Marie Selby Gardens

                                                                    Today I spent a few hours at Marie Selby Gardens in Sarasota.  The first picture is of a Bay Fig tree.

This is a Rainbow Eucalyptus.  I first saw these in Hawaii and was blown away with the colors in the bark.

The Koi in this pond were all coming to the edge of the pond since they are made to fast each Monday.  They are fed a specific diet and for some reason not fed once a week.

The Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow plant has flowers in three colors.  It starts out purple, then turns light violet and finally white as it dries up.

Vacation snapshots

On Valentines Day, we were visiting G's cousin in Georgia.  He bought flowers for her and me.  How sweet it was. 

While visiting A and V in Sarasota, they had a Wood Stork visit.  G went out and fed it and we were able to get really close. 

Winter activities

Poor Hubby. He has had to blow the snow out of the driveway and yard two times in the last week. The cat has hunkered down in the shop, not to leave for a month it seems.  It is a good time for me to get caught up with inside the house work.  Yesterday I took a trip to the thrift shop, not to buy but to donate.  I also gave away two items on FreeCycle: a car seat that the grandchildren have outgrown and a set of dishes.  I am down to two sets of dishes now.  YEA!!

G is busy working on details for the Cousins reunion that he is planning for June.  These are cousins on his mother's side.  The date and location are chosen.  Now it is the many details to figure out. He is very good at doing all that.  Guess it is because he is excited to see all the cousins, some whom he has not seen for 40 years.