Belated Valentines Day Bike Ride

My Valentine...

We can't celebrate Valentines day ON Valentines Day because my poor hubby has to work...so we have to make arrangements to do something a different day.

This year, Jason really wanted to go for a long bike ride, so we choose to have our date at Shark Valley Nature Preserve in the Everglades National Forest because they have a 15-mile bike loop.

We were really excited...and we had a GREAT time. No...an AMAZING time. I honestly can't remember when I had that much fun.

Well...I can...but it was awhile ago, okay?

Here are some of the highlights of our adventure:

This is the very first gator we saw on our ride...there were many, many more...

This is a cool pic...these giant clover-type flowers were blooming and the insects were going CRAZY...bumble bees and butterflys were highly attracted to them...

This was our beautiful surroundings...

I love my own scenery ;)

Ugh...I really DO want to take good pictures...I always look chubby and goofy...

A big, beautiful Great Blue Heron

This was SUPER cool...we happened upon a clutch of newly hatched alligators. We stayed back from the SUPER aggressive momma...but got some pics of the babies!!

The view from the Observation Tower

A Rosette Spoonbill...I've never seen one before!!

So...we WERE gonna take a short excursion hike, buuttttt...

Yeah...gator wins...

I really did have a great time...it's my favorite date we've had in awhile...and I hope we can go back and do it again.

I love my husband...he's the greatest guy in the world. He really has his hands full with me...yet he sticks around...and makes me happy...

You make everyday like Valentines Day, baby...