Rain, traffic and time

 

Do I ever miss the Philadelphia area? Apparently. But not for too long. I was driving to the hotel from center city on the Schuylkill Expressway at rush hour. Ahh the memories! But I had time. No rush for me. No child to pick up at daycare, no dog to let out of the house or drycleaning to pick up. And then I remembered my camera in my bag. And you've got the result. Cars and trucks from ahead and behind. They're everywhere!

I had taken Girard Street earlier in the day when school was letting out. Would you believe that twice no-one slowed down for the flashing-yellow school zone? I did. And they were hating on me I can tell you. The double-yellow lines didn't even slow them down from entering the trolley tracks to skip ahead of traffic. It was harrowing! Yeah, I miss that too.

Sunset watchers

After a long day we decided to enjoy the view from our balcony. Okay, it faces northwest so we weren't technically watching the sunset. It's more like we're sunset tail watchers...

The Summer of Our Discontent

Why doesn't anyone tow the cat away? The neighbor cat is clearly loitering outside Mahuffer's but she doesn't seem to care about that towing sign she's parked under. It was a beautiful late summer afternoon and I dragged Rich out of the house to go picture-hunting at the beach. We only made it to Mahuffer's where he went in for a scotch and I kept going until I made it to the front of the building. Then it occurred to me that I might find some pictures right there. And I did find one or two.

Mahuffer's has been around a while and it shows. Out in the back in the summer it's kinda-like a very old man who hasn't bathed in years. Or maybe even one dug up from the grave...!

Look who came for dinner!

Mason joined us for dinner tonight. He fussed over being left alone on the couch so I laid him on the table with us while we ate. He found it quite amusing and so did we :-D

Bromeliads, mosquitoes and grasshoppers OH MY!

Visiting the Florida Botanical Gardens is like being a child with a kaleidoscope - every day is a different experience of beauty and wonder. My trip this morning was no exception. There were bromeliads in bloom the likes of which I had never seen before. The intricacy of the bloom pictured below just knocked my socks off!

Even the bugs were dazzling today. Below is a picture of a Lubber grasshopper. At first I found two of them mating, but I discovered that a swarm of mosquitoes had found me and I went bounding out of there. This grasshopper was on the window far from mosquito friendly territory.

Adventures at Home Depot

Yup. I chose the pricey one. Just taking a little potty break while Rich wanders a bit. I'm finally looking at colors for the walls. So many choices, so few seating options.

Military Month

Rich had a birthday and I couldn't come up with anything to give him... until I found out about the Armed Forces Military Museum in Largo. Right in our own backyard! And this was no mom-and-pop museum. It was HUGE and professionally done. They just opened in 2008. We had a good time and they even had an exhibit on Vietnam.