Naples is starting to get busy. Not anywhere close to what it will be after the holidays, but enough. Season here is a major event that bumps the population up to double. The beach will not look like the above, peaceful and quiet, unless I go first thing in the morning. The people are coming in mostly from the mid-west and Canada, with a smattering of other countries like Germany, England, France, Italy,and Denmark (yup, Denmark). It is quite beautiful here with perfect 70 degree days in the winter so I get it, but boy, you have to plan for crowds and traffic.
Some interesting skies the last couple of weeks including full moon, and it's been warmer than normal. I'm back in the Florida white sand and swaying palm trees mode, having a hard time realizing other places are getting cold. Star Mountain is getting colder but no snow yet. Opening day on the ski mountain is Thanksgiving and they make snow too, so likely the machines will be working hard soon if they're not already.
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Another beach visit - got to do some sketching, photography, and a little reading. Mighty peaceful. Just me and the birds (and an occasional human.)
One of the mangled banyan trees. Look at that new growth - fabulous. Every single one along the road has new leaves. Resilience indeed.
A few creatures scattered around. That's a gathering of ibis and an ugly duck waiting for breadcrumbs from Mark and the cute little frog was perched just like that next to the front door at eye level.
A day on the golf course. Lots of birds but no alligator sightings yet. Gorgeous weather and the course is in great shape especially considering they lost 140 trees in the hurricane. I've been playing wife golf on Sundays. Yes, that's a phrase around here. Enjoying it.
Can't believe Thanksgiving is next week. We're flying Miami to Charleston and I'm packing pecan tassies which I haven't baked yet. These are a must and instantly became a tradition when I found the recipe. Cheers!
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