Things are heating up!

We're not exactly sweating, but the Florida temperatures have turned more seasonal for the second half of our week here. Russ is used to hearing me say, "I love the 70's!" He's never sure if I'm talking about the decade or the temperature range, but in reality, I like both!

On Wednesday, we met our friends Nancy and David at Dixie Crossroads in Titusville for a great seafood lunch and a few hours of equally delightful conversation. Together we went to the Enchanted Forest preserve for a stroll along an abandoned and grown over canal. We didn't see much wildlife, but along the trail were these

interesting "Swiss cheese" rocks that were unearthed when they dug the canal. The holes were made by naturally occurring carbonic acid eating away the limestone over tens of thousands of years. Or at least I think that's what the interpretive sign said.

Yesterday we went golfing at the Kissimmee Golf Club. I didn't shoot any birdies with my golf clubs, but I did shoot some with my camera. The course was filled with lots of interesting birds, many of them pretty tame and willing to pose. It skirts an airport that has a "war bird" collection and so in addition to the real birdlife, there were lots of vintage planes flying overhead! It was an interesting spot! In fact we liked it so much, we made tee times to play again today.

On Tuesday we spent a few hours in Winter Park, a nice, upscale community. We visited the Morse Museum which was just spectacular. It houses the largest collection of Louis Comfort Tiffany art in the world. The collection is magnificent and the story of how it was acquired is equally fascinating. What a treasure! Thank you to my bee friend, Carolyn, for suggesting that. We had also hoped to take the scenic boat cruise there, but the cold weather on that day had closed it down. Perhaps we'll get back now that it's warmer.

Last night we went to Celebration, FL, a Disney planned community near Lake Buena Vista. During December they have hourly snowfalls in the town square, and last night it was finally warm enough to enjoy that. I expected cold, snow machine snow, but this snow was more like shaving cream. They also have an "ice" rink, but the surface was some kind of solid other than ice. It was really pretty and festive and the kids were enjoying rolling around in the shaving cream snow that accumulated on the street.