Our time here is
winding down. We’ll be heading back up north for the next couple of months. And
why wouldn’t we?
This morning the temperature in Massachusetts was 37, whereas the temp here was 69. My biggest decision today has been whether or not to turn on the air conditioner.
This morning the temperature in Massachusetts was 37, whereas the temp here was 69. My biggest decision today has been whether or not to turn on the air conditioner.
Aside from
biking, eating, golfing, eating, viewing model homes we can’t afford, eating,
and visiting friends, we found a few other things to do.
A tiki bar
where the entertainer for the night played the “dueling banjoes” theme from
Deliverance with his guitar – backwards. The guitar, not the theme. And it was surprisingly good.
We could have
gotten to the beach more often. This late afternoon trip, though, validated all
my elementary school drawings using Vs to
represent birds on the wing.
Right now, downtown
Venice looks a bit like Italy
after WWII. The main road is gone, as are many of the palm trees.
(Before)
(After)
This was due
to a perfect storm of a 93 year-old street (poorly laid in the first place),
aging pipes, and dying palm trees. Apparently even the soil was diseased so
they had to carry it off and put in new.
Maybe it was
just nature’s gentle shove to get us back north,
Mamie the Great Hunter was
completely uninterested, and after the first shiver of heebie jeebies I was
fine. I’d rather have the occasional snake than mice or their bigger cousins.
Snakes? I prefer the four legged beasties.
ReplyDeleteEnjoy yourselves - where ever you are.
69? that's perfect weather, why would you want to go where it's so much colder? I suppose if you HAVE to, but I simply don't see why anyone would want to. i'm a wuss when it comes to temperature extremes.
ReplyDeleteNo mystery - it's called grandkids.
ReplyDelete3 big boys and twin baby granddaughters!
Ah. I'd forgotten about the grandchildren.
DeleteHappy travels when you do hit the road.
ReplyDeleteI too agree that 69 is pretty much perfect. We've got rain here all day, and I'm trying to talk myself into going on the hike anyway. It's in the low fifties, but the rain is expected to give us more than an inch. I'm going anyway, I suspect, since I'm such a creature of habit. :-)
ReplyDeletewell, a visit to see the grandkids is understandable but I thought the Florida place was where you spend the whole winter.
ReplyDeleteWe'll come back after the holidays. Nothing like a dose of winter to make you appreciate the warmth.
DeleteBusy Florida. I am amazed that any of the roads hold up. I love the weather but not the crowds. Glad that was not a poisonous snake. He probably was disturbed by all the construction.
ReplyDeleteYikes! I had no idea they'd torn up Venice Avenue. Quite a dramatic change! I assume they're replanting it? Enjoy your travels up north and bravo for letting that snake go on its way.
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