the weekend

 

we went out to the house to do some straightening and cleaning for a rental that is coming up, and to visit the beach and attend the local firehouse pancake breakfast. pluto came along this time. we left the other two home with a very nice neighbor coming in to feed them.

fixing up the linen closet . . we had so many towels stuffed onto the shelves that i moved several downstairs.

finishing the kitchen clean up . . 

after vacuuming, scrubbing and decluttering we made it to the beach before dark.

pretty sea lettuce, ulva lactuca

visiting the train depot art gallery opening . . 

last dinner at our favorite place until next summer (they close for the winter season).

pluto was restless and wandered around meowing incessantly. we think he was unaccustomed to being alone . . and he hadn't been to the house in over a year.

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this morning we went to the pancake breakfast at the firehouse before getting on the road.

here is pluto asking for a snack before leaving . . we didn't want to get on the road too late as there was supposed to be heavy rain coming in later in the day.

and it did rain the entire way, but it was light (comparatively!)

i worked on my sock . . 

home again . . (and it did finally come down like someone was tossing buckets of water overboard).

by the beach

 

the sun was warm but the breeze was very chilly so we didn't stay long after my swim (as you can see, greg is quite bundled up comparatively). However, i did take a moment to sketch in my nature journal book.

my aloe plant and its babies are doing very well. the one here at the apartment is not as bright of a green or as big, but it is growing slowly.

we picked up dinner from a favorite place and had: manhattan clam chowder, cole slaw, fried clams with the bellies and fish tacos.

watching his florida state football game . . 

crickets and other nighttime creatures . . 

sea poems . . 

we made it home just when the predicted heavy rain was starting.

the rest of the weekend

 

it's late now on monday night . . here's a peek at the rest of the weekend (we arrived late saturday night) . . 

swimming and floating and a picnic at the bay on sunday . . 

diinner at our favorite place, followed by a game of yahtzee and ice cream for dessert . . (adam had an event he was working at) . . 

(korrina was happy to roll a yahtzee)

(chanda was unhappy about not rolling a yahtzee, and greg was happy to roll a yahtzee, but was unable to use it as he had taken a zero in that category . . !)

i love hearing the crickets and nighttime insects . . 

this morning was another day of swimming at the bay . . 

last year around the exact same time in august, i also drew a view of the bay . . i guess i can draw this view over and over and never tire of it!

home again . . (dropping korrina off first)