A Natural Fitness View

Being determined to get back into shape has come with a few perks. I'm not a fan of going to the gym. To me the view in a gym looks like this.

Going outside to get in shape looks like this.

If you look closely you can see an osprey sitting in the tree.

We stumbled across this paw print. It could be a dog or it could be...something else. I've yet to learn to read animal tracks. 

We got several shots and a video of this manatee. It's the first time either of us have ever seen a live manatee. There were two of them. It was amazing.

Several of these shells with the creature still living inside of them had washed ashore. Gorgeous markings, but we left them alone since they were living.

I've been seeing a lot of armadillos lately. This one came right up to me. I'm not sure why animals come to me. I'm terrified of most of them. 

The picture is a little blurry but you can see how close this one came to my foot. I love animals in a way that I know it's good to respect them and leave them alone.  I never feed wildlife or attempt to touch, pet or capture any living thing. It's nature and it's best to leave nature alone.

Mi Miguel got to see the gopher turtle before he hid in his tunnel. This type of turtle is very fascinating to read about, their tunnels and holes provide shelter to many different critters.

This one and the following photos were taken last weekend. We spotted this oystercatcher.

The bird and I didn't seem to feel threatened by each other, so I sat really close to him. He pulled a buried shell up out of the sand and nudged it towards me. It was really strange because they were only searching and eating the tiniest of shells.

This is what he "gave" to me. It's about three inches long and beautiful. 

However, I couldn't keep it because it had a living creature in it, so Mi Miguel said it was best to just leave it alone.

I continued to watch the oystercatchers dig up the tiniest of shells and retrieve the resident from that shell and move on to the next one. I suppose this is how the notion for the oyster bar was conceived.

Mi Miguel on the other hand couldn't stop watching this conch. If you look closely you can see his eyes. 

The sun was starting to set so we started to head back to the car. On the way we saw these funny looking things. We have no idea what they are.

Here is another shot of the funny looking things.

The sun began to set so we got in the car and headed home.

Over the Easter weekend this beautiful flower started blooming. They bloom in the shape of a cross.

Here are two in full bloom and the other two are getting ready to open to form a cross.

You can see the orange and yellow amaryllis in the background. We have a lot of those growing in our yard. But this red and white one is very striking.

A closer look at the red and yellow amaryllis. There are a few raindrops on them which adds to their beauty.

Mi Miguel and I are just two people trying to make it in this big tough world. In the past year we have learned that being kind to others really matters. But being kind to yourself matters just as well. As we continue to follow our path of fitness and health, we hope to encourage everyone to be kind to others and to yourself.