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Post by Deleted on Apr 18, 2016 19:11:02 GMT
Sad for whom?
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Post by htmb on Apr 18, 2016 19:12:47 GMT
Obviously not for the one lucky pelican. I keep wondering what it would feel like to be swallowed whole.
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Post by htmb on Apr 19, 2016 0:44:22 GMT
I missed seeing the map earlier until Bixa mentioned it to me, Kerouac. Thanks for posting it. I'm sure I've posted maps before in other threads, but it's always nice to be reminded that the islands of Cedar Key are sitting out in the middle of a lot of water.
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Post by htmb on Apr 19, 2016 2:39:42 GMT
Here are a couple of maps I posted back in 2013... Cedar Key is to the left, at the end of the yellow line.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 19, 2016 5:23:17 GMT
I see that the last hurricane to graze it was Elena in 1985. Obviously the place doesn't stand a chance is there is a direct hit by a major storm, except for a little protection offered by those outer keys.
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Post by htmb on Apr 19, 2016 20:14:54 GMT
If there was even a vague threat from a serious gulf storm I'd leave Cedar Key and head inland as quickly as possible. Though the water in that area is very shallow, as flat as it is, the islands would not stand up to a well-aimed storm.
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Post by htmb on Apr 23, 2016 14:47:36 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Apr 23, 2016 16:50:07 GMT
The weather looks idyllic (he wrote, as he looked out of his window at the dismal grey sky and the promise of the return of winter temperatures in a day or two).
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Post by htmb on Apr 23, 2016 17:20:55 GMT
The weather could not have been better.
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Post by bixaorellana on Apr 23, 2016 21:43:11 GMT
Lovely, lovely wrap-up to this most enjoyable report. However, I fear those last pictures will bring tears of yearning to the eyes of anyone who ever fantasized about retiring to Florida.
It must have been a real wrench to leave!
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Post by htmb on Apr 23, 2016 22:05:51 GMT
Thanks, Bixa!
The funny thing was, I had three camera batteries with me, but had forgotten the charger. Two of the batteries were already dead, so I used the third to take photos all weekend. My daughter was supposed to bring the charger when she came to pick up V, but she got sidetracked and forgot. So, I nursed that one battery along as best I could and it totally died after the last sunset picture. I hadn't even been able to get the pictures off my camera until later. That's why I'd forgotten about them.
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Post by questa on Apr 24, 2016 0:31:20 GMT
One thing that shines through all your photos of this part of the world is your intense love of the place, its wildlife and slower pace in time.
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Post by htmb on Feb 11, 2017 18:36:11 GMT
A very belated thank you for your kind comment, Questa. I do enjoy Cedar Key very much and recently returned for a brief visit. Many of the same characters were there: The weather was perfect and the sun cooperated, as did the moon.
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Post by htmb on Feb 11, 2017 18:44:35 GMT
The town sustained a lot of damage during Hurricane Hermine last fall and is still recovering. The local post office just re-opened this past week. In the meantime, services were operated out of a truck. Some of the condo buildings along the waterfront were still sporting plywood in place of windows and doors, and missing deck railings were obvious everywhere. And this old restaurant/bar, closed down for years after a fire, is even more of a wreck now.
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Post by htmb on Feb 11, 2017 18:57:13 GMT
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Post by mossie on Feb 11, 2017 20:01:41 GMT
Those resting pelicans are superb. And at first glance I wondered if your students were studying walking on water.
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Post by bixaorellana on Feb 11, 2017 20:29:45 GMT
#5 is reply 42 is just magnificent. I love your studies of the broken down buildings and the last picture is breathtaking -- high, wide, & handsome!
Was it warm while you were there?
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Post by htmb on Feb 11, 2017 22:14:44 GMT
I figured they'd have to start swimming if they waited much longer, Mossie. Thank you, Bixa. The weather was perfect. Very cool mornings, but warming up so that I wore shorts in the afternoons. This is spring for us. Our redbuds are now in full bloom, and the azaleas are about a week short of peaking.
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Post by lugg on Feb 12, 2017 18:05:55 GMT
Its so nice to see your wonderful photos, as always , especially as today here and now Spring seems so faraway.
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Post by htmb on Feb 12, 2017 18:46:23 GMT
Thanks, Lugg. Now is certainly a great time to be in Florida, but from May to late September it's almost unbearably hot and humid.
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