Home Sweet Home

We arrived home in Florida almost a week ago and I realized I had not blogged in that time. Just having toooooooo much fun. We've managed to combine a little work with lots of play. Wash the outside of the park model, go for a pontoon boat ride with our friends Murray & Laurel. Weed the garden, have an afternoon beverage with our neighbours Frank & Sheila. Catching the theme yet. Like I said a little work and lots of play.

Susan had never been to Lover's Key State Park so we decided to venture over to breath in the early morning salt air and look for shells. Supposedly this park has the best shelling in all of Florida.

A horseshoe crab waiting for the tide

 At one time Lover's Key was only accessible by boat. By the 1960's a causeway was built connecting the barrier islands. Today the 2 mile long sandy beach can be accessed by boardwalk or tram. We chose to enter the park by the river since starfish litter this area when the tide is out.

Beautiful pristine beach with tide out

As Susan looked for shells, of course my face was to the sky looking for birds. Little did I know it would turn out to be a great birding day. Several birds in the area such as magnificent frigatebird, osprey, gulls, terns, and more. Many of the birds had no fear of humans.

Brown pelican making itself look pretty

Great Blue Heron walking the beach

After walking the beach for several hours the shell bags got a little heavy, we got really hot, and I was very hungry. We decided to head home knowing that shells will always be there another day. That's a guarantee on Lover's Key.