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Las Olas Boulevard and Fort Lauderdale Beach / May 31, 2008

Okay - so this is the description of Las Olas Boulevard: "Las Olas Boulevard in the heart of Fort Lauderdale, Florida is at the forefront of everything from fashion boutiques and art galleries, to memorable restaurants, sidewalk cafes and bars... set the stage each evening for South Florida’s most architecturally unique, authentic, and eclectic shopping and dining district." Well, I must have missed something because to be quite honest, it was very dull and we couldn't wait to get back into the car and head to the beach!!
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    Las Olas Boulevard - Fort Lauderdale

    For those of you who grew up in the 60s . . . you'll understand :) The song has quite the origin dating back to 1936 but enjoyed newfound popularity during the folk revival of the 1960s - thanks to Joan Baez's 1962 recording of the song. It became associated with the Civil Rights Movement of that decade and is still used as a standard campfire song in Scouting, YMCA, the Indian Guides, and others. Actually, when I saw this, it gave me a chuckle because one of my neighbors periodically calls me and/or refers to me as "kumbaya." :)

  • Las Olas Boulevard - Fort Lauderdale

    Las Olas Boulevard - Fort Lauderdale

  • Las Olas Boulevard - Fort Lauderdale

    Las Olas Boulevard - Fort Lauderdale

  • Las Olas Boulevard - Fort Lauderdale

    Las Olas Boulevard - Fort Lauderdale

  • Las Olas Boulevard - Fort Lauderdale

    Las Olas Boulevard - Fort Lauderdale

  • Las Olas Boulevard - Fort Lauderdale

    Las Olas Boulevard - Fort Lauderdale

  • Las Olas Boulevard - Fort Lauderdale

    Las Olas Boulevard - Fort Lauderdale

  • Las Olas Boulevard - Fort Lauderdale

    Las Olas Boulevard - Fort Lauderdale

  • Las Olas Boulevard - Fort Lauderdale

    Las Olas Boulevard - Fort Lauderdale

  • Las Olas Boulevard - Fort Lauderdale

    Las Olas Boulevard - Fort Lauderdale

  • Las Olas Boulevard - Fort Lauderdale

    Las Olas Boulevard - Fort Lauderdale

  • Las Olas Boulevard - Fort Lauderdale

    Las Olas Boulevard - Fort Lauderdale

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    Las Olas Boulevard - Fort Lauderdale

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    Las Olas Boulevard - Fort Lauderdale

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  • Las Olas Boulevard - Fort Lauderdale

    Las Olas Boulevard - Fort Lauderdale

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    Las Olas Boulevard - Fort Lauderdale

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  • Las Olas Boulevard - Fort Lauderdale

    Las Olas Boulevard - Fort Lauderdale

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    Las Olas Boulevard - Fort Lauderdale

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  • Fort Lauderdale Beach

    Fort Lauderdale Beach

  • Fort Lauderdale Beach

    Fort Lauderdale Beach

    You may be asking, "What's with the 'hoods' on the lamp posts?" Even if you're not, I'm going to explain . . . Beach development and environmental changes affect turtle nesting numbers from year to year. Turtles come back to the same area where they were born but when the beach is changed in some way, the turtle knows it and many times will come ashore only to leave again without depositing any eggs because the environment has changed. Erosion and light pollution have all impacted negatively upon the nesting process. The female turtles come ashore at night - usually at high tides caused by new or full moons. They dig holes about two feet deep, deposit the eggs, cover the nest with sand and crawl back into the ocean – never to see their young. Each female may nest two or three times in a season. After an incubation period of 45-55 days, eggs hatch in the cooler night hours making it easier for the babies to push up through the sand. The baby turtles are drawn to the light of the ocean due to moon reflection, and if they can make it to the water, they'll have a chance to live. In some areas, babies become disoriented due to artificial light from street lamps or nearby buildings like high-rise condos and end up going the wrong way — never making it to water. Because of that, many Broward beachfront communities have enacted laws to create shields over lighting to keep beaches dark and help protect turtles. Each baby turtle needs to crawl to the ocean on its own because that process links the turtle to its birthing beach to which it may some day return. If the baby makes it to the ocean and survives its first year, chances are good it will grow to adulthood. Females will give birth in 15 or so years. Turtles may live anywhere from 30 to 50 years and they've been around for 150 million years. So - there you have it in a nutshell or is that a "turtle shell?" :)

  • Fort Lauderdale Beach

    Fort Lauderdale Beach

  • Fort Lauderdale Beach

    Fort Lauderdale Beach

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    Fort Lauderdale Beach

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    Fort Lauderdale Beach

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    Fort Lauderdale Beach

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  • Across the Street from Fort Lauderdale Beach

    Across the Street from Fort Lauderdale Beach

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  • Fort Lauderdale Beach

    Fort Lauderdale Beach

  • Fort Lauderdale Beach

    Fort Lauderdale Beach

  • Fort Lauderdale Beach

    Fort Lauderdale Beach

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    Fort Lauderdale Beach

  • Fort Lauderdale Beach

    Fort Lauderdale Beach

  • Fort Lauderdale Beach

    Fort Lauderdale Beach

  • Fort Lauderdale Beach

    Fort Lauderdale Beach

  • Fort Lauderdale Beach

    Fort Lauderdale Beach

  • Fort Lauderdale Beach

    Fort Lauderdale Beach

  • Fort Lauderdale Beach

    Fort Lauderdale Beach

  • Across the Street from Fort Lauderdale Beach

    Across the Street from Fort Lauderdale Beach

  • Across the Street from Fort Lauderdale Beach

    Across the Street from Fort Lauderdale Beach

  • Across the Street from Fort Lauderdale Beach

    Across the Street from Fort Lauderdale Beach

    You may be asking, "What's with the 'hoods' on the lamp posts?" Even if you're not, I'm going to explain . . . Beach development and environmental changes affect turtle nesting numbers from year to year. Turtles come back to the same area where they were born but when the beach is changed in some way, the turtle knows it and many times will come ashore only to leave again without depositing any eggs because the environment has changed. Erosion and light pollution have all impacted negatively upon the nesting process. The female turtles come ashore at night - usually at high tides caused by new or full moons. They dig holes about two feet deep, deposit the eggs, cover the nest with sand and crawl back into the ocean – never to see their young. Each female may nest two or three times in a season. After an incubation period of 45-55 days, eggs hatch in the cooler night hours making it easier for the babies to push up through the sand. The baby turtles are drawn to the light of the ocean due to moon reflection, and if they can make it to the water, they'll have a chance to live. In some areas, babies become disoriented due to artificial light from street lamps or nearby buildings like high-rise condos and end up going the wrong way — never making it to water. Because of that, many Broward beachfront communities have enacted laws to create shields over lighting to keep beaches dark and help protect turtles. Each baby turtle needs to crawl to the ocean on its own because that process links the turtle to its birthing beach to which it may some day return. If the baby makes it to the ocean and survives its first year, chances are good it will grow to adulthood. Females will give birth in 15 or so years. Turtles may live anywhere from 30 to 50 years and they've been around for 150 million years. So - there you have it in a nutshell or is that a "turtle shell?" :)

  • Across the Street from Fort Lauderdale Beach

    Across the Street from Fort Lauderdale Beach

  • View from Fort Lauderdale Beach

    View from Fort Lauderdale Beach

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    Fort Lauderdale Beach

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    Fort Lauderdale Beach

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    Fort Lauderdale Beach

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  • Sign on Door

    Sign on Door

    Too funny . . . This was on the inside of the door in a woman's restroom :) [B]

  • Fort Lauderdale Beach

    Fort Lauderdale Beach

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