Tomorrow is the 1st of October already. It marks the beginning of our 3rd year of retirement. Time really seems to be flying by. The good news is that Penny and I have found plenty to do. There is still a long “to do” list to tackle.
The weather turned nice for walking and I took advantage of it. I walked on the beach last evening and through our neighborhood this morning. A cool front pushed through with a sufficient drop in humidity and just enough of a breeze to make walking comfortable. That along with a deep blue sky and a couple of happy mockingbirds made walking enjoyable.
This was my first time walking the beach in a while and a couple of things were different. There is more of the fine powder white sand now and it is very squeaky. The beach is recovering from the hurricanes of ’05. The old curved tree trunk that we took pictures on at Thanksgiving has lost an arm. There was a turtle’s nest marked on the sand. The Eglin Beach Club Pavilion is finished and lots of people were using it. The huge condo at the mouth of Destin Harbor is complete and is visible from everywhere on the beach (and it is not pretty).
.....................The usual friends were out in force.
......................The condos loom.
.............................It wasn't all sunshine.
................................ one lone heron and green water.
We are planning a trip to Texas to see Penny’s sister Dede. She lives in Burleson (Ft Worth). That’s only about an hour away from my niece Debby, so when we are there we are going to drive over to see her one afternoon. For the past 2 years we were headed to Vermont at this time of year. We were due to visit Dede, however, and we have been pushing the date of our visit back all year. Maybe next year we will get back up there. We already have a conflict – my fraternity from college is planning a big reunion in Oct 08. So the foliage and crisp juicy apples will just have to go on without us. We will get our apples at Fresh Market and imagine we were up north.
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