Concours d'Elegance

Greg, Renee & I rode our bikes to see the Concours d'Elegance in Marsh Landing's Fletcher Park. We saw some great cars & even had an unexpected free lunch ... yummy chicken wings & chocolate chip cookies.

1957 Chevy Bel Air

Rolls Royce

1957 Ford Thunderbird

1971 Chevy Corvette

1949 ChevyThriftmaster 3100

1948 Ford Super Deluxe St John's County Sheriff

1958 Chevy Corvette

Bold Bean & Beach with the Pups

Before taking Stella & Google to the beach, Mary & I went to Bold Bean for some coffee. Surprisingly they invited us inside with the pups. So nice!

Valentine's Day

Stella likes watching the geese ... as long as they stay in the water.

Afternoon romp in the pool at Greg & Renee's is Stella's idea of a perfect weekend.

Tacos & Popcorn

Helaine & Norm were visiting for the weekend so I had to take them to TacoLu.

First I gave them a tour of the clubhouse at TPC Sawgrass. On the way to A1A, we passed the new Peterbrooke Chocolatier location. I realized I had a coupon that expired today for chocolate covered popcorn. I got dark chocolate, of course. It was amazing & the coupon was worth $16.95!

Dirty Hippies & Hula Hooping

I've driven behind this car on A1A before. Today I was lucky to park next to it at Publix & it was in nice light!

Home Depot Retirement

Stella got to say "Happy Retirement" to Bruce ... her favorite Home Depot employee. She sure is gonna miss him! Whenever we went shopping, she would go directly to Electrical to find him. She knew he always had treats in his apron & he loved getting kisses.

Matching aprons ...

Chiily Morning

34 degrees ... and the neighbors were watering the lawn!

Stella decided to play with both pretzels at the same time.

It's nice & warm in the sun.

Thanks Scotty H for sending me this pic from Texas. Love it!

Weekend Playdate

Cora & Stella got to spend the day together. They had lots of fun playing tug-o-war with big sticks in the backyard.

I think Stella wore Cora out!

New Year's Eve Guard Dogs

Google & Stella on the lookout.

Last Day in Delray

Coffee cup detail on the back of a chair.

Hank took a nice pic of Adam, mom, Stella & me.

Rusty the Rooster

One of the houses in my mom's neighborhood has a giant rusty rooster. It's over 6 feet tall. I love it & could spend all day shooting the rusty details. Usually these types of things aren't allowed by the homeowners association, but it looks great!

Grandma's New Couch

As soon as we got to South Florida, Stella decided to test out grandma's new couch. She's not sure how she feels about home theater style seating. Grandma is too far away to pet her, but she does like her new blankie. We're both wondering why someone with a granddog would buy a white couch.  :-)

Bakery

Stella vs Anhinga vs Owl

At least 3 times per day, an anhinga lands on the bulkhead. They drive Stella crazy because they don't fly away when she chases them. They know she can't reach them with the Invisible Fence (she gets within 8" & they don't budge). Then the barking starts. Besides the barking, the anhinga craps all over the bulkhead & it's disgusting.

Last night Stella & I went to Home Depot to buy some decoy owls to keep the anhingas off the bulkhead. When I installed the owls, Stella started barking at them, even though I brought them over to her to play with & smell. I think their spinning head freaks her out. First thing this morning, an anhinga landed right near the owl. Well that didn't work!

The next time it worked a little better.

But then, not only did the anhinga land right next to the owl, but he actually tried to knock it into the water with his wing! Now what should I do?

Backyard Sunset Panorama

Party in the Hood

Watching the fire pit with Renee, Greg, Tory, Tyler & Thayer.

Rusty Bus

Love shooting rusty stuff ... especially VW buses!

Miami Foodie

Malanga Cuban Cafe

How could I have lived in South Florida for 26 years & never heard of Uncle Toms Barbecue?!? It's been in business for 65 years!

Funny public service announcement ... in case you don't know what to do with your wet unmbrella. Love the stick figures!

1967 Ford Galaxie 500

Hank & I stopped at Krispy Kreme in Miami to pick up 2 dozen donuts. As soon as I saw this car, I had to talk to the guy who rebuilt it & take a few pix. It's a beaut!

South Florida Road Trip

Last ride in the old car

Stella looks comfy but can't wait to get a new car.

Out with the old ... in with the new! Pit stop in Orlando to pick up the TLX. Stella sat in the front seat for the test drive & the salesman sat in the back, LOL.

I think she likes it!

Horses in the Hood

Definitely not a normal scene on my block. It was Charlie's 5th birthday party complete with pony rides & a menagerie of other barnyard animals. My favorite was the digging pig but I didn't get a good pic.