tourists « bearspawprint

….As we continued our errands (which my husband calls “rat killing”) last Tuesday, February 25, leaving Jacksonville we headed to Amelia Island driving almost as far as it is possible to drive to the East in Nassau County, Florida, before turning back to the West to head HOME. HOME is as far West as it is possible to drive in our part of Nassau County. Our property line is the St. Mary’s River, which flows north by HOME, the opposite bank is Georgia.

Amongst other things, our veterinarian is on the Island, my dentist is there, Moses, Dear Son III, went to High School there, and has many of his music gigs there, my favorite county library (where I used to take Roy, Dear son IV, when he was little) is there, and the Island is where I go to view July 4 fireworks. Even the dentist’s exam rooms have picture windows overlooking a scenic small freshwater lake with turtles, fish jumping, and birds of all sorts, as well as the surrounding gardens. The only hospital in Nassau County is on the Island.

The day was so warm and sunny, before this little chilly snap, that tourists were milling about, and over half of the car tags were from out of state .

: Bear… 02.25.2014 … If this little tree had had it’s leaves, the birds would not have been visible.

: Bear … 02.25.2014 A view without tourists!! Wow! Snow Birds were all around us as we used the parking area to turn around. They even caused Dear Husband to pause long enough for me to take this photo. Thank you tourists for slowing us down. Yay for pauses.

: Bear … 02.25.2014 Wetlands on Amelia Island, Florida.

: Bear .. 02.25.2014 … Roy liked this small playground better than the bigger ones, when he was pre-school age, over 15 years ago. He is 20, now. The equipment and even the trees are a bit different than when we were here. Storms have done some damage. Those palms are planted.

: Bear … 02.25.2014 …. Pelicans drying off at the North end of Amelia Island.

: Bear … 02.25.2014 … The trestle pivots to accommodate ships and boats without making the trunk line climb.

: Bear… 02.25.2014 … Deep channel Inland Waterway with view of Amelia Island, Nassau county, Florida

: Bear …02.25.2014 … Inland Waterway, Nassau County, Florida

: Bear … 02.25.2014 … Bridge connecting the Island, Nassau County, Florida

: Bear … 02.25.2014 … As we headed inland , West towards HOME, the waning sun cast an autumnal glow to the new spring growth in the Yulee, Florida treetops.