A Day in the Life

Early in the day we sometimes stroll along the Caloosahatchee, hoping to catch a glimpse of our friends, the dolphins. The pool is also an option in the AM before the sun gets too hot......otherwise you feel like you're a tidbit swimming around in a gigantic tureen of cioppino or bouillabaisse. The morning is a glorious time of day along the sun coast.
If we don't begin the day at the pool or at the shops running errands (well, we're not on vacation after all), we're off to the beach. Life just doesn't get any better.......even if Neptune hasn't thrown any really big shells up on the beach lately. The Gulf, however, is as warm as your bathtub and is actually a bit too salty for a tasty turtle soup, although not far from where I'm standing is a nest of turtle eggs, cordoned off with the ubiquitous yellow tape and posted sign threatening hefty fines and jail term if one is caught in the act of disturbing or intruding.
As the heat and humidity (not a dry heat here) increase throughout the day, ominous dark clouds roll in from all directions, and the winds pick up. Yep. I said winds with an s. We actually saw a tornado begin as a water spout across the river, swirl up onto the shore, and, you guessed it ............ head straight for a trailer park. These wild storms have been the typical scenario this month (it's the rainy season) with lots of lightning and thunder and plenty of raindrops falling on your head. The chaises go crazy, diving into the pool and occasionally hopping the fence and jumping into the river.
Then, all is forgiven and the sun sets in a blaze of glory.

Of course, y'all have your weather quirks too. Michigan is hotter than Florida (wouldn't you know they'd out-Florida Florida the year that I'm living in Florida?!?), and the South Island has seen snow already. The North Island is none too tropical either with the rugby test in Wellington a little on the frosty side. Still have my eye on those All Blacks.