Friday, November 19, 2010






We are mostly sunny today, with a High of 81F. Our Low tonight will only reach 55F. The Relative Humidity is at 100% and the Dew Point is 50F. The Barometer is at 30.17 and steady. Our wind is calm at 0mph. The Sun came up this morning in Palmdale at 6:46AM and will set tonight at 5:30PM. Our chance for rain is 0%

This morning I will work on Sherry's West Virginia Welfare Garage, which is one of those tarp covered tubular steel frames you see used as covers. I got it at the Legion Hall last fall and used it last winter. It keeps all of the sap from the Live Oaks off of the car, so it is not that bad. Actually, I am thinking about getting another one and covering it with a very durable clear plastic, for placement over my Vegetable Raised Beds. It would make a perfect temporary green house, for those short periods of freeze/frost we seem to get now every year. We are very dry here. We did not get a good soaking this year, as we had no Hurricanes or Tropical Storms. We need these storms to fill the Big Lake. The Creek is down, but it is flowing, as they are getting some rain up in Highlands county, but for the most part, we are getting nothing down here. The trees suffer.

We have to hook-up and head over to St.Petersburg this morning. We will leave at 11AM as we have a few stops to make. The Florida Craftsmen's Guild 'CraftArt' is reported to be a good show.

So, we departed Pamdae at 10:30AM and headed across State Road 74 to Punta Gorda. On the way we saw an American Britten crossing the road. This is a rather large upland bird, that frequents wet prairie habitat. I have never seen one before, so I think this is bird number 206. This sighting alone made the trip worthwhile.

We stopped and collected victuals on the way in at the Port Charlotte Walmart. This was very sad for me, as I ended up in the sporting goods department. This is where we go Blaine outfitted for our fishing trip on the Fisheating Creek. I cried, Sherry propped me up, dried my tears, and helped me work through the separation anxiety. We left, crossed over the Sky Bridge, and arrived in St.Petersburg at 1:30PM. We found a good camping spot on the main street, set up and got ready for unloading and setting our display. By 6PM we were finished and back at the camper, where Sherry fixed a wonderful meal of field beans and rice with chicken, sausage and sides. Jimmy & Connie brought along spaghetti. Larry the Potter and T-P Ken joined in for the festivities. It was a wonderful evening, and a great way to begin the winter show season, catching with everyone, discussing schedules and shows, and generally just having a good time.

Now it is off to the bed. Big Day Tomorrow.


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