Happy Fourth Of July!  I’m actually a ‘Daughter Of The American Revolution’!  John Crosier was my 9th great grandfather, he was born in Dedham, MA in 1754, he was a minuteman, he was at Lexington and Concord, he was at the Battle Of Bunker Hill, he was at The Battle Of Brandywine, Germantown, and Monmouth. And he spent the winter at Valley Forge. (Quite the busy man!)  He got a pension in his 50’s and moved to Euclid, OH from Peru, MA.  Since he was married several times and had quite a few children…my mom calls him the ‘Mel Gibson’ of the family (like the movie, The Patriot, lol).

I hope everyone has a great day today!

May 23rd is World Turtle Day!

The purpose of World Turtle Day, May 23, sponsored yearly since 2000 by American Tortoise Rescue, is to bring attention to, and increase knowledge of and respect for, turtles and tortoises, and encourage human action to help them survive and thrive.

Here’s a few turtles I’ve photographed….

I like to call this one, Yoga Class Is In Session!

A large Softshell Turtle:

A large Tortoise at Flamingo Gardens in Davie, FL:

A Florida Gopher Tortoise in Labelle, Florida:

A little Florida Cooter at Big Cypress National Park:

A little baby at Green Cay Wetlands in Delray, Florida:

And my sweet, animal loving and animal rescuing friend Missi….helps a big mamma Florida Softshell who was trying to get under a fence…

We’re coming up on the last two launches of the Space Shuttle.  I won’t be able to make it to any of the launches, but I wanted to share some photos from the one launch I did see in 2008.

We watched the Space Shuttle Discovery May 31, 2008 from Spaceview Park in Titusville, Florida

I hope everyone who celebrates has a wonderful Easter today!