Cold Morning in Tampa Bay

March 26th - Wednesday - Beautiful Sunny Day, Cold morning 45 degrees

We woke up to a cold morning and turned the heat on.  When I went to the computer and turned it on I found an e-mail from Krista showing snow at home again, with a temperature of 16 degrees.  I tried to call her and she later called me and told me that she and Steve had been at our house shoveling snow and told us that they thought we had better reconsider our starting home date, so Lou and I looked at the calendar and readjusted our schedule and have decided to make some changes.

We did solve our electrical problems thanks to Brian at Camping World in Tampa.  He had suggested that we have MacDill check our electrical connection on the post and sure enough a circuit breaker had blown.  They replaced it and the problem was solved.  They were so good about it and told us anytime we had a problem to always check with them first.  We felt like yesterday God certainly was shining down on us in many ways.

We went for a two hour walk and had a great time.  Our family of Ospreys are learning to fly and they are fun to watch.  I was watching cardinals fly back and forth across our path when Lou pulled me to a stop and in our path was a Copperhead Snake.

Copperhead Snake (diamond shaped head)

I had never seen one before, although Lou had told me he had seen them here before.  I will be more watchful in the future.  There is always something to see when we go for a walk and I always enjoy our walks.

Coot Ducks

Something new to Lewis Lake is Disc

Golf, and we watched a family play this one evening and we understand this is a very popular sport in Fort Lauderdale.  In fact, we were told they have lighted courses there.  You use a frisbee type disc to toss into the receptacle and you have so many chances to reach the receptacle.  Each one is a different Par, and you have a cement pad you stand on to throw from.  The sign tells you what par each one is and the path your disc should take.

Par Marker

We walked by some Bass beds and I snapped a picture of a huge bass, but don't know if you can pick out the bass.

Can you pick out the Bass?

The bass bed is the brown spot to the left and the bass is above it in the blue area.

Part of Lewis Lake

This is part of the Lake that we walk around, this is like a little island within the lake.

A flock of the Coot Ducks along the sidewalk

Today we washed the sheets and hung them on the line, ironed the pillowcases and made the bed up fresh.  Lou is grilling a London Broil on the grill for dinner tonight, along with baked potatoes, fresh green beans, garlic bread and wine, and strawberry pie and coffee.  Here comes the chef with his part.

Looks good enough to eat!!