Birds, palm trees, weddings, and bonjour

Fantastic weather here - 80, low humidity, and gorgeous sun. Come on down!  And what are we doing you ask?  Well, let's see, how about stripping off wallpaper and painting our bedroom. Wow, do we make good choices or what...  Has anyone done stripping off wallpaper? - OMG, the biggest mess ever. And this was only one wall with decorative cut out wallpaper. (and we think glued on, not with wallpaper paste).

Black Skimmer

Anyway, the beach walk this morning great as usual and took a pic of another seabird I thought I knew, and was going to label as such. Not a type of tern (the other birds in the photo), just hangs out with them while they're here for the winter.

Also on the beach was a flurry of activity in the restaurant and on the sand. A wedding - how sweet and brings back wonderful memories of Tiffany & Chris's beach wedding. How time flies - it's almost 3 years ago...

I took this picture because I couldn't get over the bright orange balls that are the seeds. I love everything about palm trees and the seeds are the icing on the cake. They make a big mess on the ground though - nature...
Finished two books this week. My first on Kindle!  Really, really enjoy it - although I have a "real" book going at the same time... Book #53 In the Company of Other by Jan Karon. Love all of her books - she is an amazing writer. and #54 Royal Flush by Rhys Bowen - this is third in a series and very entertaining. London in the 1930's murder mysteries with a royal connection.
How fun is it when you can close your eyes on the beach or in a store, and hear a foreign language. Am I in Germany, France, Italy, or maybe eastern Europe? A very cosmopolitan feel and I like that...welcome to almost "season" here...