Last Tuesday, January 4th, Mandy and I drove to Marco Island to visit our friends and Hidden Lake neighbors, Jack and Beth Huffner. Above is a photo of their building with lots of trees in the way.
We went to watch the OSU vs Arkansas game which didn't start until 8:30 pm. We took turns falling asleep in front of the TV.
The next morning Mandy made a phone call while looking over the view from J&B's patio.
Another view of their condo.
J&B took us to see Horr's Island, where Captain Horr built this home. You'll notice shells of all kinds if you look closely at the concrete walls. The material, mixed from lime, shells, and water is called tabby. Beth is looking over the ruins of the home.
Above shows a good example of tabby. Enlarge (click on) the photo below to read the historical marker.
On the way back to the keys, we drove through this agricultural area near Homestead called the Redlands. It was named for the color of the soil. Realtors are calling it the New Hamptons of South Florida because new residents are building multimillion dollar homes here. In order to preserve the Redlands as an agricultural area, the local government has dictated that every home built must sit on five acres.
We took a drive to the Key Deer Sanctuary and saw this little deer. Full grown, they are about the size of a large dog.
One downside of living in the keys is shown in this photo. If the buzzards like your roof, there is nothing you can do about it.
Our New Years Celebration consisted of the ladies sporting glowing wrist bands. We all enjoyed a cocktail together at sunset then went back to our respective floating hidy-holes. We were asleep by 10:00pm.
Mickey missed Christmas. With Mandy's help he is just now exiting the port-a-potti.
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