I Like Turtles

I don't know about you, but I absolutely 100% LOVE turtles!  I've always been one to stop and help them cross the road, and I always get super excited when I find them while hiking and such.  I think most people would be excited to see the ocean while visiting a little town along the Gulf of Mexico, but I get excited about something else.  The park.  They've got a nice little walking trail that winds around a pond and through a wooded area, and the pond is packed FULL of turtles.  I always take a little packet of bread to feed to the seagulls and ducks, and that ends up bringing all the turtles swimming up to see what's going on.  They'll actually come close enough to eat out of your hand!

As I was sitting under the little pier taking photos, this little Grackle wandered pretty close and I was able to snap a photo.  

I was using a zoom lens to take these photos, but this particular seagull let me get about 2 feet away to take this picture.  I love it when animals sit still for photos :)

Not only are the turtles and birds at this park super friendly, but so are the squirrels...which are another of my favorites!  These little guys will take food from your hand too :)

Hope you're having a great week!

Life Lately

I've been such a terrible blogger you guys!  I promised to be back with lots of exciting things to share, but the month is nearly gone and I've shared like one post.  Ughhh!  I've been keeping myself so busy with so many things that I've just set my blog to the side for a while.  I won't sit here and make any more promises because I'm not going to lie.  I'm not giving up on Oh Rocky.  I will be posting.  I can't promise how frequently though, so for a while it might just be spotty over here.

I've jumped back into something I've always been passionate about: Herpetology!  I've always loved creepy crawlies and slithering creatures, and it used to be a huge part of my life.  Before moving into my apartment a few years ago I had to find new homes for nearly everything I had (which totally sucked!).  Now that I'm moved into a house I can finally pick that up again.  I love taking care of animals and learning as much as I can about the ones that I keep.  I also love going on mini herping trips in search of insects, reptiles, and amphibians in their natural environment.

This is a recent photo of my Ball Python, Oliver.  He was already around 1 or 2 years old when he was given to me about 5 or 6 years ago, so he's anywhere between 6 and 8 years old now!  He's super friendly and very easy to handle.  I'll share more photos of him soon (as well as other critters we have!).

I'm not sure I mentioned it before, but I became an Aunt this year!  I finally got to meet my nephew over the weekend and oh my gosh...he is SO FREAKIN' CUTE!!!

In other news, I get a full week of much needed vacation coming up and I am soooo ready for it!  We're headed to the coast and I'm looking forward to lots of fishing, feeding turtles, taking photos, and lots of sleeping in!

Hope you all had a great Memorial Day weekend!  

Photodump: Valentine's Day 2014

I had SUCH an amazing Valentine's Day weekend!  I worked until 1:30, and headed straight to Matthew's house.  When I got there he had a couple of little gift baggies waiting for me as well as something reeeally big that I've been needing...a new desk for my craft room!  We saw it a few weeks ago while out shopping and I loved the color and design.
He had planned on having it put together before I got there, but due to mix ups with the post office it arrived late and he didn't get it until about an hour before I got there.  That worked out for the best though, because we have so much painting to do in there.  It won't fit through the door once it's put together.  I can't wait to share photos of the craft room as we make progress!
So what were the goodies in the bag?  Just some of the best things EVER:

 I have been wanting Jelly Shoes for SUCH a long time!  I used to wear them all the time when I was a kid, and I was fawning over these the other day on ModCloth, so he went ahead and ordered them for me!  I was afraid they might be nasty to break in...break out the band-aids sort of nastiness, but to my pleasant surprise...they are extremely comfortable and I haven't had problems so far!  They're perfect!  Also...I love the way they smell :) :) :)

 Look at these LUSH goodies!  So far I've only used some of the MMM bath melt (the pink one).  OMG it smells soooooooo yummy!  I can't wait to try the other ones!  From left to right they are: Floating Island Bath Melt, MMM Bath Melt, Ickle Baby Bot Bath Bomb, Space Girl Bath Bomb, and the ever popular Sex Bomb.
I also got a new smoothie/blender cookbook and I can't wait to try out some of the recipes.  I'm most excited about the breakfast smoothie recipes and am eager to find favorites to help out with my health/weight loss goals!

Aaaaaand we went to Fossil Rim Wildlife Center, which is about an hours drive from us.  We are both HUGE animal lovers so I'll just let the photos tell you what a great time we had:

What's your favorite animal to see at the zoo?