That Last Day

Like all vacations - they come to an end much too soon!  The visit with the Sisters was no different.  We decided that after a busy few days, we would take that last day off, and laze around.

The Sisters took a few minutes to read.............honest - Aunt Grumpy does have a book in her hands - she just put it down for a couple of minutes to rest her eyes.  After sitting out there in the hot Florida weather it was time to cool down with a dip in the pool.

Since the weather has been quite hot - too hot for walking in the afternoon, we have been taking our walks in the evening - after supper.  On this last night for the Sisters, we all set out for a stroll just after sunset.

We wandered around the neighbourhood, and Aunt Denise wanted a picture of the palm trees on the round-about - with the lights on them.

They are lit up like this each night, as are the palms on the way into the community - it really is very pretty.  Once we arrived back at the villa, the Sisters spent some time packing and sorting to be ready early the next morning for their trip to the airport.  Sure enough, bright and early the next morning we were off to the airport in lots of time for their flight.

The luggage was taken out of the car and towed along to the baggage check for loading on the plane.  Then we had enough time to grab a bite of breakfast....

...here are the three siblings, Auntie Denise, Aunt Grumpy (who doesn't look grumpy at all in this photo!) and, of course, Poppa!  Once breakfast was finished, it was time for the Sisters to get in the line for boarding.

Poppa and I stood on our tippy-toes until they were out of sight and then we headed back to the villa.  We had enjoyed their visit and hope to see them again next year!

Auntie Colleen and Uncle Shaun got a new camera!  So I have been getting pictures again.  Here is one of my favourites...

And here is what she said....
"Usually the colour casts from digital cameras drive me crazy and I can't wait to get the pictures into Photoshop to make the colours real again. On this one Shuan took on the weekend, though, I kept the blue cast and just let the beauty shine through. I just love the tranquility of the aqua hue."


It is hard to believe that this beautiful bird was in and around my hometown at this time of year!  But, then again, I got this wonderful picture from Mommee - and it looks like most of the snow has gone from her new backyard!

That's Munchie running down the hill, under Daddee's supervision of course, and - someone else was keeping an eye on things from the deck....

Yep - that is Little Smiley sitting out there in the early spring sunshine, watching his big brother play.  I understand they got some more snow after this picture was taken, but I'm hoping it has all gone away again.