Vero Lake: Living in the Country here in Florida

  We had the cutest and smallest little turtle visitor today in my backyard by the back door. So cute! I see many big turtles all around, but this must be a baby, so small, about 2 inches in diameter, very very cute. I had not seen one like this so small. My next door neighbor told me that before our house was built that there always used to be a lot of turtles on this property. I have seen many now since living here for almost two years, but always larger like other photos here on this blog. I love seeing all the wildlife here in VLE, the turtles are very special, turtles can live to be very old too. They are a very special creature from God! What a blessing today! 

  Almost daily I am visited by some of God's creatures here where we live! What a blessing from our Lord! I love seeing all the birds, blue jays, cardinals, sand hill cranes, ibis, redheaded woodpeckers, mockingbirds, squirrels, bunnies, owls, eagles, turtles, etc.  Even I see a nice black snake often, and lots of butterflies, dragonflies, and bees. I love seeing all of these critters out and about! It reminds me God is all around us and is blessing us with his creations to enjoy, like a beautiful flower!  God has really made Heaven here on Earth for us, but unfortunately, man ruins that by their greed, corruption, fraud, selfishness, mediocrity, ego, hate, over development, and destruction. All we can do is pray for a wonderful world and for each other that we all turn to God and live by His laws and love. Maybe then we can restore and have Heaven here on Earth again! Thank you God for all your blessed creatures and their visits! 

  The poor eagles, bunnies, turtles, birds, owls have no where to go here where I live. They are cutting down all their habitat faster and faster and the poor animals are being displaced. It is sad that we do that to our wildlife here just to build more houses for humans. Why can't we set aside some woods in all blocks for the animals? It is so sad to see so many animals like this big eagle on this new house. They are clearing the land nearby and took down all the woods where tis guy lived. I saw him come in and out of there each day. I wish that are so called leaders could do more in our neighborhood to protect the wildlife here and prevent so much growth and development. Praying for the poor animals that call VLE their home who are being displaced. 

  I see this rusty turtle around here quite a bit. Today he came right up while I was close and starting eating my flowers/zinnias.  How bold of him! He is cute and it is nice to have these little critters come around here. We are blessed with so much nature here in VLE! 

  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...

  It was nice to see this visitor today when I was sitting on my lanai saying my rosary and reading this afternoon. This friend came right up to me while I was sitting there and then kept walking to the flower patch. I love seeing all this wildlife here where we live. It is nice to have woods and a lake close by and to hear crickets and frogs at night, it is very peaceful here for the most part. It is nice to live in the country here in Vero Lake Estates! We are all blessed! 

Visited by turtles and cardinals! It is a real blessing here at our new country home!