The early morning sunrise reflecting off the seagulls feather's as he drops his morning clam hoping for a broken shell and a tasty breakfast.

I'm a country girl at heart, but today I had to drive my girls down to the Red Hook area of Brooklyn by myself to find a new fiddle for India. We went to this terrific store that was recommended to us called Jalopy's and found the perfect larger full-size replacement to the beloved half size fiddle she's always used. We took a short walk around after and had lunch and walked around the piers where we had a delightful view of the Statue of Liberty. There were several abandoned, rusty, and somewhat scary old subway cars down there as well.

I'm hoping we're done with snow for the year - not that we got that much anyway. This is a photo I took one of the few times we did get some.

I don't think a farm could look more picture perfect than this one did last week in the rolling hills between Kent and Washington, Connecticut. Even the twins were impressed by it's beauty, and it forced me to slam on my brakes and back up the hill a bit so I could take this photo.

This is the barn next-door to where I ride up in Kent, Connecticut. The red barn with the American flag and the budding leaves was pretty I thought.

I love stone walls, but I thought this one was particularly lovely with the green vines and orange flowers running down it.

We came across this bird nest while hiking up to see the Coba Mayan ruins in Mexico this past week. It was empty, and the temptation was strong to smuggle it home with me to add to my nest collection! Although I can't be certain what kind of bird's nest it is, my brief internet search indicates it might be a Oropendola nest of some variety.

Not only were these trees beautiful, but they were an important part of Mayan culture. If you rubbed water on the bark of the tree you got the most intense dark cadmium yellow color, which is how they made yellow paint that they used to paint many of their structures and temples.

A Pelican flaps his mighty wings to dry them off after a quick but strong rainstorm.

We came across this sand sculpture on the beach today. She was really a work of art.