What Is This!?

I'm going to try to make this long story short. I was an a bird observation station looking for birds that never showed so I started taking pics of the turtles swimming in the murky water. I thought I was taking pics of a turtles head poking up out of the water until I got home and looked at the photos. That ain't no turtle and quite frankly, it's giving me the creeps probably because I can't identify it.

You can see in the first pic the turtles head poking out next to the one that is completely surfaced. Clearly that is a turtle head. When I saw another head pop up out of the water I just snapped thinking it was another turtle. Now look at the 2nd & 3rd photos. Again, that ain't no turtle. Can anyone tell what that is? You can click on the pics for a larger view.

Today's Flower #3

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Galloping Steeds

I've always liked horses and I've been wanting to find some place to go to take pictures of them. I've had an even stronger desire after I've seen some great photos in blogs and after watching the equestrian portion of the olympics. The horses were so beautiful prancing around and leaping over one thing and then another.

So, today I came across some horses and smiled. I had my camera and with a smile on my face I began taking pictures as they galloped around their little fenced in area. Seeing these horses took me back to my childhood and reminded me of probably when I first began to admire these wonderful steeds.

African Marketplace

I spent part of my morning at the African Marketplace & Cultural Affair. I wish I had been able to hang around long enough to hear at least a couple of the many bands that were going to play during the day. Still, being the artist at heart that I am, I've always appreciated the African craftsmanship and art. So, my camera and I had a great time and luckily no one told me not to take any pictures of their work. Of course, I had to share some of them.