Key West Bight

The Historic Seaport they call it.

 Thundery skies, blue water and lots of lovely boats.

 Overlooked by the imposing pile of the Galleon Resort

Lots of lovely boats.

 The fuel dock.

The Nature

I think this is a juvenile cardinal.  It was being monitored by an adult so I felt nudged in the direction of the juvenile label.

This isn't, but storks herons and ibis in the water always appeal to my lense.

Despite my aversion to sunset and sunrise cliches I cannot from time to time resist.

He was under the weather that day so I took him where there was grass and we hung around outdoors together. He likes grass and doesn't get to lay in it as much as he'd like.

"Sunrise on Fishing Boat"

Sprained dog hops into frame. We were moving slowly, me trying not to trip on he vines, him favoring an aching limb.

Then he had to rest his leg which he had  Ztwisted in a moment of inattention.

"Hope Springs Eternal."

Green heron. I think.

Brown dog. I'm pretty sure.

Sunlight on leaves producing y favorite color:

Summer clouds:

And its raining somewhere nearby.

Still as Glass.

I meant to focus on the tree and made a mess, focusing on the humans who interest me less than things natural..

Gone swimming:

Headshots no longer suffice for some realtors. 

After a doze or more years working nights tomorrow I start at six am for an unspecified amount of time. I have been too long a night bird they say. I was happy there I shall be happy doing days . I have no choice. For the good of the agency. 

A Dinosaur On The Bridle Path

Bright sun, a brown dog and lots of lovely non native palms. 

It must be the Bridle Path where people supposedly exercised their horses in days of yore.

You'll always see lots of people exercising along the seawall:

And as Rusty sniffed I played with reflections in puddles.

It has been a wet summer filled with thunderstorms. 

How can you not like  South Roosevelt? Quintessential Key West.

I'm not sure what this object is, below, I've seen it up close in the past which hasn't helped but it is some kind of platform, like a very small oil rigor something and every now and again it turns up in Key West harbor. 

And then we have the usual types of boats looking good:

This change will be a big deal for people coming to Key West this winter expecting to park their vehicles directly under the trees next to the picnic tables. The county has created separate parking areas paved and cut off from the tables by paved cut outs.

I was down the bridle path and I hadn't covered myself in insect repellent so I was torn between the need to run and the need to stay. 

I'm not a huge fan of iguanas that eat every living green thing this side of hell but this one, barely visible above was quite the spectacular example of the genre:

Gross huh?

Through the foliage you can see the edge of the airport across the salt ponds, the tidal lagoon in the middle of the eastern end of Key West:

And behind me the civilized beauty of the coconut palms and South Roosevelt, bug free and clear. I ran for my car my arms and legs itching like crazy.