Florida Flowers & Houses For The Forum

Kat · Post by **Kat** » Sat Mar 15, 2008 10:21 pm

Spring is here again!
(Well, if you call 82 degrees Spring.)

Flowers have been out for a while but I thought you could use a treat to tide you over! These were taken about 7 PM this evening.

And my annual trek to the Art Show is mon-yanna- so that is something to look forward to, as long as my camera holds up!

BTW: A couple of these are just pictures of cute little Orlando homes.
This first one may be a *Sears Kit*- prefab I guess? 1930's or 40's? My phone company repairman friend thinks this might be.

Kat · Post by **Kat** » Sat Mar 15, 2008 10:24 pm

These are all in the same Orlando neighborhood

Kat · Post by **Kat** » Sat Mar 15, 2008 10:30 pm

Little red house & spanish moss

Kat · Post by **Kat** » Sat Mar 15, 2008 10:35 pm

Such a cute old Florida house

Kat · Post by **Kat** » Sat Mar 15, 2008 10:38 pm

The blue house

Kat · Post by **Kat** » Sat Mar 15, 2008 10:41 pm

Azaleas at 7:30 pm

Kat · Post by **Kat** » Sat Mar 15, 2008 10:44 pm

This is a sunset in January outside my local Staples office store parking lot. I'm adding it here. It was a balmy evening, before the time change.

Shelley · Post by **Shelley** » Sun Mar 16, 2008 8:27 am

I love the first little lilac-colored home. How lucky to have azalea out in bloom already. We had snow showers and torrential rain yesterday and even the poor daffodils have barely poked their noses out.

SallyG · Post by **SallyG** » Sun Mar 16, 2008 9:14 am

Wow! I love your pics! The first house is a Craftsman-style bungalow...most likely 1930's. Such an interesting array of architectural styles..I love them.

Tina-Kate · Post by **Tina-Kate** » Mon Mar 17, 2008 2:36 pm

Thanks, Kat...I love looking at Craftsmans.

I am going to get a break from this awful seemingly neverending winter for a while...I'm off to UK for the last 2 weeks of April. So, if there's no hope here...at least I will get to see some flowers in 1 months time!

Thanks for the flower preview!

Susan · Post by **Susan** » Mon Mar 17, 2008 7:46 pm

Beautiful pics, Kat. They remind of out here in California, little stucco houses and bungalows, its what most of the older neighborhoods look like. I especially like the blue house, something so cheery about the color and the landscaping, perfect for a tropical setting.

twinsrwe · Post by **twinsrwe** » Mon Mar 17, 2008 9:06 pm

Oh what beautiful pics, Kat!!! It sure looks like spring has sprung in Florida... 82 degrees would be a summer temperature for Wisconsin.

At this point, I'd be happy with 50 degree temperatures!!!

I like the house in the first pic as well as the square white house with the gorgeous Azaleas in front! Are those lilac trees in the second pic? I love the scent of Lilacs!

Thank you for sharing these pics with us.

Kat · Post by **Kat** » Mon Mar 17, 2008 11:38 pm

You're welcome!

I did think Southern California, Susan!

I did go to the art festival but was not inspired to take any photos. We were dripping with sweat and I love that, but my friend did not. Anyway, it was too crowded.

But!
I did go out today especially for you guys to give you Spring, as I do most years. My camera was on trial- it's not been working properly and I decided if this picture safari failed I would get a new camera. Well, it passed today so that is an expense forestalled.

Coming up- Spring Flowers! And one interesting house.

[BTW: You're going to England, TK?! Yay!]

Kat · Post by **Kat** » Mon Mar 17, 2008 11:44 pm

I parked my car at the bottom of my street and down around the corner. Then I walked to get some good views. So these are basically in my neighborhood.

If any photo does not fit your screen, please click on the picture that is in the box below. Thanks!

Kat · Post by **Kat** » Mon Mar 17, 2008 11:49 pm

Monday March 17th

Kat · Post by **Kat** » Mon Mar 17, 2008 11:50 pm

Monday March 17

Kat · Post by **Kat** » Mon Mar 17, 2008 11:53 pm

A waterfall on the left

Kat · Post by **Kat** » Mon Mar 17, 2008 11:59 pm

March 17

Kat · Post by **Kat** » Tue Mar 18, 2008 12:02 am

March 17

Kat · Post by **Kat** » Tue Mar 18, 2008 12:29 am

March 17
Interesting house - Mid-century Modern?

Kat · Post by **Kat** » Tue Mar 18, 2008 12:31 am

The beginning of my neighborhood

Kat · Post by **Kat** » Tue Mar 18, 2008 12:34 am

March 17- Something in their front yard...

Kat · Post by **Kat** » Tue Mar 18, 2008 12:37 am

New Tabebuia tree

I have more but will put them up mon-yanna

shakiboo · Post by **shakiboo** » Tue Mar 18, 2008 7:39 am

Wow thanks for sharing! Loved them! Everything si already so bright and colorful there, won't be that way here for another 5 weeks or so.......

Tina-Kate · Post by **Tina-Kate** » Tue Mar 18, 2008 10:26 am

Kat @ Mon Mar 17, 2008 11:38 pm wrote: [BTW: You're going to England, TK?! Yay!]

Yes, tho not all together a good thing, as my Mum is very sick.

However, I am longing to experience green things & colorful flowers again. This winter has been too long!

Thanks for sharing with us your lovely photos.

I'm going to see if I can't get an inexpensive digital camera. If so, I can take some shots of "The Old Country" & share them here from my parents' place on the Isle of Wight when I go.

Kat · Post by **Kat** » Tue Mar 18, 2008 12:16 pm

I'm sorry about your Mum, TK. I feel like I have met her thru pictures and e-mails. (And thank you again for the Isle of Wight magazine you sent me!)
Yes please send pics when you get there.

Kat · Post by **Kat** » Tue Mar 18, 2008 12:22 pm

Whew! This is a lot of work, but I love it. The cropping and deciding what I want in my composition...
I only adjusted 2 pictures: the panthers and at the end here coming up, a cactus. No lightening, no darkening, no contrast, no enhancement. Just used the close-up feature on my camera.
So yes everything is so bright and vivid. I keep picturing winter in the north as being black and white and grey.

Kat · Post by **Kat** » Tue Mar 18, 2008 12:25 pm

More from March 17
If your view of the whole picture is obstructed, please click on the full view in the box. It will open on its own page.

Kat · Post by **Kat** » Tue Mar 18, 2008 12:30 pm

more.
You can save these for wallpaper!

Kat · Post by **Kat** » Tue Mar 18, 2008 12:33 pm

More

Kat · Post by **Kat** » Tue Mar 18, 2008 12:37 pm

I see that my cropping was not wholly effective. I try to get the pic on the screen to reflect my vision in my cropping.
So really the best picture is within the box. If you wish to save the photo for a desktop wallpaper, clicking on the box will give you the view I intended.

Kat · Post by **Kat** » Tue Mar 18, 2008 12:40 pm

More March 17

Kat · Post by **Kat** » Tue Mar 18, 2008 12:42 pm

more

Kat · Post by **Kat** » Tue Mar 18, 2008 12:52 pm

more March 17
A rock full of cactus

Kat · Post by **Kat** » Tue Mar 18, 2008 12:55 pm

More March 17
Textures

Kat · Post by **Kat** » Tue Mar 18, 2008 1:01 pm

I never saw this guy hiding until today.

Kat · Post by **Kat** » Tue Mar 18, 2008 1:04 pm

Wall Flowers

Kat · Post by **Kat** » Tue Mar 18, 2008 1:07 pm

These are called "Firecrackers"

Kat · Post by **Kat** » Tue Mar 18, 2008 1:10 pm

Enhanced cactus

Thank you for viewing my Florida In Spring photos!
The End

Tina-Kate · Post by **Tina-Kate** » Tue Mar 18, 2008 1:27 pm

Beautiful!

Those iguanas, lizards, etc are sneaky little beasts, aren't they?

twinsrwe · Post by **twinsrwe** » Tue Mar 18, 2008 5:57 pm

Partial quote by Kat @ Tue Mar 18, 2008 11:22 am wrote:... I keep picturing winter in the north as being black and white and grey.

You've got that right, Kat. It is a rare day when we have had a day of sunshine, this entire winter.

Love the pics! They are absolutely beautiful! Thanks so much for bringing us a bit of spring via colorful pics! It is very refreshing.

Tina-Kate, I'm sorry to hear your mother is ill. I would love to see pics of the Isle of Wight.

Tina-Kate · Post by **Tina-Kate** » Fri Apr 11, 2008 9:31 am

Last night I came across this picture my Mum sent me. She captioned it:
"Pookie---unhappy with snow". This is their cat out on the roof.

It shows the worst the snow gets down there.

Somehow, snow & palm trees don't seem to go together!

I'm going out this w/e hunting for a cheap digital camera. I head off across the pond to the Isle of Wight on the 18th.

Nadzieja · Post by **Nadzieja** » Sat Apr 12, 2008 5:39 am

Tina-Kate--I hope your mum is better when you get there. It's hard to go home sometimes, but it still a good thing to go. Sometimes it's good just to look at everything especially if it's a place you were happy being. Oh Kat----Thank you Thank you Thank you for those pictures. Today we don't have snow, we have POURING rain and thunder. It was such a fantastic thing to see the flowers and really cute homes. What gorgeous azaleas. My best friend is leaving in 3 weeks to live in Florida, she went down & bought a house. She is originally from Louisiana and says its time for the southern girl to be rid of winter. This year did it, she said she couldn't take it anymore. She needs to see flowers and feel warm weather. I didn't realize how much I needed to see flowers until I saw your pics. thanks again

Kat · Post by **Kat** » Fri Apr 25, 2008 6:45 pm

Thank you for your kind words.
I hope your sister gets thru hurricane season unscathed! I really do!
If you come down to visit her, you should call me!

Thanks for the picture TK! At first I could not find Pookie! I was beginning to think she was a white cat! Now I see her.