Yes!
This is what living near the ocean in the summertime is all about!
Watch out!
Photo taken last September by Vicki Johnston, but could have been this evening, except the waves were rougher and Vicki wasn't there.
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Made it just in time to the island end of the Bridge of Lions for the fireworks.
Set up the tripod as they began and my favorite one,
the one that looked like a water fall, didn't photograph well,
(we've all been there!)
The bridge, which is closed to traffic for the occasion, was mobbed with happy families
and others, like myself!
So many people!
Too much traffic for my old car on the way home,
so a detour to the Conch House for a beer,
and what is it about a marina that soothes the heart and soul?
Maybe I don't want to know the answer to that
and just enjoy the denouement of the night.
(And where do the pelicans sleep, anyway?)
And by the way, thinking about the 4th of July, 1776,
I must say that I have a lot of faith in the goodness of the people of America,
and trust that we will get this country back on track, in due time.
Soon.
There, I said it.
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If I were a tree,
I wouldn't mind hanging out with these guys
for a couple of hundred years.
(Can you imagine?)
Magnolia Avenue, St. Augustine, Florida, probably the most photographed street in town.
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A beach chair is just a beach chair,
even though there's no one sitting there,
or fishin' there,
or wishin' there.
Drawn to the water's edge as the tide ebbs,
the folks who look like they might belong to this set,
a man and his young daughter,
are engrossed in the joy that a little fishing net can bring,
chasing the small critters that scurry in the shallow waters.
St. Augustine Beach, during a break in the rain.
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What's your net worth?
St. Augustine fishing boat nets ready for a day's work.
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The Swallow Tail Kite, gliding gracefully through the sky,
'round and 'round and 'round in huge spirals,
writing the moments of her day on the canvas of the clouds.
"Come closer…
you are so beautiful."
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Do you ever associate a day of the week with a month, or a number?
Like, Thursday would be September and the number 8,
(and a photo of 2 ducks walking together).
There might be a numerological explanation for this that might shed some light on the condition of my psyche,
and perhaps conclude that I am only half crazy,
or it is just one of those funny associations.
What would Friday be?
May and the number 7.
Don't ask me why!
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There are songs that we've sang forever
and perhaps never noticed the poetry of the lyrics,
like this line:
..a drop of golden sun.
From which song?
?
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Summertime!
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