Where everyone knows your name

August 8, 2014August 31, 2014 ~ Tara R. ~ 2 Comments

The morning regulars are out early, up before the sun. Some habitués are jogging, a few are on bikes, but most are walking, moving briskly through our quiet neighborhood. After months of daily perambulation, I’ve come to recognize my fellow ramblers. On the curve along the marina, I pass Julia and Carol. We have our own … Continue reading Where everyone knows your name

Amusement judgment

August 1, 2014 ~ Tara R. ~ 4 Comments

Amusement park view Above the maddening crowd Unprejudiced truth If we can rise above the fray, shutting out what the world’s carnival barkers are screaming at us about what we should think, or do, or believe, then we can think clearly, and come to our own conclusions about how to live our lives and let … Continue reading Amusement judgment

Modern marvels

July 25, 2014 ~ Tara R. ~ 9 Comments

Rotary dial phone 8-tracks, black and white TV Kids today, so spoiled

Doggone tired

July 4, 2014January 7, 2015 ~ Tara R. ~ 5 Comments

Forty pound alarm Blasting at Butt Crack ‘O Dawn There’s no snooze button

Just a little rain

Double red flags during Tropical Storm Lee

May 30, 2014June 5, 2014 ~ Tara R. ~ 3 Comments

Winds howl, oceans surge Angry and wild, tempests churn Offspring nom de plumes The 2014 Atlantic Hurricane Season opens this Sunday, June 1. The unsurprising weekend forecast for my stretch of the Florida Gulf Coast is rain, and thunderstorms, through at least Tuesday. At the beginning of the 2013 season, Tropical Storm Andrea tracked from June … Continue reading Just a little rain