(Note: I posted this on Facebook, but thought I’d share it on the site. Rog) I just had a thought… Shirley took this pic of me showing Mom some things on the computer down here in Bradenton, FL (she’s been staying with us for 6-weeks). She’s fascinated and amazed/amused at what it can do—she’s 100! [...]
It may seem simple, but I’m having a difficult time clicking on Web Cam 2 and imagining winter back home on Kelly Lake! It takes a great deal of thought and imagination to put myself—in my mind—standing outside, looking over the ice, taking a walk and stepping back inside to a nice warm cozy home. [...]
Saturday, we told Mom we were going to take her to see what all the controversy was at Longboat Key, FL; a menacing flock of colorfully feathered peacocks; pecking at cars; chasing children…! Longboat Key is about 20 minutes from us, west on Cortez and due south via bridge from Anna Marie Island where we [...]
We try to plan at least one new adventure to take Mom on each week. This week it was the “Manatee Viewing Center” about 45 minutes north of us (for more info click here: http://www.tampaelectric.com/manatee/ ). Mom was captivated by the manatees when we were at the Mote Aquarium (south of us in Sarasota, about [...]
There are a number of huge large mouth bass, along with big crappies in our small lake here. Here’s evidence of one caught the other day by Charles Hayne. It’s strictly catch-and-release. The owner of our place left a nice spinning rod-and-reel; looks like I just might get hooked on fishing in our park! Charles [...]
