This has been one snowy and cold winter, and as I write this at the END of March, there is snow on the ground and chilly temps in the 30s. It seems as though Winter does not want to let go! But, it must! There are peas to plant, grass to fertilize and spring sports to watch in the sun and WARMTH!
Here in a capsule is March and our amazing time in Florida…...
Our first stop in Florida was an air boat ride to go find alligators….hang on to your hats!
We had planned that our only Disney stop while in Orlando would be to EPCOT where there was an HGTV Home and Garden Show going on. Flowers blooming everywhere. I learned that my new favorite color combo is purple and red. Will try it with red and fuchia geraniums. Here I am with my mentor, Goofy and my EPCOT ticket.
Always good to look up when trying out a new camera.
Jim took the picture, but I edited it to look this sharp. Such a crowd around us at the time for fireworks to begin! Wish we had known that we could have gotten a Fast Pass to watch in a separate viewing area where we could have been seated for the show. Next time.
We so enjoyed our time with Mary and Doug who showed us a wonderful Florida long weekend. Highlight was the pontoon boat ride they gave Jim for his birthday. We saw all kinds of wildlife……and manatees!
Lazy way to spend a warm Saturday afternoon.
Manatees everywhere, swimming to one of Florida's many warm springs.
Just before we left Mary and Doug's we visited their beach in West Palm Beach, spending a lovely Monday morning watching flipper sharks out in the ocean.
Did you notice that we are the only ones there? (Except for a runner who stopped to do some tai chi on the beach near us.)
One of the side trips we took was to the gulf coast of Florida to see Clearwater and the small town of Tarpon Springs, settled by some Greek fishermen long ago who made a living selling the sponges they dove for off the side of their boats. The town is still known for these divers, their sponges and for the delicious Greek restaurants that line both sides of the street.
One of our last side trips was at the end of our Florida adventure when we spent the day in St. Augustine. We took a bus tour and spent most of our day at the fort, staying for the afternoon shooting of one of the cannons and meeting a fellow RIT alumnus in the crowd. He lives in Melbourne, Florida now.
My picture of some of the architecture there. I like how I caught the shadow of a palm tree against the building.
Outside our condo one entire afternoon, this cormorant let me take lots of pictures of him. Guess he knew I needed the practice with my new camera.
Grande Vista resort in Orlando
Well, that was our March, at least the warm part of it……
Back home we had two more snow storms to contend with!
