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When someone suggested that the Birthday Boy wear a ribbon on his head, he happily obliged.

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GBill reading his new book.

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Getting ready to blow out the candles

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Success!

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GBill commented that the tree needed to be groomed and the next time he walked through the room he pulled a comb out of his pocket and adorned this branch with it.

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One well-decorated tree!

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We took a walk along the canal near GBill's house but no manatees were there. Sometimes they hang around eating the weeds.

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A neighbor's banana tree.

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Our rental car. It mostly sat in the driveway all weekend.

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We took a walk on the beach on a beautiful sunny day. Lots of birds were there to greet us.

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Terns.

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Bill kept getting distracted by birds and spent much of the walk playing "ketchup."

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Ready to fly.

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Flyin'

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Sandpiper

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Flight of the sandpiper

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Pelicans

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"gotta any bread for me?"

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Running from the tide.

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GBill sat under an umbrella and bonded with wakeboarders while we took a walk. He had just about convinced them to let him borrow a board when we had to go home. Maybe next time.

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GBill's house.

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There's room for more stuff in the garage--just not much.

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Driving to the Merritt Island National Wildlife Sanctuary near Titusville.

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The first heron of the day.

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Happy visitors

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"ok, Bill, back in the car!"

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fishin'

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flyin'

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Wild boars. We wrestled one into the car and were going to bring it home as a pet, but we ultimately decided to let it go. Wild boars belong in the wild, not in one-bedroom apartments in the city.

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beautiful wetlands

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the herons look so funny when they're fishing.

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Hanging out in a bird blind.

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Flamingos sleeping.

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A pretty moth.

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Gbill was on the lookout for gators. Unfortunately we didn't see any all day.

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This camera-shy manatee stayed submerged as it swam past us.