December 12, 2012

12.12.12.....


 12~12~12 is just so pretty, no matter how you look at it.
{but where is his other leg?}


i've been bad about posting this week. sorry. let's just chalk it up to holiday "busyness." the good thing is, i think i have all my shopping done. granted, there's lots of wrapping to do now, but that's the easy {and always the most fun} part for me. i love wrapping, wrapping paper, vintage ribbon, boxes and tape. seriously, if i could get a job as a professional wrapper, i'd love it !!


i'm sharing 12 photos today from our trip to florida. get it? 12 photos on 12~12~12. wow, sometimes my creativity just blows me away. snort.




if you saw the news, you probably know that we got 3 inches of beautiful and very wet snow this past weekend. well, snow photos will be shown here on my blog at some point, but certainly not yet. i have to pace myself you know. for all of you who know me well, you're probably amazed right now seeing that i just used "snow" and "beautiful" in the same sentence. usually i can't even bring myself to say or write the word snow, let alone call it beautiful and i always try my best to go all winter long simply ignoring it. but who knows. maybe this year i'll even build a snowman. wow. crazy talk today!!





seagull dancing, while in flight.




we watched the pelicans dive for their lunch and laughed in sheer amazement at how they do what they do. {i only had my 80-200 lens with me. sad face, as i would have loved to have gotten some close-ups} also, for the very first time ever, we saw stings rays jumping in and out of the water while swimming to their next destination. it looked like they were flying. we googled it when we got home, just to make sure we weren't crazy...and we weren't. they actually do jump out of the water.
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i hope that your 12~12~12 is treating you like a queen or a king today.
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24 comments:

  1. Beauty...that's the only word I can think of right now.

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  2. Love the truck and the white sand is snow enough for me!

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  3. Always enjoy your gorgeous Seaside photos!

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  4. You make me feel like I've been to Florida too after all of those crazy good shots- wow! I never grow tired of seeing them Beth- never.

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  5. 12 thumbs up for these shots! The dancing bird is beautiful. And hush yo mouth on the crazy talk -- build a snowman indeed! *snort*!! ;)

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  6. Awesome shots of sunny FL! Happy 12-12-12!

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  7. These are spectacular Beth!! The colour and lighting and I just can't pick out what seems different but I love!!

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  8. At least the lack of a leg didn't seem to be hampering the seagulls ability to fly. Beautiful images, love them all.

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  9. I LOVE the dancing seagull! And I didn't know stingrays jumped out of the water!! Happy 12-12-12!!

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  10. All beautiful in their own way.

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  11. these. images. are. gorgeous.

    As are you.

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  12. There is something about the light down there... so luminous.

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  13. Happy 12-12-12! Loved seeing the dancing birds. Isn't nature the best to enjoy in the out of doors? Even the snow! :-)

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  14. these shots are breathtaking... they look like a ballet. Now as for the wrapping... we have to wrap over 200 gifts, stuff over 800 envelopes at work.... and I am HORRIBLE at wrapping. So i relate ;-)

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  15. Stunning set of marvellous 12. Lovely variety of photos too.

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  16. Talking about snow and showing photos of the beach? That's not right.

    ( I left you a 12 word comment in honor of 12-12-12.)

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  17. you had to google to find out if you was crazy? LOL .. xo

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  18. Your pictures always make me smile.

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  19. What an awesome collection of shots. The standouts for me: 1) the first one of the gull looks like he is flying down from heaven to anoint someone; 2) the shot of you in the door is perfection; 3) the bulbs hanging from the ceiling is super cool. Love them all tho!

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  20. Beautiful! I am trying to decide where to plan for a winter interlude and these photos are really making me think more about it:)

    12-12-12 treated me very well as it was a special day for my birthday:)

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  21. Looking forward to your snowman photograph Beth ;-)

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  22. Man, you're good ! Twelve wonders captured! Love huge seagull dance the best I think!
    Sending big December love your way. Have fun with your wrapping!
    Love ya!

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  23. I love the selfy and your new header is lovely and as usual, all you photos bring a smile :)

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  24. I love all your 12-12-12 photos! All are beautiful and so very perfect! How I love the beach!

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**I love reading the comments you leave, as they make me feel like we're sitting in my kitchen, having a cup of tea, discussing life and wondering where all the time has gone ...beth