Beauty Break: Creation’s Splendor

Natural beauty that is. There are few places more pleasant in winter than south South Florida, which is why it’s a favorite destination for my husband and me for our anniversary getaways in February. I thought I’d share a few snapshots. Because we always go to a different beach town each time, I know you haven’t seen these before. Enjoy!

Can you see her bright blue eggs?

Sea foam
I think we woke them!
I never tire of the iguanas of S. Florida

Very large gator

Hope this amateur photo exhibition adds some sunshine to the beginning of your week.

Happy Monday!

Published by Elspeth

Christian. Wife. Mother. Homeschooler. Bibliophile. Baker. Thinker, or I'd like to think so. Jury's still out...

16 thoughts on “Beauty Break: Creation’s Splendor”

  1. Will S. says:
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    Great pics; thanks for sharing, Elspeth! 🙂

    I especially enjoy seeing the ibis (the scarlet ibis is a prolific bird in my mom’s country) and the iguana (even if it’s an invasive species there). 🙂

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      • Elspeth says:

        This quote from your article kind of encapsulates the sentiment regarding these reptiles:

        Florida’s relationship with iguanas is complicated and often contradictory. People kind of like them, but don’t really want them on their properties. Even many people who want them removed from their homes don’t like the thought of killing them like rats or roaches.

        “A lot of people have mixed feelings about iguanas because they are cool animals: they look exotic with their beautiful colors and aren’t dangerous,” said Brian Wood, a trapper who’s been catching iguanas in South Florida for more than 10 years. “People have a hard time treating them as the pests they really are.”

        But they do need to be controlled.

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      • Will S. says:

        I see.

        I presume you also have other local, non-invasive, smaller reptiles besides the obvious much larger alligators in Florida; I know in the Caribbean, iguanas and other small reptiles are fairly prolific; one sees them scurrying across the road, scampering up trees, etc., in Trinidad and Tobago.

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      • Elspeth says:

        Recently, a peacock showed up in our yard. All of our friends who live in a nearby area where the peacocks have completely taken over and become a major nuisance said, “Oh no! You don’t want those in your neighborhood. They are a real pain.”

        One friend said, “Kill it, eat it, and send me the feathers. But don’t get comfortable with it and don’t feed it.” LOL.

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    • Elspeth says:
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      Thanks, Will!

      The iguanas are invasive, but the people of S. FL have completely adapted to their presence and after so many years and so such prolific reproducing, have embraced them as a part of the landscape.

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  3. Will S. says:
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    Alligator tastes like chicken, so iguana oughta, too! 😉

    (Seriously, every weird meat I’ve eaten, from frog’s legs to bull’s balls, has tasted like chicken.)

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