hanging around

I've been walking in the mornings, and this is one of the bunnies that I pass on my route. I don't know for sure what it is doing there - Is it wild? Was it an Easter present that ran away? Who knows! What I do know is that there are three of them, and they are all a bit camera-shy.


The other morning we went fishing and this pelican was hanging around the dock.


At a different dock I caught this bluefish. Notice the scenic condo construction going on in the background. Ah, progress...


At home, we have this beautiful herb garden where we grow green AND purple basil, thyme, sage, mint, & marigolds. We hope to add parsley and cilantro soon.


"Snakes.... Why did it have to be snakes?" Indiana Jones better stay away from our house! This black racer was hiding out under John's car. From the looks of him, he has been hiding under alot of cars - the last third of him looked as if it had been run over and then healed. He couldn't slither so well on the concrete, but in the grass he had no problems.


And here is Minnie doing one of her two favorite activities: napping. Her other favorite activity is catching/ maiming lizards. Thankfully, we have no pictures of that.

fishing/pier

This afternoon, John and I did a little fishing at the boardwalk under the bridge(s). Those of you that have been reading all along will remember this boardwalk from an earlier post, the one with the mysterious sweatshirt in the garbage.


I caught nothing, but John hooked this delightful little toadfish.


For dinner, we went down to the pier that we drove under a few days ago and ate at Crabby Joe's. A quaint little establishment with good
food and a between-the-floorboards view of the ocean.


After dinner, we took a long walk on the short pier and found this helpful sign:

John suggested that they might offer further assistance by pulling up some planks and exposing some rusty nails.


We spoke to some fishermen that weren't having any luck and
watched a school of bulbous Cannonball Jellyfish swim by.



This beautiful sunset told us it was time to call it a day. That and the TV was a-calling.

what a beach!

Yesterday, I swam in the ocean!

(that's me waving)


It was a beautiful day - scorching hot, but with the breeze we hardly noticed.


John packed us a lunch and we took die Käfer for a picnic.



If you had been looking at this web cam at just the right time, you would've seen us drive right under the Sunglow Fishing Pier in South Daytona Beach. Our friend Stefan was looking - check it out!


That was my first ocean swim since I moved here. And I loved it! The water was clear and cool, there was no seaweed, the surf wasn't too rough. It was just perfect!


And how's this for service - the ice-cream truck comes right to you!


We left just in the nick of time - the tide was coming in and we didn't want to get stuck (again!).

But what a nice afternoon!

hootie and the...

but on the bright side...

Yesterday was a beautiful day. Such a beautiful day that we decided to go have a picnic lunch on the beach. John got the Beetle ready, and I made the sandwiches. We packed up the cooler and off we went. [Check out the beach cam.]

We had been sitting on the beach about 15 minutes when we started seeing dolphins swimming by. These pics don't do justice to how many there were and how close to shore. It's just really hard to snap that picture at just the right moment - and get it to focus...


And then, from nowhere, a downpour!!! We quickly got everything packed into the car and drove to the access road. But when we got there, we found an SUV spinning its tires in the soft-sand-turned-mud. If an SUV couldn't get off the beach, than neither could we! Eventually, we were able to go through, and by the time we got home, the rain had of course stopped.

But on the bright side, we got to have a picnic on the beach without getting all sunburnt :)

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This morning, after my early morning walk, I decided to make myself an omelette for breakfast. I used the last two eggs in the house (both whites, but only one yolk), sauted onion and garlic, yellow rice, diced tomato, salsa verde, shredded cheddar, and half a dollop of lite sour cream. With a side of dry wheat toast. And the last of the orange juice. I took it all outside to eat, while John did some yardwork.

About halfway through, I tried to push my chair back so that I could say something to John, but the back legs got caught up and the chair started to tip back. I was falling! I flailed my arms and legs, and tried to grab onto something to stop myself, knocking over my glass of orange juice and flinging the remaining half omelette and toast onto the table, which, counter to everything my Mom taught me, I had not cleaned first.

My beautiful breakfast was ruined! If I hadn't been so upset, you would have a nice pic of the whole fiasco to look at. But you'll just have to use your imagination...

But on the bright side, I had eaten enough that I'm not still hungry AND I only ingested half the fat and cholesterol of a whole omelette :)

wolfy

No, we don't have a new pet!

The only nice thing I can say about this is that it was outside and...

The only two nice things I can say about this is that it was outside and it was dead and...

The only three nice things I can say about this is that it was outside and it was dead and it is non-venomous even if it was alive.

But holy heebie-geebies, batman!

bob

This is Bob.

Bob has no tail.



Bob has also been hanging out in our backyard lately. Though we don't encourage it, we don't chase him out either.


He comes over to visit the little kitten, and he'll chase her and pounce on her and she'll hiss but then they'll flop down and take a nap.


We think he comes from next door. They have four dogs - a yellow lab, a rottweiler, and two chows. No wonder he likes our yard better!!!