The Little Nuthatch

In July the rain has kept on coming with afternoon storms, and mushrooms continue to flourish. Many of my favorite trails and parks were flooded, and rivers are high. Going out meant fighting off mosquitoes and no-see-ums, but with essential oil bug spray and sticking to shady trails and breezier spots, July was a beautiful month to be outside. Here are some of my findings from July.   August brings change as birds begin to migrate. It's time to start looking to the treetops for warblers!

Spring was dry, with Florida in a bad drought and numerous wildfires daily. Then, like a switch was flipped, the thunderstorms began to roll in every day. The plants came to life, the swamps filled up, and mushrooms popped up everywhere! Here is a collection of photos I took around Central Florida in June.   One of my favorite flowers, the native Tarflower appeared... I spotted a Grizzled Mantis... Little Big Econ State Forest...   Lake Harney Wilderness Area... Orlando Wetlands... Beautiful summertime!

Iceland road trip, last day. Returned the van and walked around Reykjavik a bit before heading home. Here are some photos from the city, of charming streets and urban art, including this first photo of a very cute shop with handmade indie goods called "Reykjavik's Cutest". Then, time to return home for a direct flight from Iceland to Florida. For this itinerary I strongly suggest a window seat to the North so you can see the beauty of Greenland. I got my binoculars out and everything, I'm such a nerd! I was enthralled...

Day five was our last full day, since I had lost day six due to my flight to Iceland being delayed 24 hours. Because of this we had slightly rushed our schedule and crossed a few things off our list. We were unsure if we would make it to "The Golden Circle", but we did, and had even made it to Thingvellir National Park to camp the night before and begin our adventures early on our last day. We had gone to sleep to dreary rainy weather, and unfortunately it went on through the night and woke up to a...

On day four of our Iceland road trip, we woke up at our campsite to the adorable sounds of sheepies baaing. Check this cutie... Day four was going to be a long driving day from the town of Myvatn to Thingvellir National Park, with a bit of stopping here and there along the way but nothing particular. Here's a common site- the "Common Snipe", spotted on the way out of Myvatn... Yet another waterfall, Godafoss... From the ring road we were lured into the town of Hvammstangi, thanks to signs promising of seals and these weird little rock people. We...