{"id":18300,"date":"2020-03-12T10:14:51","date_gmt":"2020-03-12T15:14:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/graceuncensored.com\/WordPress\/?p=18300"},"modified":"2020-03-12T10:14:58","modified_gmt":"2020-03-12T15:14:58","slug":"pass-a-grille-beach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/graceuncensored.com\/WordPress\/florida-2020\/pass-a-grille-beach\/","title":{"rendered":"Pass-A-Grille Beach!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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 found a site which listed good parking places; my goal was 8th Avenue, the only cross streets that has free parking for two hours, and after 6 p.m. it’s not enforced anymore. We found a place at about 5:30 and headed a block to the beach. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We passed a restaurant called “grace” but somehow not only did we not go inside, we didn’t even take a picture. Oh well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

the beach wasn’t crowded at all and we spread out our big beach towels and i immediately took a walk. this is my favorite bird photo. So far, anyway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I started picking up shells as I went but i had nothing at all to put them in, so i carefully piled them up in one hand. I was surprised at what a giant stack i managed to balance. in the bathroom i carefully wrapped them with lots of toilet paper so at least they’d be contained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

the sun was going to set at 6:23. Approximately. and of course i took a million photos because that’s what i do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

there was a nice little outdoor eating place and plenty of chairs and benches nearby and we managed to snag one end of a bench.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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everybody was doing the same thing as me. because that’s what you do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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i like this picture because of the bird flying by…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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…and this one because of the boat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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after the sun set the sky was glorious.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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meanwhile, at home the lake was still frozen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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after the sun set plenty of people cleared out and mom and i scored a couple of adirondack chairs with cup holders and enjoyed some cold wine. a perfect ending to the beach day, but of course i’d have been happy to have spent hours there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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back at home les and sweetie were doing a little bit of swatting at each other. it never gets super-aggressive but i wish they’d be friends already. but they’re on cat-time. maybe it’ll happen someday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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we decided to stop for dinner on our way home a at a seafood restant called Leverock’s Great Seafood<\/a>, near St. Pete Beach. It’s been around since 1948 and the original owner has a colorful past, if you’re interested in reading about it on the link. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

i almost wasn’t going to post this photo because it was after i’d devoured quite a bit of my seafood platter but i like looking at it now because it reminds me of how delicious it all was. i even got garlic mashed potatoes which i never get and they were great. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

it was a very big meal, and like i said, delicious. a very down-home place, like if Red Lobster wasn’t a huge chain and had better fish. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A good time was had by all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

and at home, Kevin had a rare moment of Sweetie lying on his lap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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yay, we made it to the beach!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ok then,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

g.h.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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