Month: November 2018

I have to say, living in Florida definitely beats those cold northern temps my friends have been enduring lately. I almost hate to post this photo of me and my friend, Sherry, kayaking on Friday. Almost. We explored the waterfront of Sarasota Bay and saw two dolphins (mother and child), one osprey diving for food, several pelicans (YAY!), and one wedding (onshore). Sarasota is a new place for me, and this Ringling mansion (winter home of one of the Ringling Brothers of circus fame) was definitely the fanciest building I’ve seen in a while. Sherry and her husband were hosting…

Another quiet week here in northern Florida, with a mix of weather so hot we were in the pool, so cold we had the heat on, and so rainy that things got pretty muddy outside the Alto, all in the space of seven days. Go figure. And then walking around the neighborhood, I saw this and I don’t quite know what to make of it. I’m also not sure what to do with this, a magazine display at the local Publix grocery store. It’s a little different than I’m used to being what some might call a #liberalsnowflake (and I’m…

Another Wednesday, and I’m sitting outside in my comfy camp chair, gently rocking with the breeze as I write this. If I sound mellow, that’s about right. Two weeks of being in one place has been a luxury. This trend will continue till late January, and I’m enjoying it so very much. It’s not that I hate moving, it’s more that I’ve realized I was moving so much that I didn’t have time to be still and let what I’ve seen seep into my soul and then come back out as art. I was taking photos on the fly, hoping…

Been a quiet week here in Gainesville, except for the trip two hours south to see manatees in their winter haven (see Sunday’s post). Here’s a shot that didn’t make it into that report. I’ve been walking a lot, getting to know the neighborhood. The trees are old here, and big, and they are amazing. It’s almost like Spring here in Florida. It’s too hot during the summer for flowers to grow, so now that it’s cooling down (only 82F today!), the buds are breaking out all over. I’m going to take a break from weekly updates in November, since…