Throwback Thursday: Florida Alligators

 Florida has beautiful landscapes, but don't forget to be mindful of their more toothy residents!

Photos taken at Ulumay Wildlife Sanctuary on Merritt Island, FL
(2012)

Kilmarnock, Virginia - A Photo Essay

"Fortune brings in some boats that are not steer'd."

- Shakespeare, From The Tragedy of Cymbeline

 "Like as the waves make toward the pebbl'd shore, so do our minutes, hasten to their end."

- From Sonnet 60

"I had rather hear my dog bark at a crow than a man swear he loves me."

- From Much Ado About Nothing

"When I have seen the hungry ocean gain

Advantage on the kingdom of the shore..."

- From Sonnet 64

"I heard a bird so sing, Whose music, To my thinking, Pleased the king."

- From King Henry the Fourth 

"So long as men can breathe, or eyes can see,

So long lives this, and this gives life to thee."

- From Sonnet 18

"But whoever’s in charge of where my life’s going can steer me wherever they want."

-From Romeo and Juliet

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Mapping My Month: September 2014

Kilmarnock, VA

Labor Day weekend always feels like the end of summer.  Never mind that it's 90'F and sunny here in the beautiful Outer Banks of North Carolina!  We had a few brisk mornings in Virginia this past week and I've already noticed a few reddening leaves as Autumn starts to make her presence known.

August was rather sedate in the traveling department for us.  We did some backyard touring here in Richmond, visiting Midnight Brewery and going bowling for my birthday; spent an overcast day tubing the James River and managed to acquire some wicked sunburns; enjoyed another "salt pup life" weekend at Kilmarnock on the Northern Neck; and now we're wrapping up the month - and the summer - here in Kill Devil Hills, OBX, with some friends before September creeps in.

September will probably also be a quiet one as family celebrations, obligations, and jubilations leave us with only one weekend unbooked so far.  Weddings, baby showers, and a "staycation" girls' weekend will keep us close to home, but allow us to keep saving money towards whatever our next trip may be!  We're already back to the drawing board in terms of the next international adventure, and hopefully by Christmas we'll have all the whats, whens, and wheres decided and booked.

But since we're not really going anywhere soon, hopefully that means I'll have plenty of time to finish writing about our past Europe trip!  Stay tuned for numerous posts about Rome, celebrating the World Cup in Germany, visiting Strasbourg, France, and other adventures from our two weeks in Deutschland.

On Wednesday the Thrifty Gypsy's Travels will be six months old!  Where did the time go?  In just a few months I've seen growth and change in my writing style; I smile a little indulgently at myself when I re-read some of my first posts.  What started as a venture to re-open the floodgates of my inner writer has progressed into an addicting little hobby!  I didn't have a clear plan in mind for this blog when I first started, but now I'm wondering whether I ought to come up with some goals as it continues to grow.  I certainly didn't anticipate the great fellowship and camaraderie from wanderlusters and other travel bloggers from all corners of the globe!

Thanks for stopping by!

Do you have any travel plans for September?  Feel free to share them in the comments!