Another birthday has passed....waiting for my annual Shrimp and Fries!!! Anticipation...





Guide Fence along the Road to the Pavilion Parking Lot at Charlie's Pasture Preserve
...and fencing shadows along the walk to Lydia Ann Ship Channel

Wildflowers along the ship channel walkway


Then....I spy!!
"I dare you to come closer!"

"I double dare you...."

"I mean it now....stay away from me or I'll poop all over that bench!"

"Fine, be that way. I'll just mosey on over this way...."

"...heading on over here."

"If I hide in this grass, the ol' gray haired lady can't see me....trust me."

"Can you see me now?"....the camo works...right?"

"The game's over! Go away now, y'hear?"

...it arrives to the table! And the day coincided with Fat Tuesday...aka Mardi Gras. [And I didn't have to do any flashing of the boobs.] The waitress gave us TWO strings of beads, and the three gentlemen at the next table found out it was my birthday and gave me THEIR beads. Purple ones!! My favorite color!!




Guide Fence along the Road to the Pavilion Parking Lot at Charlie's Pasture Preserve
...and fencing shadows along the walk to Lydia Ann Ship Channel


Wildflowers along the ship channel walkway


Then....I spy!!
"I dare you to come closer!"

"I double dare you...."

"I mean it now....stay away from me or I'll poop all over that bench!"

"Fine, be that way. I'll just mosey on over this way...."

"...heading on over here."

"If I hide in this grass, the ol' gray haired lady can't see me....trust me."

"Can you see me now?"....the camo works...right?"

"The game's over! Go away now, y'hear?"
Oh, my goodness!!! I just LOVE that photo of you!!! You are looking great and having fun!
ReplyDeleteI am so happy for you!!! Love the captions on the photos!! If birds could talk - they would probably say these very things!
This particular bird dude was very perturbed at me, I know. lol
DeleteThanks Linda.
Hello Anni, and a very happy birthday to you.:) Looking good in purple,..and how kind of the gentlemen to give you their purple beads. What a lovely custom,.. you must have quite a large collection by now! I so enjoyed your cute photos and funny captions.:)
ReplyDeleteAssociating the Mardi Gras beads with boob flashing...well, trust me, I DID NOT flash 'em to get the beads. rofl.
DeleteThanks for the birthday wishes!!!
you are a real beauty. glad you enjoyed your birthday. purple is my favorite color too.
ReplyDelete...ANYthing purple....I love!!! Thanks Denise.
DeleteA very Happy (belated) Birthday with many happy returns of the day! Purple definitely suits you; glad you had a fun time... lovely to receive an unexpected kindness. Always love your photographs and was chortling over the captions!
ReplyDeleteThe Cranky -- formerly known as Jacqueline at the now defunct Randomosity ;-)
Thanks Jacqueline!! I'm heading to the Cranky Bar now!!!
DeleteGood morning, Happy belated Birthday Anni. Love the photos and the shrimp looks delicious!
ReplyDeleteHappy Thursday, enjoy your day!
Thanks Eileen...yes, that fried shrimp is so sweet...fresh catches of the day at this restaurant [or so they advertise]
DeleteBelated birthday wishes! Glad you enjoyed your annual festivities!
ReplyDeleteA fun series of photos & captions down by the lake!
Thanks Christine....I couldn't believe my 'luck' that the heron did NOT FLY away.
DeleteHappy birthday Anni. Loved your anticipation photo and how neat you were given the beads. A nice gesture from the three men at the next table. Your heron photos are great too and if I haven't mentioned it before I really like your feather watermark. Happy day to you :)
ReplyDeleteThanks Denise. On all accounts.
DeleteUps, meant to mention those pretty flowers to :))))
ReplyDeleteAgain, thanks...
DeleteHappy birthday!! Love your flower photos, and looks like some fun birding!
ReplyDeleteThank you Bethany.
Deletehappy birthday to you, anni! love the sneaky gbh and the shadow curve, too!
ReplyDeleteThanks Ms. T --- and thanks for hosting Good Fences
DeleteHAPPY BIRTHDAY!! Great photos and I love your commentary with the heron!! The flowers are gorgeous. Looks like the perfect day for a birthday. Hope you enjoy and special year of health happiness and many blessings!
ReplyDeleteThanks...that heron was quite comical trying to avoid me. I could follow him without getting too close to disrupt his morning much. lol
DeleteHide and seek with a Heron, what fun.. love the pic of you waiting. Happy belated Birthday... all of your pics today are beautiful....have fun with your coloring book. i looked at one in Hobby Lobby but when i saw the price tag of 12.95 i did not buy it. maybe someone will give me one.
ReplyDeleteI know....those coloring books ARE too pricy. I agree. But, when you consider the price of a movie admission for 2 hours of fun....one book will give your A LOT more pleasure than the short two hours for the same price as movie & popcorn/drink.
DeleteThanks Sandra.
Happy birthday, Anni! I like that picture of you, too. Lookin' good! :-)
ReplyDeleteThanks, you made me feel good just now D J
Deletehappy birthday!! great shots...love the photo of you being so patient :)
ReplyDeleteThank you sweet Tanya!!
DeleteOh, a belated Happy Birthday, Anni!!! I love your "patient" picture! Beautiful captures of the birds, as always!! I hope you have a wonderful weekend!! Enjoy!!
ReplyDeleteThanks....enjoy your weekend too Sylvia!
DeleteWhat a lovely lovely way to spend your bday with your best beau, eating delicious food and OOOOOOh great beads too...topped off by seeing lovely birds
ReplyDeleteHugs Madi and Cecilia
It was a good day dear M&M. Thanks!
DeleteHappy Happy Birthday to You! your shrimp looks tasty!
ReplyDeletelove the pics of the heron, beautiful! the curved shadow is super cool!
your header is one sassy owl! :)
Thanks Marie....that owl in my header?----I sketched it. So, double thanks here today. :-)
DeleteWhat a cute little mysterious capture at the end. Happy birthday to you, and enjoy your delicious treat, nice and slow, make it last! I like the shadow for your fences, just exactly what I wanted this wee, but the sun wasn't doing to allow it!
ReplyDeleteThanks....I always look forward to my annual fried shrimp. It's now 362 days and counting 'til my next 'treat'. lol
DeleteHappy Belated birthday wishes. Loved seeing your photo. - Mmmm the shrimp & fries look delicious. - Two really great fence shots, the one with the shadow of the fence was fun. - Great series with the heron. Cute commentary and just a wonderful grouping of photos.
ReplyDeleteThank you Ida. Yes, it WAS delicious.
DeleteI love it! The hide & seek with the heron...and like the shadow of the fence.
ReplyDeleteI had to add the 'hide and seek' today...it was so comical.
DeleteThanks Rose.
p.s. Happy belated birthday...granddaugher turned 7 just the other day, too.
ReplyDeleteAnother Feb. 9th birthday perhaps?
DeleteHappy Birthday, Anni!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much!
DeleteI love that clever bird that *almost* managed to hide from you. :-) Happy birthday to you! CUTE pic!!! and congratulations on acquiring the beads.
ReplyDeleteThanks Judy....it was fun to watch that heron think it was 'hiding'. What a card.
DeleteGlad you had such a nice encounter with the beadmen and the bird on your birthday! That is one very bold heron! The shadow of the guide fence strikes me as peculiar by starting out wavyish.
ReplyDeleteI think it was just the 'bumpy' ground surface. Who knows. lol Thanks Ms. G
Deletebeautiful job thank you for sharing
ReplyDeleteThank YOU Martin.
DeleteWhat a great photo of you, Anni - you're looking good. Happy Birthday and many more! Enjoy Valentine Weekend, too.
ReplyDeleteThanks Barb....it IS Valentine's Day weekend, isn't it? Time Flies!!
DeleteLove the photo of you. Happy Birthday.
ReplyDeleteThanks Ann
DeleteHappy Birthday! Fried shrimp is my favorite too. Pretty flowers and I love how you stalked that bird. I'm glad I'm not the only old lady who does that!
ReplyDeleteThanks Lois....oh, I 'stalk' birds all the time!!
DeleteBelated Happy Birthday.Love all your pictures.The fence shadows are unique and pretty in their own way.
ReplyDeleteThank you Ruth!
DeleteBeautiful lady ... glad you had a nice birthday. May you have many more.
ReplyDeleteAlways enjoy your interesting pictures.
Hugs,
Audrey Z.
Audrey, it was nice to see you pay me a visit...thanks!!
DeleteHappy belated birthday! So many beautiful pictures here. Love all the ones by the water :)
ReplyDeleteThank you Claire. I enjoy being by the water most.
DeleteHappy belated Birthday ... You know that a walk like that would be my idea of a perfect way to celebrate ... After a favorite meal!
ReplyDeleteThanks Sallie.
DeleteHi Anni, I came back to thank you for linking up with Today's Flowers. So appreciate that. Have a great weekend :)
ReplyDeleteThank you again Denise.
DeleteThis is a wonderful post!! And, I too, wish you a happy birthday!!! Happy Valentine's Day, too!!
ReplyDeleteThank you Cathy.
DeleteHappy Birthday! I love all the photos and let me just say that you look awesome!!!!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for the birthday wishes Debby.
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