Gaddo Reflections

Happy Monday! It is raining today and seems dreary so here is a nice sunset highlighting three palm trees to pick me up. Hope it picks...

I’m so pretty – Such a pretty shell sunbathing on the sand. Laying on its side saying, “Look at me – I’m so pretty.” Enjoy your weekend!...

Very light on the sea foam. Take a little decaying algal matter, churn it up in the surf and voila, you have sea foam. While most is...

Each creature, mollusk, crab, clam or so on creates its own shell design. The shells provide protection against enemies, but even then,...

I love the play of light and shadow on this one. Light and shadow can change our perspective on a photo and life. Do we choose the...

It is interesting the effect the light has on our shadows. Mom did cast a long shadow for us to follow. She could be fierce and would...

A different view, a clearer view of the “helmet”. Isn’t it amazing how these shells are formed? Different colors, different shapes,...

Interesting name, emperor helmet. I guess the shape could remind you of helmet. But why an emperor helmet, why not motorcycle? Hmmm,...

Can a shell really be sunny. I am not sure. But it is sunny in the photo and there is a shell. I love to shell on the beach. One of...

Conch Shell – Mom collected shells as well. This is the beginning of the shell series. She may have been in Naples when these were...

Some of the nicest and reassuring words anyone can hear. It is comforting to be welcomed into someone else’s home. It is bliss to feel...

Bubbles! One of our favorite places to snorkel without a boat was a quarry on Grassy Key. It is blocked off now, so I don’t think it is...

I am totally and completely stumped as to what this is. I would only be guessing to say it is a crab eye. It is times like these that I...

Mom captured a nice “landscape” with divers in silhouette. I also think the photo hints at the endless scope of the beauty that is under...

Hermit Crab – then again, I also like to emerge from the house and see what is out there, too. I especially like seeing my kids and...

There are so many blessings that we have and don’t recognize them daily. For example, I just wished a friend happy birthday and realized...

He truly looks surprised to me! If he had eyebrows, they’d be raised to the top of his head. What an interesting creature he is. I am...

I like how mom framed this shot. It seems to curve with the barrel sponge being the center piece. I may be biased, but she did have a...

I know that is a weird name, right? That is what I thought of. This staghorn coral looks like a stack of bleached antlers. Dad was...

Happy Friday! We made it. After a successful surgery, it is back. It does need one more procedure before it is 100%. I can use it! Yay!!...