Blogs from Clermont, Florida, United States, North America - page 2

My second conference trip of the year took me to Central Florida from 22nd of April to 1st of May. I left a few days before the conference so that I would be able to spend a few days with my wonderful friend Belinda. I was really looking forward to seeing her and to catching up again after she had visited me the previous autumn. Belinda was staying at Quest Air, a flight park not far from Orlando, with her husband Davis. I arrived on Saturday afternoon, and Belinda came and picked me up at the airport, and we drove straight to Quest. Quest Air is an airstrip where mostly hang glider pilots fly. Since we are in Central Florida, the area is flat, so the gliders need to be towed up by tugs. There are ... read more

Blog 02-02-17 Leisure day then the Horses Thursday was a beautiful day with bright sun and warm temps. We walked in the morning and took Watson to the dog park to play and get him tired out because we were going out for the afternoon. We were alone in the dog park for a while til another family came with their fun loving dog. This dog was a decedent of an old breed dog that used to hunt lions in Egypt. Smaller than you would think for such a job. He was about 35 lbs so not too big and tried to get Watson to run with him. Watson was playing with a disgusting stuffed toy he found there at the park and when the other dog snatched the toy away the race was on. They ... read more

blog 01-30-17 Gopher Tortoise Tuesday dawned with frost on the cars and grass and mist in the field. It was beautifully clear and the weather man promised a warm up. By 9 am it was shirt sleeve weather. How could it change so fast. I had great plans for the day with several chores I wanted to get done. First was a load of clothes in the washer, just across the street, then our walk around the park. I visited with several people along the way, one was a man with a mini Dachshund in his yard that had spinal problems and couldn't move his hind end very much at all. I talked to him about our experiences with Doxie spines and he said the surgery is now $10,000., more than they could afford. The dog ... read more

blog 01-28-17 TT rest day Friday started out with the sandhill cranes doing a mating dance in the field behind my camper but I missed it. Kat texted to alert me but by the time I got there they had gone. Next time. After breakfast and a walk I settled in to organize the camper so I could find things, enough time wasted looking for things. I started at one end and left no cub-bard or cabinet unturned. Got rid of most of the dust and dirt and set up Watson's fence in the yard. For hours I had looked for a section of fence while still home to use along the camper and finally decided to just let it go. Well guess where it was, in the trunk of the car. So now I can ... read more

The writing juices are flowing tonight. All this time I have pronounced Bushnell as Bush-NELL. I heard some locals saying BUSHnull. I had the accent on the wrong syllable and saying the wrong vowel. Never too old to learn something new. The morning I left I went early to coffee, grabbed a yummy apple fritter and said a quick goodbye to my friends. One of the transient guests was my backup eyes so I would not run into the cars and trucks behind me as I departed. I was on my way 58 miles southeast to Clermont by 9:45. I do love traveling the Florida back roads. Since the rain, the landscape is much greener. The live oaks are covered with Resurrection Fern, a short fern that grows in the cracks of bark and turns dark ... read more