As it happens each year about this time, our good friend Dave comes to visit. He chooses the same time each year to extend his good weather. As it gets bitterly cold and begins snowing in Spokane, Washington; he travels to enjoy the not-so-hot Florida (formerly Maryland) weather. This year, we went back to some places to complete the journey and went to a few new ones that had been missed last year. We also had a delay in our adventures while a bitter cold front moved through the area. I actually had to put on socks and long pants for 3 days. Happiness prevailed though as I also got to wear my Seahawks windbreaker for the first time. (Well, actually I did not need to wear it, just that I could wear it). We also spent the first week waiting on the Space Shuttle to launch and was disappointed when it was postponed until the end of the month.
One of the places that never seems to get tiring is St. Augustine. We went to walk the city on several occasions and saw new historical places.
The old St. Augustine jail was funded by Henry Flagler so the old one next to his swank hotel would not carry the associated smells to his wealthy guests. Somehow, my lovely bride got herself in trouble and ended up in one of the 4-man cells (which housed more than 4 most times). As you can see, there was no space for all to be up and moving at the same time. The prisoners spent 16 hours a day on a chain gang, so this was only for sleeping. They got grits for breakfast, hard tack for lunch, and beans for supper. Meat was deemed too expensive for prisoners so none of thet. Hard tack for those who wonder how it is made consisted of flour, salt, and water. It was as hard as a new jaw breaker after baking. It was usually dropped into a cup of coffee for softening before trying to eat.
This is a picture of a Great Blue Heron perching on a branch with his webbed feet. One of the most memorable journies was a return to Okeefenokee Swamp and a guide boat into the swamp.The next 3 photographs show the next phot as the Heorn takes off from his perch, a Banded Kingfisher, and one of the hundreds of Alligators.
We also went to Marineland which is all about Dolphins. As far as I know, they do not do shows but allow visitors (for a fee) to interact with the dolphins both in and out of the water.
To wrap this up, I have one last picture to share that is in memory of when Susan and Steven were here. We have continued to monitor the long horn steers since their visit and is now on the regular tour for our guests.
And finally, the Armadillo which has remained elusive until last week:
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The FibMaster
Promises, promises, promises.
Remember, you said, "More data will follow later."
How much "later"??
This much later, exactly...
Hmm-mm! There is something mighty suspicious about this post. Notice that the posting date is 30 March 2010, yet some of the events enumerated in the text refer to an event (Shuttle Launch) that was scheduled for late October/early-November 2010. Oh well, blame it on the confused nature of the author, I guess.
On the positive side, Grumpy must say that it is good to see some photos and verbage coming out of the "poor, bored old retired" One Eye. We Northworsterners definitely appreciate it! We were starting to wonder whether Paw-Paw was merely a Fig of our imagination.
Now, Paw-Paw, sit up and pay attention, please: 1.) In the second paragraph it would be nice if you would add a "c" in the phrase, " ... it gets bitterly old ... in Spokane". Although, as stated, the phrase is really applicable for this time of year, not only of Spokane, but also for Seattle and environs.
2.) Go bail your bride out of that filthy prison. (You should be ashamed of yourself for abandoning her there!!) She must not have done whatever they found her guilty of!!
Thank you for the grammatical error find. You are right: it gets bitterly cold there and bitterly old here...
Sorry I didn't catch it before: " ... the great springboard conspiracy." I actually didn't have the slightest idea what you were talking about!
Now that I do, I must say that the trees you are looking for are "Dawn Redwood" and "Western Alder". Of course, the alder is a broad-leaf tree; not a needle-bearer like the rest.
In fact, I didn't know that a cypress was a needle-bearer!
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