As I walk down the boardwalk to the beach in the mornings, the foliage is so primeval I expect to see: a dinosaur, a monkey, or a panther, the latter being the only thing even remotely possible. Florida panthers that is, and they roam the fields near the Everglades -
not near the beach.
Mark's been having fun and good luck flyfishing at the beach in the early mornings, not necessarily the same species each time. Caught a huge ladyfish the last time but he's not bringing anything home yet. I will wait for fish dinner...
Finished book #52 Bluebird, or the Invention of Happiness by Sheila Kohler. Historical fiction set in French revolution times. I bought it for $1.00 at the book store and thought what the heck. It was pretty good actually!
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| Sad little lost kite at the beach |
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| Rosy Spoonbill (looks kind of like a flamingo) |
No wind lately just shimmering stillness - I think this kite was lost some time ago. Been summer temps and high humidity here, but a cool front is coming by the weekend. Hurray. My body does not understand this drippy sweaty thing. Noticable increase in cars & people around and starting to hear different languages as well. Lots of Europeans come here which makes for an interesting environment
and restaurants. We have not one but two British restaurants that serve traditional English tea (haven't tried them - a little intimidating, and doesn't that mean they serve cucumber sandwiches? Not my kind of thing...), and an eastern European (as in Russian) deli/bakery that sell things I've never heard of - Halodetz, Tulski, Basa??? They even sell Russian newspapers for those who have been missing home news.
We're going to one of my favorite restaurants tomorrow night - Escargot 41; French, owned by a darling couple who moved here from France a few years ago. Shhh, it's my birthday - very low key...
I think I will call Escargot place and tell them to put sparklers in your snails.
ReplyDeleteHave fun celebrating! I cherish you.