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Jan. 27, 28:  We moved to our new location about 4 hours north of Ft. Myers, near Crystal River.  The following day it rained, so we caught up with laundry & stayed in. Jan. 29:  The quest for the Red-cockaded … Continue reading →

Jan. 22:  Rainy day for working & shopping.  No bites from our outing yesterday – yay! Jan. 23:  Lou Ann’s 86th birthday!  She is Bill’s favourite cousin & our trailer is named after her!  Here she is with Bill – … Continue reading →

Jan. 18:  Off again to Corkscrew Swamp, since it is the best birding we’ve found since we got here.  Temp last night was 9C!  High today 17C!  Yay!  Had to wear a jacket!  Unfortunately we missed the Brown-headed Nuthatches again, … Continue reading →

  Jan. 12:  Bill’s cousin Jimmy Clark’s 80th Birthday!  He’s an absolute sweetheart & we send him love & good wishes! We walked 4 miles of boardwalks at the Corkscrew Audubon Sanctuary today.  It was a lovely day & not … Continue reading →

Jan. 10:  Our dear friend Lorne’s BD – he’s 75 (I think.  Though given my record who knows?).  I don’t even have a photo of Lorne to add to the blog!  Nonetheless, he’s wished the very best on his day! … Continue reading →

Dec. 25:  Merry Christmas everyone!  Last night we watched “Scrooge” with Alastair Sim – our favourite.  Puts us right in the spirit of the season (despite the heat).  I still get weepy several times, even though I’ve seen it so … Continue reading →

Dec. 16:  An interesting drive out to the keys, connected by many bridges.  Arrived at Cudjoe Key to an extremely large (over 650 spaces) gated RV/rental/homeowner facility.  There are a small number of RV spots, lots of homes that are … Continue reading →

Dec. 11:  Forecast is for possible thundershowers, but that was in Miami.  In Florida City (right next to the park) it was for sunny – so we set off.  Drove a different route today – much better traffic. It was … Continue reading →

Oh, woe is me – complete idiocy on my part!  On my Nov. 24th blog post, I mis-identified one my Lifers.  The Ruddy Ground Dove was actually a Common Ground Dove.  Don’t know how it happened – just one of … Continue reading →