The mystery animal

Paul and the setting sun :-)

Cotton Bale

Mural on the side of the masonic Lodge in Jay, FL

This about says it all for storm warnings

Margaritaville from the middle of the city pier

Another week under our belts. Time flies when you are enjoying yourself.

I took off Friday morning last week and walked to the City Pier at Pier Park. Nice walk and beautiful views from the pier. No body was catching anything. One fellow pulled in a small Octopus, which inked all over everything, can't say I blame it!

On Saturday was the Florida Iron man Competition, several people were a bit sick from the chop during the swim part and one guy got hit by a car in the bike part. The newspaper here never did tell us who won the thing. Also on Saturday morning we spotted what looked like a seal/sea lion swimming by. Took a picture and took the picture to the director of Gulf World, a aquarium here in PCB, he thinks it is a seal, but it is so unusual to see that here, he is sending my photo to The National Wildlife and Fisheries people to try and determine what it is.

On Sunday the National Weather Service posted a Hurricane watch. It turned out to be much ado about nothing, the storm lost it's punch and ended up as a tropical depression, We did have very high tides and waves and the beach people moved everything off the beach, smart move because the sea came so far up the beach it would have taken a lot of the stuff out to sea with it.

We went to see the movie Men Who Stare At Goats, very funny and very good in a wacky sense of humor way.

The 11th was son Bob's 50th Birthday, called him and then went to Atmore, AL to a casino for the day. It was rainy etc and we couldn't go out and play so we went on a field trip.

Went shopping on Thursday, needed a few things, and then hit the sun deck with my book. Life is good!

We have been video chatting with Ann in Washington, DC and Scott and the kids in MN. This is such a great thing. I love being able to SEE them!

Today, I think we are going to a "Cruise-In", There are Thousands of collector cars in town. According to a guy Paul talked to, it will take hours to see them all. Then there is a Holiday Fair going on this weekend also, our friend Lori has her jewellery and lotions in it, so we will go check it out.

Sunday will be the Vikings Game at the local pub :-)