There is only one road into/out of the Pantanal...the Transpantaneira Highway, a rough dirt road with 140 bridges.

Of all the hundreds of spectacular birds that we saw, when I remember our trip to the Pantanal I will always think of the gorgeous hyacinth macaws.

Yep...that's a jaguar laying alongside the river just after daybreak the next morning.

This magnificent cat is the reason we decided to go to the Pantanal in the first place.

Y'all ready to travel with me to Brazil?

Or I should say, "So short, October"

Where have you been all my life?

I LOVE autumn...it's my favorite season!

Can we just all take a moment to appreciate the stunningly beautiful setting of Forest Ridge Senior Living, Mama's new home?

I have a soft spot for gorgeous skies, and God surely has painted some beauties this month.