paradise revisited

We're back from vacation and the store opens for the spring season tomorrow. But our hearts and minds are still 1500 miles south. It's hard to make the transition back to reality.

One way to stretch the enjoyment is to revisit some of the pictures we took along the way:

The view through our screened lanai, looking out at the Gulf of Mexico

Numerous wading birds tiptoeing around all the shells

A great blue heron visiting our chartered fishing boat

This snowy egret was taking a rest on the Cabbage Key dock

Dolphins surfing the wake of our boat

Calm waters, sunshine, mangroves and a roosting pelican - the very essence of southern Florida in March