Gaddo Reflections

Dear Santa, I don't want much for Christmas, I just want the person reading this to be happy. Friends are the fruit cake of life --- some...

I love the pop of color in this one. It always amazes me to see the variety of colors under the sea. Amazement and wonder, appropriate...

I am sure there was zoom lens involved the taking of this photo. I’m not sure I would be brave enough to get that close. They do bite. ...

Here is a 4th in the still sea life series. Beautiful brain coral with sea fans. It is a beautiful morning. Enjoy! #underwater...

I had some fun when I scanned this photo. Played with the colors, lighting, and tints. Enjoy! #underwater #underwaterlife...

I wonder if Dr. Seuss was inspired by these? He sounded the warnings to us about caring for your planet way back in time. He was...

Staghorn Coral Still Life – Another in mom’s series of still life photos (I’ve named them that. I don’t think it was her intent.) But,...

Tis the Season – Only 12 days until Christmas! I do love this time of year. Especially since I am warm and snug in sunny Florida. No,...

I did alter this photo by taking out some of the blue tint. I like it this way. Today is the 10th anniversary of my dad’s passing so...

Life is Fragile – We can’t take for granted that life, as we know it, will continue as it is today. If you are not in a great situation,...

Little puffer fish – You know that old saying, “Don’t judge a book by its cover?” So true on these little guys. They don’t look like...

Fans, fish and urchins – I have no songs coming to mind tonight. My mind is blank. I hate it when that happens. And it happens more...

Not to be confused with the song. It just looks like a coral jungle from this angle. It may be dangerous in this jungle, too. But not...

“Antler Coral” I know it isn’t the name, but I am in the Christmas mood and you have to admit – they do look like antlers. I love this...

Time is the only thing we can’t grasp, and you can never have enough. It passes so quickly. When you are a child, it drags. You think...

It is December, 24 days to Christmas. Wowsers. We have started to decorate, but nature is its own decoration. Beauty abounds with no...

Raise your arms in the air and give thanks for the beauty surrounding us. It is amazing what comes to my mind when I see photos. The...

Coral Still Life – It seems that mom spent time framing her photos as if they were a still life painting (hence so many of them named...

Coral Haven – Sometimes Mondays are hard even if you retired. Must be because it is the Monday after Thanksgiving. The Mother of...

I am moving so slow from the feast we had yesterday. I ate way too much. I hope you all had a wonderful day, too. Today we have a...