South Florida Summer Landscapes

Hillsborough Bay in Downtown Tampa from Bayshore Blvd.

Miami Beach in the historical Art Decco District

Pathway through palms on Miami Beach

Rainbow in the Everglades along I-75

Sunrise in the Everglades along a canal.

Another spectacular early morning view of the Everglades.

The lovely palms at my apartment in Tampa.

Pristine view of the southern portion of the Everglades along Route 41 in between Naples and Miami.

Happy Mother's Day

Ballast Point Park

Just me after a work out at the gym.

Spring Break Festivities

Selvin Reyes on his birthday after making sand castles at Indian Rocks Beach on Friday, April 16, 2010

The clouds at CarMax the day Rick installed the new tires on the truck.

Interesting clouds at CarMax in Tampa matched the shape of the tree nearby.

Picaro resting on the blanket covering the futon in the living room.

Wax resist watercolor paintings of all the neighborhood children at Laurel Chase Apartments.

My little neighbors with their artwork.

The kids with their sidewalk chalk drawings.

Another photo of the neighborhood kids.  So talented.

The beautiful beach in Indian Rocks Beach, FL

Salud y Feliz Cumpleanos

The sky at Indian Rocks Beach, lovely and peaceful.

Currently watching Gal Circle

Gal Circle Para Para

Pictures of Hillsborough Bay a Day in the Life of Ballast Point

Getting ready for work.

Sunrise over Hillsborough Bay at the corner of S. Howard Lane and bayshore Blvd. in Tampa, FL

What a lovely view just north of Ballast Point.  I get to see this every morning on the way to school.

Windy afternoon view of Ballast Point, the smaller of two piers that extend into Hillsborough Bay, in the distance it the outline of downtown Tampa.

Meaghan Smith

You have just got to listen to this it is so captivating!

More About Me

Clearwater Beach on a very cold December 2009 day.

Indian Rocks Beach in December 2009

Indian Rocks Beach looking to the north.

Indian Rocks Beach looking to the south.

Making flour tortillas at Christmas with the antique rolling pin Rick brought me from his trip.

LeLe in a bikini on Clearwater Beach in freezing temperatures.  People asked her if she was from Alaska.

She of course told them proudly that she was from Texas.

Me on Clearwater beach in a cute outfit selected by LeLe.

Clearwater Beach in late afternoon.

Looking south toward hotels from the pier at Clearwater Beach.

A fun rainy day activity.  LeLe pretends that this IKEA living room is really hers.

Indian Rocks Beach in December 2009.

Me in my bikini on Indian Rocks Beach.

LeLe is surrounded by a flock of seagulls on Indian Rocks Beach.

My lovely and talented sister Carolyn who came to help our parents with their move.

What had been going on all last year

The first half of 2009 I was still working my tail off at Steak-N-Shake and Publix.  It was good for me.  I was still riding my bike everyday, a Cannondale Adventure 3 with UT colors. In the summer I bought a little Nissan truck.

Publix at Carrollwood Village in Tampa, Florida.

Steak-N-Shake on North Dale Mabry in Northdale, Tampa, FL