Yes, these two pictures were taken less than a week apart and both with my camera. The one on the left is a blue heron following fishermen on the beach in Florida (he showed up most days to check out the daily catch) and the one on the right is me cross country skiing in the woods of Mackinaw City.
Jus and I spent Christmas exploring the beaches of southwest Florida. A friend lent us her digs as she had gone north for the holiday. We took long walks on the beach, explored the western part of Everglades National Park and stopped in the little beach towns along the coast. We even got to see Kelly and Marc, buying both Jus and Marc new suits. Isn't that why we go to Florida?
But then it was back up to Mackinaw City as I try to slow my mind down enough to make a list of those things I must do before leaving for Moldova in just over a month. The excitement is building!
My excitement yesterday was the fact that a presently serving Moldova Peace Corps volunteer discovered this blog and wrote me. It is wonderful to have direct communication with someone that is doing what you are going to be doing in just a couple of months. We have exchanged several emails in the last twenty-four hours. Information is becoming much less generic.
Next week I am off again to spend a long weekend with my kids, we are also celebrating Christmas together, to say my good-byes. It is sad to write that but this morning I was putting together information for contacting me while in Moldova with my newly acquired information that it could be entirely possible that we will be communicating by email. Along way from the snail mail letters of Bolivia.
Oh, before I forget, welcome to those of you that are visiting this blog for the first time. I am now completely sold on email holiday greetings. After sending out mine this year I heard back from many people I had not touched base with for several years with long emails. That never happened with snail mail holiday greetings.
Peace in the New Year!
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