Perhaps one of the advantages of living in Florida is its proximity to the tropics and the bounty it offers. Watermelon, pineapple, mango, passion fruit, lychee, papaya and passion fruit are just a few of the stars. Our fruit bowl tends to overflow with more than we can consume. Different ways to utilize all the extras have been employed as we always end up buying buckets for some reason. Maybe because they are so fresh and too tempting to walk away empty handed. With the heat of the Florida summer, anything cold is a sure way to go. It is hot here. Really, really hot here ... It is our first full summer in Florida in its entirety. The heat index has been about 100 degrees F just about everyday for some 4 weeks. The only saving grace is the afternoon thunderstorms. Everything cools down with the clouds and the rain leaves us with clean fresh air for the evening; which heats up again with the rising sun the next day. The distinguishing humdity here is hard to ignore. Just ask my ha...
Eggs, eggs, eggs. Each year as Easter approaches, I find myself buying a lot of eggs for coloring. Easter eggs in all shades of the rainbow are fun and festive. I just could not resist coloring them and displaying them throughout this season. Yes. We eat a lot of eggs as a result using all kinds of recipes calling for eggs.
OK. OK. I lied. We did not get to swim with manatees. The swimming area was closed on the day of our visit. However we did get up close and personal with them at Blue Spring State Park in Orange City, Florida. What are manatees anyway, you ask. Adorable, with a stubby nose, manatees are peaceful marine mammals that graze mainly on water plants. They often swim upstream to warm Florida spring waters during the winter. We have only seen them in Florida. But supposedly they are also found in the Caribbean and parts of South America. Some eighty plus manatees were sighted on the day of our visit.
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