Vero Lake: Living in the Country here in Florida

  I see this huge yellow grasshopper around my house each day, sometimes in the front, other times in the back or by the driveway or in the plants or lawn, he loves it here I guess! I have seen him now for over a year around here. I have never seen such a huge yellow grasshopper before in my life. He doesn't seem to be afraid of me. The ones I am used to from New York were smaller and green. This one sure is unique and love to hang around here a lot! VLE living sure does bring a lot of nice wildlife and creatures and critters around where we live. It is a nice blessing from God! I really enjoy that about here where we live! Feeling so blessed! 

  I love when my friends come to visit! Especially this one! I have seen him come in my backyard many times. Usually when I am sitting on the lanai saying my rosary. Yesterday, I was in the backyard and he was there. He even let me get really close, stopped and stayed for a while. I always talk to him. I told him how pretty his shell design was as it had a tessellating hexagon shaped design on his back.  I use photos to teach me. I like to import them into GeoGebra software and then do the math on the photos using all the tools in GeoGebra. The turtle stopped and was still for a while so I took a few pictures or his back shell and on in front. He did not seem afraid. It is always a pleasure to see all the wildlife all around me here in Florida. I love seeing the ibis, the limpkins, the moorhens, even the other day when I was driving toward the beach I saw a small black bobcat cross the road on Orchid Island and run into the woods near the beach I go to. I  guess they ar...