Sunday, February 22, 2015

Haircuts....

........seem to be the order of the day!
Is there anyone in this photo that you recognize???  Well, let me help you........ from left to right (not including the hair-cutters) are:  Daddy, Munchie and Curtie.  In that order - here is the finished product......
Yep - Daddy looks handsome and happy!  Munchie..............
....... looks like a happy little Iroquois (oh dear!) - he's adorable, but I really prefer a more conservative style myself.....must be the generation gap, because....
...... little Curtie looks like a happy little Mohawk!  I love this picture - isn't he too cute???

Friday, February 13, 2015

Another Day....

.... in Florida, is how Poppa described Feb. 10, 2015, which happened to be.....
............. his birthday!  You can see his cards, received from people in Canada!  We went out last night to have supper at Longhorn Steakhouse for his birthday dinner.  Tomorrow is Squeegie's birthday (and also Uncle Shaun's!), so we chose a date in between for them to have their steak.  While we're in Florida we frequently...........
...... head out to go for a stroll.  Poppa stopped to chat with our next door neighbours - who just put their house For Sale.  Then.....
............. we headed out of our community..........
............ and up a long incline.  At the end of this road there is a Walgreen's.  Sometimes we stroll up there to have a look around or pick up some toothpaste.  But, this day.....
.............. we decided to walk through another development up the road - which required trekking up another hill, before....
............ we arrived at the top and had a nice shady downhill stretch of sidewalk which led to....
......... that scenic circle of palms leading to other sections of West Haven (where we stay).  We passed the ....
......... wetlands area, where Poppa spotted..........
...... this well-camoflaged fellow searching for lunch (he's right in the centre of the photo!)....
............ who moved quickly to the right when this larger (and easier to spot) bird startled the grey fellow away and I think stole his lunch!  Further up the road.........
............. we were amazed to see.....
......... how many new houses had sprung up in the newest area of West Haven - called the Dales.  Where last year there were a few houses in the middle of a sandy tract of land, now there are very few empty lots remaining!  We've noticed this trend all around this part of Florida.  Developments that seemed to have stalled for a few years, are suddenly being started up again.  I'm hopeful that this is a sign of a recovering economy for Florida!  On the way back to the villa.........
.......... we checked out the wetlands on the other side of the road........
.......... and were delighted to find these little ducks swimming around in there!  When we arrived back at the villa - ready for a rest and a beverage...........
........... Squeegie had his bathing suit on and was outside enjoying the sun, while back up in Canada.....
.......... Munchie was out enjoying the weather there and Mommy...........
......... seemed to be doing an Eskimo imitation!  I get the distinct impression that it is kinda cold up there!

Monday, February 2, 2015

A Pic from Home

This morning I received a picture from Canada.  When Daddy opened the door to blow away some snow from the driveway.....
....... the wind had been so strong that some of it got trapped between the inside door and the screen door - so when the door opened it fell into the house!  I'm so glad we're in Florida!  Squeegie is busy writing .....
........... a grocery list - as usual he is starving.  Taffy has been spending a lot of time....
.......... playing games on her tablet - like all young people these days it seems!  The weather has been very nice with lots of sun.  We came home after getting the stuff on Squeegie's list, to find this....
........... lovely white bird in our front flower bed.  I took the picture through the car window since I didn't want to startle it away.  But it stayed there until we walked towards the front door, and then took flight!  I think we have everything sorted out with the insurance company and the body shop and now we are awaiting the arrival of the necessary parts to get the car fixed.  The expectations are that it will be next week.  I hope so!