The DOODLES, DESIGNS, and aRT of CHRISTOPHER BURDETT: nature

Wednesday, February 1, 2017

Ardastra Gardens, Nassau Reference Dump

Finally have internet back at the house and things are beginning to work themselves out. Finally, kind of, catching up with things and getting the blog back in line. Today I have for you a bunch of images that I took recently while visiting Nassau in the Bahamas. Most of these images Ardastra Gardens which is a zoo and botanical gardens. It was really cool and allowed me to get really close to many of the animals. Saw a lot of birds, not that I am complaining, and some other great specimens. Here are a mess of images from our adventures at Ardastra Gardens...

There were free range flamingos at Ardastra Gardens and they were more or less uninterested in humans. I was able to get rather close and get some great images. There was even a flamingo show which allowed me to get even closer.

The ring tailed lemur live on average to the age of 16 - 18 years old.

The lemur at Ardastra Gardens is 26.

It shows all the signs of living well past it normal lifespan, but they assure us that it is as well as it can be and is seen to frequently by a veterinarian.

There were some outstanding tidal pools out the door of where we stayed.

I spent as much time as possible out looking in them and exploring.

That is all for another exciting Wednesday on the blog, see you back here on Friday! Until then...

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Monday, February 8, 2016

Puerto Rico and St. Thomas Adventures and Reference Dump

Two weeks ago I had the fortune to take a short trip to Puerto Rico and St. Thomas with the wife and her parents, and boy was it a lovely and amazing respite from my routine. The monsters and I took a break and explored two castles, a rain forest, and the local waters. There were many amazing things to see and do in Puerto Rico and St. Thomas and I wanted to share some images that make for good reference. Here is a whole mess of photos from our adventures in Puerto Rico and St. Thomas...

Castillo San Felipe del Morro.

This is a gorgeous castle / fort to explore with many places to explore and many steps to climb.

Saw many great looking iguanas at Castillo San Felipe del Morro. They acted like they owned the place and as long as I didn't disagree they let me take some pictures of them.

I could have stayed at Castillo San Felipe del Morro so much longer, but there was more to see...

...like Castillo De San Christóbal!

Castillo De San Christóbal was much smaller and I mostly took pictures at Castillo San Felipe del Morro.

Jumping ahead and out of order we are in the waters of Coki Beach in St. Thomas. The number and variety of fish was great and I enjoyed the many hours of snorkeling.

The wife spotted this guy for me and I was able to chase it down to get some great photos.

Jumping back to Puerto Rico we took a tour of the El Yunque rain forest.

While the tour itself and getting to the rain forest was less then desirable, we did see some amazing things and I took lots of images that will be helpful in the future.