PHOTO POTPOURRI--

Beach scenes at sunrise and sunset are popular subjects for snowbirds.  The above was one of a series of shots done on Tybee Island near Savannah, GA where we visited with square dance friends Terri Garafolo and Bill Moore and danced into the New Year on our way to Vero Beach.

Our winter digs are in this owner occupied, combined mobile home and RV park festooned with Spanish Moss and palm trees everywhere!  Our rent is about $540 monthly including all utilities but TV and we intend to leave the camper here year-round for a $50 monthly storage fee.  We have enjoyed a very warm welcome with new friends and have been immersed in the park's social activities.

Geriatric silliness was enjoyed with Dave and Maryann Lenahan, Mansfield square dance friends who winter in Cocoa Beach. We shared a day with them, located between Melbourne and Cape Kennedy, then, on another occasion celebrated an afternoon and evening of dinner and square dancing in Vero Beach.

It is amazing how quickly Ohio's arctic-like weather is forgotten while romping in the surf under sunny skies and 80 degree temperatures.  Yes, snowbirds get a little smug about such things--but we try not to be too obnoxious while watching yet another polar storm pummel the northeast.  < Smile >

A little more silliness happened that night when our park had a "Crazy Hat" event in the clubhouse.  Here Sue and I are adorned with our Johnny Appleseed tin hats, compliments of the kitchen of Dick (shown rear) and Dee Weeks, our new friends from near Syracuse, NY.  Ironically, the lady who won the contest was another RVer--from Delaware, OH.

Recent events also included a dinner visit with Mansfield area square dance friends George and Judy Osborne and Butch and Betty Hoke.  We met up with them in Ft. Lauderdale where they were about to be launched on a Caribbean cruise.  And, as I write this, we soon will be enjoying a visit with numerous Ohio friends in Port Charlotte.  Stay tuned!