Hopped around some for my photo hike this weekend, stopping at several locations. Drove out to Navarre and walked the fishing pier again. It was a little cloudy when the day started out, and the sky was amazing. Took the long way home through Milton and then hit a few spots nearer to home. It … Continue reading Colder than it looks
Tag: winter
Baby it’s cold outside
In the mornings, I pad around the house in thick wool socks. Shoes make my aching feet hurt all the more, the cold playing havoc with my arthritic joints. Flannel pants keep my legs warm long enough to make it to the living room couch where fleece blankets wait for me to wrap around my freezing … Continue reading Baby it’s cold outside
Christmas Eve Florida style
Living on the Florida Gulf Coast has its own perks. One being that on Christmas Eve it's perfectly normal to go to the beach, especially when it's such a beautiful day. Yes, the sand really is that white; and yes, the sky really is that blue. The temps were in the high 50s, a little … Continue reading Christmas Eve Florida style
Winter blues
Boys of summer Flirting with the pretty girls Winter is coming Haiku Friday is hosted by Lou at LouCeeL.
Snow globes
My winters mean long-sleeved tees, closed-toe shoes, and long walks across powder of purest white. Here, snow is created from tiny crystals of Appalachian quartz, washed ashore for millennia. There are drifts piled high against fence rows and along roadsides, but my snow never melts. There are no huge flakes sticking to my clothes and … Continue reading Snow globes
Picture perfect: the groundhog better be right
I've seen the photos of the sea of white on Lake Shore Drive in Chicago, the roofs collapsing under the weight of several feet of snow, and various four-foot long icicles. And, I joyfully celebrate living south of the Mason/Dixon line, of being a resident of the single state lacking in snow this winter. Yankee … Continue reading Picture perfect: the groundhog better be right
Thin spiral notebook 