It must be hunting season down here, as gun shots (rifle shots mostly) can be heard on occasion. Squirrels and wild boar are probably the main targets. Otherwise, the daily activity is back to normal, with schools back in session, the roads filled to the maximum almost all hours of the day. Living out in the "sticks" does have the advantage of less traffic to contend with, although the constant hum of traffic on Route 95 permeates the community all day and all night long. One gets used to that pretty quickly and can't be heard much when inside the cottage. Click grid to return back to main page.
As the end of January is fast approaching, it feels more like Delaware than Florida, as the weather has been pretty miserable (in Florida terms) down here. This morning I saw two of my acquaintances down here, one from Canada and the other from Western Massachusetts, doing their morning walk, wearing a thick, winter coat, gloves and hats. You would think 52º isn’t so bad compared to the teens up north, but when your body is used to low 80º temps, 50º is COLD!
No frost, so the lettuce, broccoli and tomatoes are surviving just fine, although the tomatoes are taking a very long time to ripen. I suppose once it gets back to being warmer, I will have lots of tomatoes to harvest. Right now I have picked 40 tomatoes so far this season.
As the end of January is fast approaching, it feels more like Delaware than Florida, as the weather has been pretty miserable (in Florida terms) down here. This morning I saw two of my acquaintances down here, one from Canada and the other from Western Massachusetts, doing their morning walk, wearing a thick, winter coat, gloves and hats. You would think 52º isn’t so bad compared to the teens up north, but when your body is used to low 80º temps, 50º is COLD!
No frost, so the lettuce, broccoli and tomatoes are surviving just fine, although the tomatoes are taking a very long time to ripen. I suppose once it gets back to being warmer, I will have lots of tomatoes to harvest. Right now I have picked 40 tomatoes so far this season.
