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  • nightcats May 29, 2012 @ 3:52 pm | delete
    What a wonderful spot you have for your morning walk. I am envious.
  • Ladymermaid May 11, 2012 @ 11:24 am | delete
    Back again to admire your photos of your deer creek walk. You certainly live in a very beautiful part of the world.
  • flinnie Mar 7, 2012 @ 4:57 am | delete
    Hi I so enjoyed your walk,it was like been there with you.I go on a daily walk but nothing like this.This walk was so very pretty.I liked everything that I saw.It must be so nice out there.Thanks for sharing part of your world.Great lens.
  • ajgodinho Feb 3, 2012 @ 11:57 am | delete
    Wow, I enjoyed the virtual tour and felt like I was right there. Beautifully done, Tony and I loved all the scenic pictures. Nice way to get some exercise, get to know that neighbourhood better, and enjoy the scenic beauty. Blessings! :)
  • artbyrodriguez Jan 6, 2012 @ 7:28 pm | delete
    I'm a Snowbird in North Central Florida, and I enjoyed the walk! Beautiful photos, and an enjoyable lens..
  • WordCustard Nov 22, 2011 @ 3:20 am | delete
    Ah, what a wonderful start to a grey Scottish day in late autumn -- you transported me for a morning walk in sunny Florida! It's a beautiful place, I bet you miss all that sunshine! Blessed.
  • LizMac60 Oct 31, 2011 @ 1:42 pm | delete
    Great lens , enoyed my walk immensely. Blessed
  • Ladymermaid Oct 31, 2011 @ 9:00 am | delete
    Beautiful photographs of your Deer Creek walk. The world is such a beautiful place and we are so very lucky to live in some of the finest areas of it. Have a happy Halloween.
  • ShirlW Sep 1, 2011 @ 7:05 pm | delete
    What a great walking lens! I lived in Florida (Tampa) for 11 years before moving to North Carolina four years ago. Your pictures made me homesick.
  • PaulOnBooks Aug 23, 2011 @ 8:54 am | delete
    Found this from http://www.delovesto.com/2011/08/tony-and-debbies-florida-vacation-part-four/ - very nice.
  • daria369 Apr 27, 2011 @ 8:11 pm | delete
    Beautiful photo story, loved it!! ***Angel blessed*** and featured on "My Life with Angel Wings" lens ... :)
  • A-Redneck Mar 2, 2011 @ 11:37 am | delete
    Wow quite the scenic tour...beautiful.
  • WeddingZazzle Apr 14, 2010 @ 5:57 am | delete
    Nicely done. I feel like Ive been there now. Great photos. Blessed by a SquidAngel :)
  • terri223 Mar 8, 2010 @ 9:03 pm | delete
    I enjoyed your walk and the pics..I'm looking to move back to Florida (lived there my whole life til 5 years ago) when my house sells in Charlotte, NC. Have been looking at the condos in Deer Creek..can't find anything bad about them! Have you had any major assessments or there any coming up that you know of? I'm hoping to move by late spring or summer..hoping maintenance fees, taxes, etc. will not be too bad..heard around 256. month for maintenance? Anyway, loved your pics..hope I can move there soon!
  • naturegirl7 Feb 8, 2010 @ 9:33 am | delete
    You and this Walk have been featured on our Nature at Its Best - Warm Virtual Tours blog ( http://bestnature.crabbysbeach.com/blogs/ )
  • Tipi Oct 12, 2009 @ 7:31 pm | delete
    I have been thinking of re-visiting this lens, and wanted to wish you a happy belated birthday.
    This is a very nice nice walk down Deer Creek. Thank you once again for creating it, I love it!
    Happy Belated Birthday Tony! (Hi, Deb!:)
  • AppalachianCountry Jul 18, 2009 @ 9:21 am | delete
    Wow, what a beautiful morning walk. Great lens. Thank-you for sharing pics of the beautiful country there. 5 stars*****
  • tcinvestor Jun 28, 2009 @ 5:55 pm | delete
    This lens makes me miss my place in Delray Beach just off Atlantic Ave. a hope skip and jump away from downtown Atlantic and Tremonti's..yum..although JB's in Deerfield is where I met my wife. Have a good one take a walk on the pier for me.
  • Suzie-Shine Jun 21, 2009 @ 11:01 am | delete
    Super lens, I was with you all of the way. And a purple star: I must look up what that is! Loved the photos.
    Suzie.
  • TheGreenerMe Jun 20, 2009 @ 6:21 pm | delete
    This looks like a nice neighborhood! And congratulations on your purple star, this is an original idea that is very well deserving of your star.
  • BarbRad Jun 12, 2009 @ 11:58 pm | delete
    Very well done. I think I'll add this to my lens roll for my local lens on Paso Robles -- also a walk. I like lenses that are original, like this one. I sent the link to my Paso Robles lens to a realtor who specializes in homes in the tract I wrote about. I thought it might prove useful to show people relocating the soul of the neighborhood -- not just the interior and exterior of the homes that she's showing. I can see she has been sending people over to look. This is a neat way to publicize a local lens outside of Squidoo. Now i want to read a lot more of your lenses, but no more time tonight.
  • praise Jun 9, 2009 @ 2:05 pm | delete
    Thumbs up!! Looks like a great area to live and walk. Like your music too, the bands of the 70's. I knew a lady that lived in the Forum and she loved it. Cheers. Will follow you on Twitter.
    Debra
  • capriliz Jun 6, 2009 @ 1:21 pm | delete
    Congratulations on your purple star! Love your lens!
  • AbbasAbedi Jun 2, 2009 @ 5:20 pm | delete
    Excellent Lens. 5*

    If you get a chance check out my Instant Stress Management lens.
  • bdkz Jun 2, 2009 @ 12:07 pm | delete
    What a great idea! These walking lenses are so cool!
  • lakeerieartists Jun 2, 2009 @ 7:48 am | delete
    Great idea for this lens. Posting about it today in the Squidlog.
  • kathysart May 31, 2009 @ 2:04 pm | delete
    What a LOVELY adventure!
    5 stars!
    ~Kathy
  • TopStyleTravel May 31, 2009 @ 12:19 pm | delete
    Great lens on Deer Creek, FL. Love your photos and links. It seems you have taken a potentially negative thing (losing a job) and made it positive. You are taking the time to smell the flowers. Congrats on the Top 100 and Purple Star.
  • aj2008 May 31, 2009 @ 2:13 am | delete
    Now this is a new "trend" on Squidoo that I really like. Angel Blessings for an excellent lens!
  • aidenw May 28, 2009 @ 9:02 pm | delete
    What an awesome lens! I just couldn't get enough of the pictures; and the animals mentioned: ducks, Anhingas (never heard of this one before), jumping fish, iguanas, ohh... what more can you ask for? :) I felt like getting a virtual tour of paradise. Indeed, this is my idea of paradise on earth and I'll certainly add this community to my list of places I'd want to live. Congrats on the purple star. Certainly well deserved!
  • Shelly May 26, 2009 @ 9:26 pm | delete
    I keep telling myself I'll start morning walks again...I tell myself every day, perhaps tomorrow! My walk would look much different as I live in the northwoods of Wisconsin and have seen quite the variety of wild life from bear to mosquitos. Very nice work!
  • Spook May 26, 2009 @ 12:13 pm | delete
    A lovely walk Tony and congratulations on your new job. Believe it or not I had something similar. All the best.
  • naturegirl7 May 26, 2009 @ 10:47 am | delete
    Congratulations on the purple star. I've been wanting to do a daily walk lens for a while, but just never got around to it. Now you have inspired me. Great job.
  • mukunda22 May 25, 2009 @ 10:38 pm | delete
    I felt like I was taking your walk with you!!

    Congratulations on your purple star!!
  • Robin_Forlonge_Patterson May 25, 2009 @ 9:46 pm | delete
    Lovely lens.
    I added a wiki link - not a patch on your page, but anyone can improve it.

    My walks around Porirua usually reveal a blue heron, but most of your birds are not seen in this area 12,000 km away.
    Keep up the walking!

    (Inappropriate security word "birdgag"!!)
  • Barkely May 25, 2009 @ 8:17 am | delete
    Congrats on the Purple Star:-)
  • paperfacets May 23, 2009 @ 2:17 pm | delete
    This walk looks so refreshing. What a nice way to exerise. Congrats!
    .
  • The_Health_Lady May 23, 2009 @ 12:50 pm | delete
    Tony, congrats on your purple star. Don't know how I missed this lens - it's terrific!
  • Pastiche May 23, 2009 @ 12:10 pm | delete
    Tony, congrats on your Purple Star lens. This was a thoroughly enjoyable walk with you, and a fun lens idea. You've inspired me to try my hand at a tour of my garden lens this summer or fall.
  • JustBon-Crochet-Designs May 23, 2009 @ 10:49 am | delete
    What a great way to start your day. Really beautiful scenery. Congrats on your purple star!
  • awelldressedbullet May 22, 2009 @ 8:52 pm | delete
    Tony, Congratulations on your Purple Star Award!
  • Evelyn_Saenz May 22, 2009 @ 7:29 pm | delete
    Congratulations on your well deserved Purple Star.
  • janices7 May 22, 2009 @ 5:59 pm | delete
    Brilliant lens! Love the photos...especially the foliage like the bougainvillea and the ponds. Congrats on the purple star!!
  • JenniferAkers May 21, 2009 @ 4:25 am | delete
    Outstanding lens - I enjoyed our walk together. Welcome to the group, Fun in Florida!
  • ElizabethJeanAllen May 20, 2009 @ 3:51 pm | delete
    Hi,
    My name is Elizabeth Jean Allen and I am the new group leader for the Nature and the Outdoors Group.
    Lizzy
  • Tinachunks May 20, 2009 @ 12:36 pm | delete
    I found this lens so very interesting. I can finally put some images together with what you have already told me about your home. The scenery and narration were excellent. The photos were lovely. A very well thought out and put together lens. Thanks for sharing with us Tony xx
  • ArtByLinda May 19, 2009 @ 11:19 pm | delete
    Tony, what a wonderful lens. At 45 I know what you mean about needing to keep in shape, kudo's to you for walking daily! Best of luck on your treks and lenses. Linda
  • Joan4 May 19, 2009 @ 11:02 am | delete
    Beautiful! I enjoyed my tour of Deer Creek. I had heard about it, but had not seen it. What a beautiful way to start your day! Blessed by an angel!
  • Tipi May 19, 2009 @ 9:14 am | delete
    Wishing you all the best Tony. Just wanted to visit this beautiful lens again.
    What a lovely place! - Have a wonderful day!
    Susie
  • OhMe May 19, 2009 @ 8:21 am | delete
    Oh me! I sure enjoyed my walk around Deer Park this morning and I am not even tired. Thank you. I especially enjoyed the dip in the pool afterward. So refreshing.
  • Xpectmorefreedom May 18, 2009 @ 9:14 pm | delete
    Wow, this seems like a wonderful place to take a vacation. It looks so beautiful and tranquil. Great lens. Now I want to go here too.

    Ken
    XpectMore
  • poddys May 18, 2009 @ 7:15 pm | in reply to bry | delete
    It's been lovely here, the winter is the best, but the past week we have had rain, in fact it's raining heavily now! The humidity is kicking in, so for the next 6 months most days will be 95 degrees and sticky.
  • poddys May 18, 2009 @ 7:04 pm | in reply to cappuccino136 | delete
    Thanks, I appreciate it. I really enjoyed taking them.
  • cappuccino136 May 18, 2009 @ 6:02 pm | delete
    Beautiful photos. Great job, Poddys
  • bry May 18, 2009 @ 5:41 pm | delete
    It's soo green and pretty there...But it's humid isn't it? ;)
  • AndyPo May 18, 2009 @ 2:53 am | delete
    Excellent lens. Great to see where you like. It certainly looks beautiful.
  • funwithtrains May 18, 2009 @ 12:36 am | delete
    Hi Tony -- nice area you live in! Great photos!
  • kiwisoutback May 17, 2009 @ 9:29 pm | delete
    Wow Poddys, one of your best yet! I live in the woods, so this wide open park area would be a welcome retreat from where I am now (lots of bugs). We also don't have sidewalks or paths, so I'm kind of jealous. Squid Angel blessed!
  • clouda9 May 17, 2009 @ 3:46 pm | delete
    What a beautiful area that you live in...like you said it seems very quiet and serene. The photos are great and I enjoyed taking your walk with you.

    PS Make sure to alt tag your pics, the descriptions are missing.
  • Barkely May 17, 2009 @ 1:44 pm | delete
    Thanks for adding this lens to the Squidoo Skidoo group:-)
  • stargazer00 May 17, 2009 @ 2:02 am | delete
    It looks like a lovely place to live. Enjoyed your photos of all the birds and especially the flowers and trees. Well done!
  • Sylviane_Nuccio May 16, 2009 @ 9:04 pm | delete
    Beautiful lens, beautiful pictures.
  • ElizabethJeanAllen May 16, 2009 @ 8:03 pm | delete
    What an excellent idea for a lens!
    Thanks for sharing and thanks for featuring my bird lenses.
    I'm honored.
    5 Stars and favored
    Lizzy
  • Vacation-In-My-Head May 16, 2009 @ 7:53 pm | delete
    Thank you for featuring my Florida Manatees lens. It is very much appreciated!!
  • Tipi May 16, 2009 @ 5:06 pm | delete
    A wonderful lens Tony, excellent!
  • Light-in-me May 16, 2009 @ 4:25 pm | delete
    I really enjoyed my visit, a very unique, beautiful, interesting lens. I am currently living in Florida not quite where you are but close.. Great job 5*s...
    Take care,
    Robin
  • WindyWinters May 16, 2009 @ 3:58 pm | delete
    Wonderful Lens & Wonderful Photos! 5* Thanks for sharing your walk with us. :)
  • JaguarJulie May 16, 2009 @ 3:06 pm | delete
    Tony -- great lens. I could have sworn I left a comment when I visited when it was first published. I must admit that the bird you pictured would have made me think it was a Cormorant although my hubby would probably tell me it was an Anhinga!
  • Teddi14 May 16, 2009 @ 2:33 pm | delete
    I found this lens from your favorite on tagfoot. Nice job Tony! This gives me some great ideas for my local lens. :-) 5*'s
  • Janusz May 16, 2009 @ 10:41 am | delete
    Loved the Photos! the last time I saw a Palm tree, was 2 years ago in Barcelona.. Blessed :)
  • Lynx92 May 16, 2009 @ 7:39 am | delete
    That looks a good walk!
  • nightbear May 15, 2009 @ 11:24 pm | delete
    Oh Tony, How wonderful to be able to put an actual visual to your daily walks that I came to know about from your blog when you were working on organizing your day and becoming more productive. Enjoyed the walk, very beautiful area.
  • chefkeem May 15, 2009 @ 10:45 pm | delete
    Now I know where you live, pal. Expect me soon! :-) Blessed.
  • TylaMac May 15, 2009 @ 8:15 pm | delete
    Wow! What a beautiful place to live. Your lake is what my lake wants to be when it grows up.LOL! One thing we do have in common is the Muscovy ducks. They do own the lake. They just let me live here.
  • Evelyn_Saenz May 15, 2009 @ 7:21 pm | delete
    Gorgeous pictures. I feel like I was walking along beside you. Thank you for a beautiful walk around the neighborhood.
  • sandyspider May 15, 2009 @ 3:54 pm | delete
    Looks like a lovely place to live. Very nice photos. 5*
  • davidstillwagon May 15, 2009 @ 2:57 pm | delete
    Terrific lens Tony! Great pictures and your mp3 collections is pretty good. I used to listen to Uriah Heep when i was in high school.
    I'll give it a 5.
  • Intuitive May 15, 2009 @ 2:27 pm | delete
    I like long lenses. Yours has the effect of being sort of slide show. (Speaking of which, there are those Flickr slide show modules if you wanted to use all 122. lol) Anyway...lovely sense of being there. 5*
  • bluehawk May 15, 2009 @ 1:45 pm | delete
    Tony,

    Great photos! Reminds me of a couple of the nicer communities in Bradenton/Sarasota area. Seen any Crocs yet? I caught a picture of one at a retention pond off the main road - over 7 feet long. Needless to say - I didn't get a good closeup.

    Keep on trekking! and thanks for sharing! :)
    David Vondracek
  • KimGiancaterino May 15, 2009 @ 1:13 pm | delete
    Wonderful job, Tony! I've never spent much time in Florida, but can see why people love it so. The tropical plants are just beautiful. I enjoyed looking at your pictures. Squid Angel Blessed.
  • mbgphoto May 15, 2009 @ 9:30 am | delete
    Tony

    I enjoyed looking through all of your photos. You are fortunate to get to live year round in such a wonderful place.

    We stay just north of you in Jupiter Beach at the Ocean Trails condos every March. Just wish we could be there all year instead of just one month. I too enjoy taking long walks and of course I take lots of photos. It is such a great area! Thanks for sharing

    Mary Beth
  • Vacation-In-My-Head May 15, 2009 @ 9:22 am | delete
    You live in a very beautiful area, I thought the pictures were great. It's still a few too many houses for me, then again I live in the middle of Ocala National Forest...LOL Great job!!
  • K_Linda May 15, 2009 @ 7:15 am | delete
    Tony, thanks for taking us along on your beautiful walk. We who live in Florida are so lucky to be able to take these scenic walks everyday of the year. You are inspiring me to do a lens on my walks in Hollywood, Florida. By the way, haven't you moved back to England? I would to see your walks there. 5*
  • JaguarJulie May 15, 2009 @ 6:51 am | delete
    Wow! How original of an idea Tony to do a lens on your daily walk -- I was looking for those SIX flights of stairs! Nicely done -- glad you decided to do this lens!!!
  • LindaJM May 15, 2009 @ 4:36 am | delete
    It took me almost as long to look at your lens as it took you to take the walk. :) Thanks for reminding me that I need to be out walking every day. I've taken too many days off due to needing to conserve my energy for gardening. I've been thinking of making a lens similar to this with pictures of my walk along the Klamath River Highway. I haven't made any local lenses yet... so, maybe one of these days, I will.
  • mulberry May 15, 2009 @ 3:08 am | delete
    Love all of the photos! It does sound like a nice quiet community. I lived in a Condo in Bradenton, Florida for a time many years ago. It looked somewhat similar. It was indeed quiet as the population was also retirees and snowbirds. Of course the average age in that county at the time was 59; I was 27 and thus, it wasn't so great in my eyes. I think I would look at it much differently now!
  • Tracy fFord Weymouth Dorset UK May 15, 2009 @ 2:57 am | delete
    I have enjoyed looking through all of those photo`s you took Tony, They make me want to go back to Florida so much especially more so as i have not visited this part, Every photo looks beautiful and the area`s so clean and tidy. This place is my dream! x
  • papawu May 15, 2009 @ 1:23 am | delete
    I actually have a couple of friends not too far from you in Dania Beach and Lauderdale. To be honest I really prefer to spend my Florida time in South Beach, but it has been a few years since I have been out that way. I definitely love the golf courses out that way and my favorite has to be the TPC course at Herron Bay even though they charge you an arm and a leg in green fees. Thanks for sharing your home with us in this way.
  • A_RovingReporter May 15, 2009 @ 1:10 am | delete
    What beautiful pictures! 5*
  • seedplanter May 15, 2009 @ 12:28 am | delete
    What fun. I feel like I took a nice long walk!
    Many years ago, a friend and I lived near a golf course and we'd walk every weekday morning around it. This brought back good memories for me.
  • Ramkitten May 15, 2009 @ 12:27 am | delete
    Hey, I used to live near there! I enjoyed the vicarious trip back and all your photos. (I had to go dust or something while the lens loaded ... but it was worth the wait!) :) Excellent, Poddys, as always.
  • oneskms May 15, 2009 @ 12:20 am | delete
    Looks a real nice place and keep up the walking
  • JenniferAkers May 15, 2009 @ 12:13 am | delete
    Loved the lens and the wonderful photos. I enjoyed the walk with you and seeing the different landscapes and animals. Great! 5*!
  • Jewelsofawe May 15, 2009 @ 12:10 am | delete
    Wow! What a great lens! I enjoyed going on the walk with you through your pictures. What a beautiful place to live. I love the shape of that tree too.
  • debnet May 14, 2009 @ 7:21 am | delete
    This is the place I spent three happy months of my life. The photographs make me pine to be back :( 5*****

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Tony Payne is a freelance writer who lives on the South Coast of England with his wife Debbie.

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