March!

March!

Sometimes Kevin and I go to Mom's house to watch TV, but mostly to hang out with Pumpkin who loves Kevin best of all. We celebrated Mom's birthday in March and she got these two mugs, among many other lovely gifts. Such a sweet kitty, aptly named. Riley, living the life of. Twice in March, Kevin and I ttended performances at the Performing Arts Center and it was fun to walk through the field to get there. The first week it was a Symphony performance of Harry Potter music and it was kind of chilly and we were pressed for time, so no photos. But the second time, a week later, we saw the...

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final photos from the Plant Museum

final photos from the Plant Museum

Ok, i want one of these fabulous planters. Here are more photos from the Plant Museum, which used to be the Tampa Bay Hotel a long time ago. This is the afternoon of Fri. Feb. 21st. I think that...

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a chilly florida friday

a chilly florida friday

life update: still coughing. last night i took some of amy's codeine cough syrup after waking up and coughing for about an hour. and it totally worked! i have enough to last me 7-8 night, and...

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i don’t have the coronavirus, fyi…

in one of my recent posts about mom and my trip to florida i made this statement: "Ok, so...i've had a cold with a horrible cough for over a week now. plus, the coronavirus ..." what i meant to...

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Tampa ho!

Tampa ho!

First, my coughing report . *cough* *cough* Amy had a cough in January that lasted 10 weeks. I'm hoping I don't beat her record. But back to sunny Florida, BCV - surely somebody has coined that...

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sunken gardens

sunken gardens

Ok, so...things don't seem so great right now. i've had a cold with a horrible cough for over a week now. plus, of course, there's the coronavirus spreading rapidly around the world...i feel that in...

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thurs feb 20th  – one more run by the water

thurs feb 20th – one more run by the water

We didn't have to check out of our Air B&B until noon so i was able to go for one more great run. This time i spotted just one lone Ibis strolling around somebody's yard. I saw so many of these...

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Back to the beach!

Back to the beach!

Wed. afternoon, Feb. 19th, we made it to the beach a half-hour earlier than the day before, at about ten til five. More time to relax/walk on the beach before the sun set. more ibis. Ibis plus a...

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Downtown St. Petersburg

Downtown St. Petersburg

Wednesday, Feb. 19th - The morning started out with another good run. i didn't take as many photos, except i took a bunch of these birds when i first set out. Jim said they're Ibis. Just hanging out...

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Pass-A-Grille Beach!

Pass-A-Grille Beach!

I wanted to see the sun set over an actual beach so we chose the Pass-A-Grille Beach as our final destination on Tues. Feb. 18th. I'd read that it was uncrowded, very important to me, and i also...

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