one side.

Wonderful Mountains

Fraser Information board

The Carcross desert

Forced to stop and swim in the pool...

These dogs don't want to stop!

All of us on the sled at break time.

Bear walking outside of our tour bus

The last remaining advertisment on the rock wall

Chocolate newlyweds

Small island where one man keeps goats while he's in town

2 birds in a tree (view 2)

View 2 of the bald eagle in the tree

Underwater seaweed

This is not a country road.

Turkeys trotting down the road.

Almost hidden in the woods

Butterfly getting a drink

Can you find the yellow butterfly?

Walking through fall leaves.

Tree line (color)

Tree line (sepia)

Tree line (B&amp;W)

Leaves that have not fallen.

Leaves that have not fallen

Ball...I must get it...

In-law's back yard

Running around.

Both don't know when to stop...

In-law's yard (B&amp;W)

Black washed dog...

Spreading his wings

Not a digital zoom...that's how close I was..

Trying to blend

Both of them ignoring me

Getting a sweet taste

Very tasty flower

Looking towards the west

Past the local soccer field

Over the cemetary

The sun still hitting the hills

Where does this lead to?

The hills hang onto the sunset

Light shining through

Opposites...black trees, bright sky

Lofty clouds round the hill

Last paint brush flower in 2006 in Vermont

Beautiful tree line behind the flower

Breath taking sky

Watch your step down that path

I found something...

Watch for falling

African Porcupine

Fall at it's glory

Driving through the fall foliage

Sun's glow lighting up the leaves

Sun setting on this fall day

Bright contrast

Another view of fall at a dog's eye level

A dog's view of Fall

View 2 from Fire Tower

View 1 from Fire Tower

View 4 from Fire Tower

Walking, not skiing, down Mike's Way.

One view from the top of the mountain.

Looking around.

Cutting through to Upper East Meadow.

Still on Mike's Way.

Another view going down the mountian.

Looking down Upper East Meadow.

Private community beach.

A grown up oyster bar, now a mangrove tree island.

Rest of the lanai

Airplants growing on trees

A mature air plant with flower stem

Tree up-shot, we love these.

Black-Crowned Night-Heron

Left: Anhinga paddling Right: Anhinga drying

Drying out - Anhinga

Woody Woodpecker in person

Another view (officially Pileated Woodpecker)

Trees around Dad's house

Brian and Katrina at Ball Lake, VT

Dad Ruth, Rosie, and Katrina at Ball Lake, VT

That way is were everyone else was...

A orange butterfly

Mom Calhoun and Stephen

The statue of the Bahamian Woman

Sir Milo Boughton Butler

Foliage around the Queen's Staircase

What you see when looking straight up on the Queen's Staircase

Entrance into Nassau

Who built Fort Charlotte?

Walls of the Queen's Staircase

Nassau's Lighthouse

Ships at port...

Brad and Cheryl

Brian and Cheryl

Brian and Cheryl go shopping

Cub Circle Tree

Peeking trough the trees

Turned over tree

Beautiful view 2

Beautiful view 1

Nature bent the tree

Great view to the dome

On the way to Clingmans dome

North View Map 2

East View Map 2

South View Map 1

West View Map 2

West View Map 3

Drinking sweet nectar

Diana Fritillary butterfly

Pipevine Swallowtail Butterfly

Another view of the Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly

First walk to the bear tree...here's Erica

Brad walking to the bear tree

"I can't believe I'm doing this!"

Second line, and doing good

"I can't believe I was ever afraid of this!"

I've got this...I think...

This one has a higher drop!

Still doing good...I think I like ziplines.

Needing to stop now

Yep, that's a bigger drop!

Yeah, I can do this again!

What fun we had!

Some calm waters

Cloudy mountains

Spectacular view

Taking a break from driving to admire the view

Nice view of rolling hills

Clouds moving in

Walking to the next hole

Heading around the mini-gold course

Waiting for a turn

Up into the wagon

Almost to the bottom

Going back down after playing golf

Dan Lawson Place

Part of Cades Cover Loop Road

We found a bear!

Sniffing around

You can't find me!

Average black bear

Beautiful view of the trees

Looking towards TreeTops Resort

Looking to the right of the chairs

This years tree

High Jump ramp used in the Olympics

A tree behind our room...in foggy weather

A staircase to get to to the bottom of the gorge to the river

White Face Mountain in the distance

What is "Live Parking"?

Setting out into Estero Bay

Lots of birds live in there

Various plants on Mound Key, FL

There are a lot of these pink flowers

Bright pink ones

Cactus growing everywhere

Front entry waterfall

On the right - Silver Arowana

Giant Waxy Tree Frog

Emerald tree boa

View of the screens going down the escalator

Another bird in the Rain forest

Early morning bloom

Yellow with a hint of orange

Beautiful but odd rose bush in the middle of the backyard

Reaching for the afternoon sun

I have a fenced backyard!

Now I don't need a leash outside

Demon dog with a ball, enjoying her new fenced in backyard

First blossom of our magnolia tulip bush

These hang out with our mailbox

I love getting to see these 75% of the year!

Banana Slugs all over this habitat

View from the bench

Closer view of the field

Looking up from the bench

The whole side view we had

View of the Port Inland

Looking Out Northeast

Pirate Tour Guide

View of Charlotte Amilie Harbour from Blackbeard's Castle

View 1 of "The Three Queens of the Virgin Islands"

View 2 of "The Three Queens of the Virgin Islands"

View 3 of "The Three Queens of the Virgin Islands"

Where to go on St. Thomas

Captain William Kidd

Long John Silver

Us in front of the Amber Waterfall

Caribbean World Amber Waterfall

Third animal: Frog

Dawn in Tortola (BVI) view 2

Dawn in Tortola (BVI) view 3

A lot of ships lined up at the port.

I love the vibrant color!

Nice tree of Spanish moss

Larger tree of moss

Wondering elephant

Cougar lounging

Monkeys were hiding in these trees.

Which way do we go now?

The flags of the Harvest Caye

Uphill to the pedestal cottage

The uphill path gets thinner

Getting closer to the top

View at Maloney Point

Rock formation along Fighting Creek Cap Rd

View from the left side of Laurel Falls

View of the bottom of the falls

Upper part of Laurel Falls

The right side of the lower part of the falls

View as we walk back from Laurel Falls

Erica in the scenic view

Brian at the scenic view

A bit of water runs through these rocks

Different points along the trail to Laurel Falls

Driving along the Appalachian National Scenic Trail 1

Driving along the Appalachian National Scenic Trail 2

Facts about Clingman's Dome

The parking lot is all the way back there!

Brian at the bottom of Clingman's Dome

View while leaving Clingman's Dome

Land of Blue Smoke Information at Newfound Gap

Great view at Newfound Gap

Land of Diversity Information

Another great view!

Appalachian Trail milage sign...Maine is where it ends up north

View across the street from the parking lot

Random mountain view 1

Random mountain view 2

Roaring Fork River 1

Roaring Fork River 2

Alex Cole Cabin 1

Alex Cole Cabin 2

Alex Cole Cabin 3

Ephrain Bales Cabin 1

Ephrain Bales Cabin 2

Ephrain Bales Cabin 3

Roaring Fork River 3

Roaring Fork River 4

View from Anakeesta Welcome area 1

A tree recovering from the fire in 2016

Willow Man information

Anakeesta View Information board 1

Anakeesta view 1

Anakeesta view 2

Quote by John Muir

Quote from Vincent Van Gogh

A robin singing a wonderful song!

us in the cute heart photo background

Final quote from John Muir

House plants to welcome you in

More mountain views

Beautiful flowers in the Tapestry Gallery

Photos of the statue people in the Living Hall

Landscape Highlights

Map of the Gardens and Trails

Walkway to the gardens

Entering the Walled Garden

Entering the Rose Garden

Looking out through the covered walkway to the Rose Garden

Side view of the Rose Garden in early spring

Outside the Conservatory

Another view outside the Conservatory

Train track inside the Conservatory

The Gardens Railway in the Conservatory

Conservatory - view 1

Conservatory ceiling

Information about the Conservatory

Beautiful plants

Under the train track

Model of the Estate stair wall

Along side of the Walled Garden

Lion at the front of the house

That's one of the restaurants we went to: Jackson's Bistro Bar & Sushi

Erica the Turtle!

The "beach" the females lay their eggs in. The workers move the eggs to the Hatchery.

A lizard in the middle of the picture that ran out in front of us.

Another Hatchery Statue

Different cacti growing around here

Looking at Arashi Bay

Vegetation wall

The type of tree the "Awesome Tree" is

The bay at Castries looking at the NCL Dawn

Panoramic view of Castries, St. Lucia

Official residence of the Governor-General

Another 1600s building

Marigot Bay, St. Lucia

Cool looking plant

Thunbergia vines

Up close with a Thunbergia vines

"But He was pierced for..."

Chenille plants along the path

Bread and Cheese (Begonia obliqua)

Bird of Paradise

Close up of a chenille plant

Close up of West Indian Jasmin

Neat small plant

Overlooking Soufriere and the Pitons

Wide view of the volcanic plug

Belly view of Green-throated Carib

Multi-million dollar house facing at oil rig

Our 2nd snorkel spot

Walking along a street in Old San Juan

Part of Plaza de la Barandilla

Our first stop on our Food Tour - La Carreta

Different view of Plaza de la Barandilla

Looking out to the Atlantic Ocean at La Perla

Full view of La Perla

You can see the thickness of the fort wall

El Convento - started as a Carmelite convent in 1651

Looking up to where the walk down started from

Fuente de la Herencia de las Américas

Getting the flowergirl in place

Cody and friend

Flowergirl and ring bearer are ready

Father and daughter walking down the isle

Full wedding party

Normally how the siblings act

Into the reception as the newly weds

View from the Conrad Fort Lauderdale

Closer look center to left is the Royal Caribbean Odyssey of the Seas

Entrance to Coco Cay

Other side of Curacao port

Fort Zachary Cruise Pier 4

The little White House

Where the first US Weather Bureau was

Orchids growing on trees.

A different view of the Key West lighthouse

Curacao Cruise Terminal to the left of the ship

Curacao Cruise Terminal in front of the ship

The start of a short Historical Tour near the port

Historical walk information

Cannon outside of Rif Fort

The Queen Juliana Bridge in the distance

An upper wall at Rif Fort

The windows are aimed for a great view!

The"clock" of the sundial

Great palm trees!

A Queen Emma Lily

The view east of the fort

Southwest view from the fort

Chinese Ixora flower plant - pink

The bells on the side of this building chime

Walkway filled with art work - great 3D flowers

A carving in a Wayaka tree

A closer view of the carving

In the background - Fort Church

360 degree view of Ministerie van Algemene Zaken

The sign pointing to all of the different offices of the government

Artwork at Fort Waakzaamheid

Full view of Cruisehaven

Cruise port at St John's Antigua

View from Nicole's Table towards the ocean to the west

Pink bougainvillea

A ground orchid

Light pink bougainvillea

Another pink bougainvillea...they are beautiful!

Chickens are loose every where here

A bridge is coming up that will let us see the whole train

More random "lawnmowers"

St John's Chruch

Colorful buildings

That mountain in the distance is Sint Eustatius in the Caribbean Netherlands

Closer view of an abandoned windmill

Another picture of the "lawnmowers"

Great looking old tree

NCl Dawn hanging out at the port

Wide view from the front of NCL Dawn at the St. Thomas port

Cruise ship side of Deep Harbor of Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas

Yacht side of Deep Harbor of Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas

This is probably the rooster for those 3 chicks

A wide view of the port

Foraleza de San Felipe as seen from the cruise ship

Tiano Bay at Dominican Republic

State of Neptune

San Felipe Park

Wider picture of Fortaleza de San Felipe

Parque Central Independencia 1

Unknown person in the Independant Square

Juan Pablo Duarte y Díez

Snother view of the Independent Square

Amber Museum Experience

The metal gorilla at Tiano Bay

Sunrise beginning our Allure of the Seas trip

Great view of the ocean at the Conrad

Royal Caribbean's Allure of the Seas

Lazy white tiger

Time to go somewhere

What do you see?

You keep watch, and I'll go this way.

Look how wonderful this view is!

Us waiting for the floats at Mardi Gras

Continuing in Bayou Verret

Life along the water

Ragin Cajun (5 of 21)

Heading back in

A sugarcane syrup kettle

Very old tree infront of the house

The tree is leaning towards the house

Nice gardens around the house

More nice gardens

Looking out the back of the house - left

Great southern tree

The backyard at the Houmas House

A real peacock in the yard!

Wide view of the whole backyard

Maya Chan Beach

NCL Harvest Caye Luxury Beach Villa number 9

harvest Caye Villa looking out to the deck loungers

Harvest Caye Villa beach loungers with umbrella, adirondack chairs, and a hammock

The beautiful turquoise water view!

The beach at Iberostar Cozumel

Looking up into a tree decorated for Christmas within Helen, GA

Smith Creek heading towards Anna Ruby Falls

Calmly folowing along

Such a great place to rest

Smith creek is a nice easy flowing creek

Anna Ruby Falls information board

Anna Ruby Falls - from top to bottom

Watching one part of the falls flow down into Smith Creek

Smith Creek in GA

Rivers all over this area

Great fall colors!

All of the fall season colors!

Full Western view

A wide view of Unicoi Gap Highway 75 52.9

Nice sign about how to keep the turtles alive and coming back to this area.

Mural on the McGuire-Dent Recreation Center

Sunset + Palm trees = Great island sunset view

Panoramic view of the cruise port

a nice size tree cactus

The landhuis Karpata, originally a plantation house

a blooming agave plant

This iguana knows how to hide

Art at Marcultra 3

Nice view looking up the side of the valley

Standing on a real ostrich egg. The eggs are that strong.

View of the Lagoon from the patio

Standing at the edge of the water looking out

Looking at th lagoon from the tip of the Silver Cove area

Beach view of the villa we used

Beautiful flowers decorated the area

Part of Lower Cascade Falls

View when leaving Lower Cascade Falls

A determined tree growing the direction the wond blows

Upper Cascade Falls

Erica at Window Falls

A dugout canoe with a net being woven in the background.

View to the left of the gate into the fort

Discussing what the gun was used for back in the 1600s

Loading the gun powder

Stuffing the munition (a wad of paper for safety reasons)

Comparing the gun as times will change it

The belt around him holds all the gun powder he will need during his battle

What the real bullet looked like in the 1600s

The spark from the flint

The spark from the flint - enhanced

You can take away my dirt, but I will still grow!

Life vs Erosion

No matter what you do, I will still grow!

Ambler Mansion Ruins in New Towne

A stream under the Cabinetmaker's building

A well next to the Cabinetmaker's building

The Trades (33 of 44)

A first floor view of the gardens through the old fashion windows

Second floor view of the gardens

A secret garden area

Compton Oak tree at the back of the Courthouse yard

Side view of the Compton Oak tree

A nice view of a side road

Walking up to the Brickmaker

A colorful view towards the south

Nice red leaves!

How fences were made in the 1700s

A cool tree along the York River on the Colonial Parkway

Another view of the Compton Oak

Main view of the Tercentennial Monument

Slightly different color view of the Tercentennial Monument

Making the pink flowers pop more at the Tercentennial Monument

Close view of a violet flower at the Historic Powhatan Resort

Belljars used to help seedlings grow

Beautiful narcissus flowers

Crimson Clover used to help revitilize a crop bed

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