{"id":517,"date":"2012-07-25T17:45:01","date_gmt":"2012-07-26T00:45:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.travelswithwesley.com\/?p=517"},"modified":"2012-07-25T18:19:13","modified_gmt":"2012-07-26T01:19:13","slug":"a-few-days-at-longboat-key","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.travelswithwesley.com\/?p=517","title":{"rendered":"A few days at Longboat Key"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u00c2\u00a0Recently spent a few days at Longboat Key with our daughters and grandkids. \u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0We stayed at the Silver Sands on Longboat Key.\u00c2\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.silversandsgulfbeachresort.com\/\">http:\/\/www.silversandsgulfbeachresort.com\/<\/a>\u00c2\u00a0I can recommend it. \u00c2\u00a0Nice pool and great beach. \u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A few non-family shots from the weekend.<\/p>\n<p>Absolutely nothing to do with the beach, a rose from my wife&#8217;s birthday.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"a white rose.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.travelswithwesley.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/a-white-rose.jpg\" alt=\"A white rose\" width=\"600\" height=\"397\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 <em>\u00c2\u00a0Nikon D7000 Nikkor 40MM lens 1\/320 sec @ f\/9.0 iso 200<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><br \/><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Late afternoon on the beach.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Late afternoon at Longboat Key.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.travelswithwesley.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Late-afternoon-at-Longboat-Key.jpg\" alt=\"Late afternoon at Longboat Key\" width=\"600\" height=\"398\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0Nikon D300 Nikkor 18-200mm lens \u00c2\u00a027mm 1\/250 sec @ f8.0 iso 200\u00c2\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Another late afternoon on Longboat Key.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.travelswithwesley.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Another-late-afternoon-on-Longboat-Key.jpg\" alt=\"Another late afternoon on Longboat Key\" width=\"600\" height=\"398\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0Fujifilm X100 23mm lens 1\/1500 sec @ f\/16 iso 200<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><br \/><\/em><\/p>\n<p>These little fellows weren&#8217;t to happy to see us.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"_DSC8548.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.travelswithwesley.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/DSC85481.jpg\" alt=\"DSC8548\" width=\"300\" height=\"299\" border=\"0\" \/>\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"_DSC8549.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.travelswithwesley.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/DSC8549.jpg\" alt=\"DSC8549\" width=\"300\" height=\"241\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Dock behind Moore&#8217;s Stone Crab Restaurant. \u00c2\u00a0A local favorite. \u00c2\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.stonecrab.cc\/\">http:\/\/www.stonecrab.cc\/<\/a>\u00c2\u00a0 Highly recommended.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"gull on the dock.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.travelswithwesley.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/gull-on-the-dock.jpg\" alt=\"Gull on the dock\" width=\"600\" height=\"398\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0Fujifilm X100 23mm lens 1\/4000 sec @ f\/16 iso 200<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"nice boat.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.travelswithwesley.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/nice-boat.jpg\" alt=\"Nice boat\" width=\"600\" height=\"398\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0Fujifilm X100 23mm lens 1\/4000 sec @ f\/11 iso 200<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><br \/><\/em><\/p>\n<p>A snowy egret on the beach.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Snowy Egret Head Shot.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.travelswithwesley.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Snowy-Egret-Head-Shot.jpg\" alt=\"Snowy Egret Head Shot\" width=\"600\" height=\"374\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>And the whole bird.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Snowy Egret.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.travelswithwesley.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Snowy-Egret.jpg\" alt=\"Snowy Egret\" width=\"600\" height=\"398\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 Nikon D300 Nikkor 70-300mm lens \u00c2\u00a0250mm 1\/400 sec @ f10 iso 200\u00c2\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>A molting juvenile White Ibis.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Molting White Ibis.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.travelswithwesley.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Molting-White-Ibis.jpg\" alt=\"Molting White Ibis\" width=\"600\" height=\"422\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0Nikon D300 Nikkor 70-300mm lens \u00c2\u00a0280mm 1\/320 sec @ f9.0 iso 200\u00c2\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><br \/><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><br \/><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00c2\u00a0Recently spent a few days at Longboat Key with our daughters and grandkids. \u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0We stayed at the Silver Sands on Longboat Key.\u00c2\u00a0http:\/\/www.silversandsgulfbeachresort.com\/\u00c2\u00a0I can recommend it. \u00c2\u00a0Nice pool and great beach. \u00c2\u00a0 A few non-family shots from the weekend. Absolutely &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.travelswithwesley.com\/?p=517\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,12,15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-517","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-birds","category-photography","category-travel"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.travelswithwesley.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/517","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.travelswithwesley.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.travelswithwesley.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.travelswithwesley.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.travelswithwesley.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=517"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"http:\/\/www.travelswithwesley.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/517\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":520,"href":"http:\/\/www.travelswithwesley.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/517\/revisions\/520"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.travelswithwesley.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=517"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.travelswithwesley.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=517"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.travelswithwesley.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=517"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}