Beautiful Lake Jackson...

I have spent many an hour down by Lake Jackson, it is a place of comfort and peace, the place I go when I have decisions to make, feeling sad, lonely or just because the day is gorgeous and I go to enjoy the wildlife, watching the boats, jet skis, and my favorite the amphibian airplanes! Once a year the have a fly in and lunch at the Sunset Grille on the SW side of the lake.....

This guy kindly possed for me...He is a Wood Stork

His friend a  Great White Heron..

A flock of Ibis in the old tree next to my parking place.

Here is my beloved friend Dr.Rao we both came to this spot every Sunday and oneday he walked over an introduced himself. A retired Physcian, he loved the Lake and all the birds. He had a wonderful philosophy of life and we enjoyed  two years of Sunday Mornings; sometimes sharing thought, sometimes just sitting quietly...He went home to Michigan 2years ago to be nearer his children for health reasons.And for the next year I called him every Sunday Morning and then last year he passed away..I laugh sometimes at what an odd pair we made, but I will always treasure the time and special friendship that we shared. You never know when the Lord will bring someone special into your life...to make it brighter and better...

Here we are in our spot side by side.

My Explorer and his Little Ford Pickup...

Tropical Storm Debby Weekend......

June 24,2012

Rain, Rain, Rain!!!!! This should help bring our water levels up. Although it is no longer just heavy rain...it has become really nasty with wind gusts and tornado warnings..kind of scary at night when you can see nothing. Won't sleep much tonight.

 I am posting the weather charts and radar from the 5PM update from Crown Weather....

Visible Satellite Image..

This is the projected path and windfield image..

These two are just projected paths

infrared radar image..

Radar Image..

T.S. Debby has still not been upgraded to Hurricane Status as of  10:28PM Sunday evening.
Welcome to Hurricane Season here in Florida.

Well, Have aleady lost power once , so better get this posted and get my candles ready..

Down Town Winter Garden

                                           June 2l,2012


Here are the photos of  Downtown main street Winter Garden. They have restored all these old buildings into charming shops, cafe's, museum and a hotel. The streets are brick with the origional RailRoad Tracks running right through the center turned into part of the West Orange Bike Trail and the old Train Depot into a museum.

This is the Old Train Station

Here is the Fountain sitting are.....

The Barber Shop and  Resturant

Ms.Bee's Gourmet Popcorn

Hope you enjoyed your little tour of Winter Garden.....

MORE PICS FROM SPRING FEVER IN THE GARDEN 2012..

 I bought several new plants to try out this year, these are Cleomes. Gorgeous......

 This is my little cart with some of my new plants and garden ornaments....

I ran out of room my last post for more photos of the Spring Fever in The Garden 2012...I am still learning how to blog/post and haven't figured out yet how to make posts longer. Working on that!

I think I just figured it out!!! Finally! when all else fails push buttons...

Very creatived rain barrels...need one of these....

I loved these adirondack chairs...these are child size and were in the auction...

This was one of the street artists and we really enjoyed watching him paint one of the charming restored buildings in Winter Garden....

Here is another of the artists, Richard Burgan who  has been learning from one of the original Highwayman Painters from  the 70's, Al Black...I love there paintings and I am blessed to have purhased 2 in l974! I was fortunate to have met Al Black in person and had him autograph my Copy of  The Book on the History of the Highwayman and had my picture taken with him just a few years ago. I also love Richard's Paintings, they are wonderful.

Here are some of Richard's paintings......Beautiful!!!!

Beautiful water lilies for a backyard pond...

A future project! One day..

I had a wonderful time at this years Spring Fever

in the Garden.....

 

Next post will feature some of the charming, restored historical buildings and shops in WinterGarden.

SPRING FEVER IN THE GARDEN 2012

The weather has been so nice it seems everyone is working in their gardens; with all this rain everything is looking lush and beautiful...
I decided today to share with you "Spring Fever in The Garden 2012" held each April in Winter Garden, Florida.
This is my 3rd year and I just love it!!! All the gorgeous flowers,butterflies,artist booths...so much to do and see. Winter Garden is a charming small Southern town with a brick main street and turn of the century buildings that have been renovated and revitilized into charming shops and cafes.

 These are just a couple of photos, will share more photos tomorrow. You can find more information
from this website www.springfeveringarden.com.

GoodMorning!!!
It is a beautiful morning here in Florida! This is my 2nd week of Summer Vacation and I am loving it! I have soooo many projects I would like to do and must begin my purging! 31 years worth!

Over Easter Break my friends Linda and Rob Mixon took me to one of there very favorite places,
Captain Jacks on the Venice Pier...loved the food and the view was fabulous!Although very,very

windy that day so the water was not really clear, you can see how cloudy it is.But that did not bother this pelican!!  I love pelicans!!!!  Loved this colorful sign in front of Captain Jacks.

School is out!!!

Saturday June 9,2012

School is Out!!!!!!!!!!!!!! My last day of school was last Friday and I am looking forward to resting,and organizing,purging my house(long overdue) taking a painting class, this blog and going to Sanibel for a couple of days;my Mermaid soul can't wait!!
We have started out our first week off with rain,rain,rain! much needed but puts a damper on outdoor activities.
This Friday the l5th I am looking forward to the Gourmet Food Truck Roundup here in Ocoee at Bill Breeze Park down by Starke Lake.... I have heard so many raves about the fabulous food on these trucks and I can't wait to try them. Will post photos next blog.

In May we took a colleague who was leaving to the Fusion Tea Room on Edgewater Drive for a High Tea. The finger sandwiches,scones and cookies and the three different teas served were delicious!! And we had a blast! Everyone is ready to go back..