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| sunset (photo by Marie) |
After two weeks in the heat of Florida Marie and I arrived back to the cold north, where wintery weather was hanging around for longer than normal and threatening to send us back to the manatees, dolphins and crocodiles...But today is seems we are back to the warm sunshine that makes life here on the mountain worthwhile and I had the chance to work on my shed, putting on the roof, doors and window. Tomorrow I will shingle the roof and try to decide what color we will paint it...It was great to see the family again and spend some time with Dee at her place in Land O' Lakes, Lyn and Don in Brooksville and four days in Lake Worth at Richard's condo where I kept busy laying tile in his kitchen and hallway. Dee took us out to the beach at Redington Shores one day where we stayed late to watch the sun set over the Gulf, then a fish supper at Wahoos. Don took us out on his boat later on in the week, going out to Homasassa Springs where we were all thrilled when a pod of dolphins swam alongside us. I went swimming in the Gulf with Brenna when we anchored in about 6 feet of water and enjoyed the feeling of the warm salty water on my foot. Lauren had removed my stitches the previous day and it seemed to be healing fine. The next week Marie and I drove our little rental car across the state to Lake Worth, a four hour trip east on the Florida turnpike. The temperatures got up into the 90s there and I sweated buckets while I was tiling but the thought of the pool a few minutes away and the Atlantic Ocean 10 minutes by car kept me going! Hopefully Richard will like the look of his new kitchen and invite me back! We had breakfast one morning at Benny's on the Beach, dinner at a local sports bar, Flannigan's, and supper at Havana in West Palm Beach, three of our favourite eating spots. As you can see by the pictures below it is hard not to find a great place to eat in Florida! The two weeks flew by and it was soon time to return to St Petersburg and catch our Allegiant flight back to Plattsburgh, drive out to meet Christina, pick up the dog, and spend the night visiting with Phil and Fernanda before heading back home. So now back to the grind - finishing the ceiling, putting up driwall and getting the shed ready. Hopefully we will be getting some visitors this summer so lots to do before July. Enjoy the photos, taken by myself and Marie on her new Fuji camera.
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At Dee's
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| Dee and Gary, The Groves, Land O' Lakes, Florida |
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| Wheres the beer? |
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| Hanging round under the pier, Redington Shores, Florida |
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| Egret |
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| Caspian Terns |
At Lyn and Don's
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| Grandma Lyn and Brenna |
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| Brenna and Grandpa Don |
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| Me and the 'old man' |
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| Brenna, Shawn and Lauren |
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| Rose by Lyn's house |
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Auntie Dee and Brenna
At Richard's |
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| Marie, beach at Lake Worth, Florida |
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| collecting shells |
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| Entrance to Rich's condo |
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| the kitchen |
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| my last walk on the beach... |
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| early morning, St Pete airport and Allegiant MD-80 |
