Shoreline Park

The weather here was springlike again today. Highs reached the mid-seventies before the skies clouded up in the early afternoon. It was great to have such a beautiful day to just be...




I haven't spent much time exploring where I live since I'm always out and about at work. I decided it was time to change that, at least while it's warm enough to enjoy being outdoors.





This is such a peaceful place to live. Sitting on the dock, listening to the water lapping underneath soothed all the raw edges off my too-many-cups-of-coffee-this-morning nerves.



A young girl walking with her mother identified these yellow thorny blossoms as dewberries. I haven't seen them before, so I'm looking forward to seeing the fields in bloom, and tasting a new fruit. They're the same genus as raspberries, so they must be edible!



I don't remember seeing flowers on the raspberry bushes at home as a child, but then, I may not have been looking for anything until the berries arrived. Odd that I do remember seeing flowers on the blackberries...



I can't resist taking pictures of the tree beside my car when I pop out of it. I still don't know what this is, but it's beautiful!

Spring is in the Air

The Krewe of Wrecks and the Krewe of Seville both were in the parade today for Mardi Gras, and it's Super Bowl Sunday. What made me happiest though was seeing all the flowers!

I know it's early yet, and there will be more winter, but this was just the pick-me-up I needed to get through the six more weeks that Puxsatawney Phil predicted Saturday.

So far, I've only seen purples, whites, yellows and pinks.




Since we're in Florida, I know we'll see even more soon!



These little bursts of sunshine always lift my spirits, even when I'm already
happy!