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Counting our blessings and celebrating being alive Counting our blessings and celebrating being alive and having everything we need - by visiting the old neighborhood, old friends, old parks and having a Cuban sandwich in an old #HappierPlace we discovered during covid lockdown when all the beaches were closed. Just another reminder how many bullets we have dodged, and how much we have to appreciate. Truly grateful! #belleair #floridalife #afterthestorm #madeintheshade #grateful #stoplookappreciate
Tired from yesterday. Grateful for today. Hopeful Tired from yesterday. Grateful for today. Hopeful for tomorrow. On Monday before the storm, we took in a monarch chrysalis hanging on a monstera leaf outside. Yesterday, I thought it might be safe enough to take it back outside. Today, the chrysalis wall became translucent and we got to watch the monarch butterfly come out, pump up its wings, get ready to fly, take off, and land in the Surinam Cherry tree. While I know this is BS to relate this to the actual events of the past and future days in Florida and for everyone in the path of Hurricane Ian, I can't help to see a reflection of what we personally just went through. We anticipated great danger, but had shelter, got lucky, and now we're emerging, we get to thrive another day - and we are grateful. This I wanted to share in hopes it may bring solace and hope to others. My heart aches, my stomach is in knots, and I keep choking up when I think of all the suffering and heartbreak down south. May all feel safe and healthy and happy again. #hurricaneian #survivor #resilience #monarchbutterfly #aehkstpete
Hi! We’re fine! Thank you to everyone who has be Hi! We’re fine! Thank you to everyone who has been asking. My phone broke this afternoon (and I fear dancing plumeria video may be lost for now), and I’m just back online now with ancient phone. Earlier today after going outside to stake up some of our young trees that were getting bent out of the ground, we couldn’t resist the call of the Storm and walked around our neighborhood. Of course, I wore my bike helmet just in case. We saw quite a few downed trees and big branches (one in the back of this photo) and one jacaranda that snapped over a power line, possibly the reason we don’t have power. Ran into one other fool (hi FloridaMan Jerry 😆). Otherwise streets were deserted. Took lots of photos of friends’ homes to send to them inside, but then my phone broke. We are now safely tucked back inside again. Had soups (yay gas stove) and fresh baked bread (thanks neighbor Jessica) and are listening to NPR on the battery-operated radio. A strand of lights is lighting up the living room. The drinks are still cool. The 50 mph wind gusts howling through the trees outside still rattle us since combined with the ongoing rain this might still mean more trees could break or be uprooted. But we know we already dodged a bullet because the storm had landfall much further south. Our hearts go out to those on the coast and down south. We count our blessings and hope you feel safe, healthy, and happy tonight.
Red Cardinal couple riding out the storm and proba Red Cardinal couple riding out the storm and probably wondering where the bird feeder went. (Don’t worry, I dropped lots of seeds, nuts, and corn for the spoiled birds and squirrels.) #holdon #hurricaneian #stpete #historickenwood #birdnerd
House finch just chillin' near the bird feeder. It House finch just chillin' near the bird feeder. It's been one of this year's joys to see that finch family grow. #birdnerd #happierplace #backyardoasis #birds_adored #birdsonearth #housefinch #historickenwood #stpetersbird
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