I promised photos! Here they are. I'm sorry about the lack of humans in the photos, but it's hard to have a semi-anonymous blog with photos of yourself and your friends featured prominently.
I thought it quite appropriate to post this pineapple picture following one of my recent posts. Isn't it pretty? It's so tiny, and I love the pink! I know there are different types of pineapples, but I have no clue what sort this is.
Banyan trees are beautiful, and some of my favorites, along with cypress.
Stephanie took many more beautiful plant photos than I did, so that's all I have to contribute. Unfortunately, the birdies were too far away for my pitiful little camera. But we did see many thrushes (migrants) and cardinals, some adorable moorhen chicks, tons of American redstarts (a migrant) and a little tufted titmouse that flew right across the path. They are brave little souls for their tiny size. I heard lots more species, but didn't look very hard for the birds I have seen many times before.
I have to say though that one of my favorite moments finding a bunch of cute succulent and bromeliad (Stephanie, correct me if I'm wrong) epiphytes (air plants) at the gift shop. They were quite affordable, and I love them so I nabbed some. We can't seem to keep bugs out of the soil of indoor plants down here in our house for some reason. We already have 2 little ferns, but they aren't as pretty as these:
As for me personally; apparently the AF hormones have found me. I have been moody and depressed all morning. Part of the problem is that since my family life is not turning out as I had hoped, I've been focusing more on work again for fulfillment. The difficulty in that, is that some things are going on there which make it hard for me to find any fulfillment or growth. Then I'm reminded all over again about how I'm stuck and need to find a way up and out. It's just that I've had so much change, so often in my life, that I was happy to be stable for once. Now it looks like I'm going to have to seriously consider moving on before I was ready. Is it only so difficult for me, or am I just more vocal about it? I feel like I can't stabilize my emotions for long before I have problems again. And I struggle daily to conquer that. Am I really the only one?
