Cold In Florida

HI: We are enjoying the cold weather in Florida, 27 deg last night colder tonight. We here that a lot of the northeast area got some more snow.

Got some plants to put in but will have to wait for warmer weather, if it warms up before we leave for the north or they will have to become house plants until we return again.

Running on Dial up, very slow if it works at all. Took 20 min to load up NE forum to make this post. New computer here has taken 4 days to get it to work at all on the internet. Getting better now, but still working on it. Phone lines here also not to good.

Will try to follow this string but may have to wait until we are back in NH next week.

Meet one of our neighbors, below

John and Liza





This message was edited Jan 22, 2009 12:36 AM

Yikes! J & L,
Don't think I'd invite him to a get-together. Hope it warms up a bit while you are down there.

Are you guys going to be snow birds or are you moving down there permanently?

flowerjen: No not moving here yet, but will some day. For now all we do is come here several times a year for a few days at a time during the winter.

Place is ours and is always waiting and ready for us to arrive.

John

Now, THAT's a much better neighbor. LOL

I like the second neighbor too!

Yep that second guy looks like he would be much more fun at parties.

The Pelican lives up the road at Lake Okeechobee, the BIG lake.
The other guy lives in our back yard.
Pictures where taken last Feb. Have not been able to download any pictures from the camera this trip.
Trying to attach a picture of sunrise out our back door, but not working.
John

Liza and John.........are you still down here? I can't recall your dates of coming and going and I had hoped we could get together. I have been leveled by vertigo all week......such bad timing!
Have you guys been having a good visit????

Back in NH, This computer is working will be posting later today.

John

This Trips Pictures:

Sunrise from out side back door.

Alligator across the way.

Back of our place.

One of our gardens

Another Garden

Planted this trip. Bougainvilleana

Mexican Petunia

Between us and the neighbors.

Another new planting "Crotan"

That's it for now going to my blog to do some posting there.

John

love the bougainvillea.... they always caught my eye... great gardens!

Neighbors Cat

Very nice. I enjoyed all the pics. Green and growing things, so nice, it must be a shock to the system to return to the view outside up here. Too bad there isn't a way to bring some warm back with you.

No way that I know of to bring back the warm. But we do have the photos and the memories from there. Because of the cold whether this trip we did a lot of socializing with the neighbors and that was enjoyable.

John

This message was edited Jan 28, 2009 4:06 PM

Things are lookin' good there, John and Liza. I like all of your plantings! I notice that you have some vinca (periwinkle). I planted a lot of it this year (my $ .88 bargains) because it blooms all year and looks like a perennial impatiens. It's a Florida mainstay and I really like how it survived so well while we were away. I'm sure you are itching to get back down here....how nice that you had some time to get to know your neighbors! Don't get windburned up there!! LOL
Louise

Two old coot's relaxing in Florida.
Earl and John

Red-Shouldered Hawk surveying the park from atop a light pole.

Just had a report from Earl in Florida he said it feels like its going to snow. Must be another cold front going through.
John

Do you think Florida will some day look like this.

No!!!!!!!! LOL

Earl turned 82 this week, still golfing and is a great cook. Best Ribs I have ever had. Say he will keep us posted on the weather conditions there.
John
Photo taken summer 2007

pretty

VERY nice, John. I love your mix of colors in all of your gardens. Very cheery! Earl sounds like a great neighbor for you and Liza!!