Birthday Celebration, Boats, Alligators, and Two Rivers

I have reached the age where I don’t have to travel to an exciting destination or have a big party to celebrate my birthday. Last year we enjoyed our anniversary celebration in Darien so much I wanted to return this year for my birthday.

We traveled south on U.S. Hwy 17 to our destination on the Darien River in Darien, Georgia. Our first stop was Mudcat Charlie’s at the Two Way Fish Camp on the Altamaha River in Brunswick. After some delicious wild Georgia shrimp for lunch we walked around the dock and looked down on an 11 1/2 foot alligator in the muddy water.

Savannah is the oldest city in Georgia but did you know that Darien is Georgia’s 2nd oldest city?

Welcome to Darien, Georgia, Georgi’s second oldest city

For the next day and a half I swam in the pool, enjoyed the view of the Darien River from our deck at the hotel, watched young alligators swimming in the river, enjoyed seeing the huge Live Oaks draped with Spanish Moss as I wandered around the hotel, and ate some more delicious meals.

Boats on the Darien River
Darien River
Shrimp Boats on the Darien River
Young Alligator in the Darien River

Live Oak

Relaxing and spending time with my husband in a beautiful setting was a perfect way to celebrate my birthday.

Terri’s Flower Hour #38: Can you guess these flowers starting with D,E,andF?

Terri’s theme this week is Floral ABC’s featuring DEF. We had so much fun with her floral ABC’s featuring ABC let’s do it again with flowers featuring DEF! Can you guess guess the flowers in these three photos? You can check your answers at the end of this post.

D

E

F

Sharing with Terri’s Flower Hour #38

D: Dogwood, E: Echinacea (Purple Coneflower), F: Fireweed in Alaska

Terri’s Flower Hour #35: Can you guess these flowers?

Let’s have some fun identifying plants. Terri’s theme of Floral ABC’s is to post three flowers starting with the letters A, B and C. Can you guess guess the flowers in these three photos? You can check your answers at the end of this post.

Flowers that begin with the letter A

Flowers that begin with the letter B

Flowers that begin with the letter C

Sharing with Terri’s Flower Hour #35

A: Azaleas, B: Bluebonnets in Texas, C: Camellia

Lens Artists Photo Challenge #400 – The Rule of Three

Tina introduces us to the rule of three for this challenge. The rule says that images with three subjects make them more interesting and memorable. Our challenge is to include images with three subjects.

I’ve included a few images of groups of three I found in nature.

Three Whooping Cranes
Three Puffins
Three White Pelicans
Three Palm Trees

Three Southern Magnolia Blossoms

The Three Gossips, Arches National Park, Utah

Last week Egidio challenged us to be creative while we were stuck in one place for 30 or more minutes. Your responses were wonderful. Thank you to everyone who joined the challenge..

Many thanks to Tina for this week’s challenge. If you would like to join the challenge please be sure to tag your post with Lens-Artists and include a link back to her post Lens-Artists #400: The Rule of Three.

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