Flowers on Monday

Flowers in a handbag made with mother natures material - what a pretty idea!

Hi my friends,

I'm late today with posting, I know.... we had a lot to do today and it's hot, we were taking showers two times a day... :)

Many thanks also for all the wonderful comments to my last post and the post a day ago - your words make my day - every day! :)

Stay with me, bear with me and - see you tomorrow!
Susanne

My Wordless Sunday in Florida #5

You know this two guys too...

I met them today and I'm sure you recognize this two guys :)

The Blues Brothers

are a Grammy Award-nominated American blues and soul revivalist band founded in 1978 by comedians Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi as part of a musical sketch on Saturday Night Live. Belushi and Aykroyd, respectively in character as lead vocalist "Joliet" Jake Blues and harpist/vocalist Elwood Blues, fronted the band, which was composed of well-known and respected musicians. The band made its debut as the musical guest on the April 22, 1978, episode of Saturday Night Live.

The band began to take on a life beyond the confines of the television screen, releasing an album, Briefcase Full of Blues, in 1978, and then having a Hollywood film, The Blues Brothers, created around its characters in 1980.

After the death of Belushi in 1982, the Blues Brothers have continued to perform with a rotation of guest singers and other band members. The original band reformed in 1988 for a world tour and again in 1998 for a sequel to the film, Blues Brothers 2000. They make regular appearances at musical festivals worldwide.

Hi my friends,

Thank you so much for your comments to my Shuttle post. The Shuttle did not went off also at the next day not, because of some valve problems. But I'm sure you all have read that online already or heard it in the news on TV. It's cold coffee already, right? :)

I met today the Blues Brothers, believe it or not - as a statue sitting, molded into chairs in a used furniture shop...yes! I had to make some portraits of them, I always liked them :)

Have a good time, stay with me - your comments are very much appreciated.
Susanne

The Shuttle did NOT went off

Picture source

The Shuttle Discovery STS-128 did NOT went off last night because of - they said - bad weather conditions. Even though the night sky was clear and the stars were beautiful and bright, only some lightnings here and there on the horizon, but not that strong at all.

We all - Dave and I, and maybe 100 other people - were waiting with big patience to see that spectacle. Some brought a radio with them to listen to the countdown that never happened and some had even their laptop on their knees. One could feel the big disappointment in the crowd when the NASA Control Station said "No" to let the Shuttle going up to space. It is now postponed for tonight at 01.10 A.M.

I don't know if I can be standing up again so long....LOL...

Waiting for a big event

.....waving in the wind....

Hi my friends,

we are waiting for the launch of the Space Shuttle "Discovery STS-128" 01.36 A.M. at Kennedy Space Center. It's the first time in my life to see this spectacle live. I hope I'm not to excited and will forget to click the exposure button....LOL.. If not, I'll have some pictures and maybe also a little video to show you :)

It was a great and beautiful day today... we went into Cocoa Beach and to Melbourne to explore the region and had a fine lunch at "Applebees".... :) that's the "hard and exciting" life of two retirees...LOL...

Stay tuned with me and your kind comments are always very welcome :)
Susanne

My Wordless Sunday in Florida #4

Indian River Palms

Palm group at the Indian River shores, FL

Hi my friends,

here are they again! I'm talking about my palm tree photos. And this is a special pretty group of palms with typical Florida clouds in the sky. I LOVE this picture!

Thank you for all the kind comments from yesterdays post. And there were also not so kind comments.But that happens sometimes, I know... don't worry, they will be not published at all. I'm not a "masochist" (what's the translation in English for this word?)....LOL...

Don't forget to come over tomorrow to see my "Wordless Sunday" again....!
See you there!

Susanne

Happy Friday to my friends!

I believe in God, only I spell it Nature.
~ Frank Lloyd Wright ~

Last sunlight on palm leafs

Last sunlight on palm leafs

Shapes and colors of a palm leaf

Sunlight plays

Hi my friends,

longtime friends know it already, I LOVE palm trees and I love to photograph them since many years now. Have a look in my old archives from Key West - going back to the year 2006, my very first beginning of blogging. I fell in love with this tropical trees and never lost the passion :)

Thank you so much for your comments yesterday. Yes, we are still sitting here at the Space Coast, waiting for the next Shuttle Launch coming up next Monday night at 01.58 AM. I hope I can do some snaps, if the weather is good. I'm excited already :)

Stay with me and enjoy your day!
Susanne

Back to normal....

This is yesterday's photo from the Indian River turned back to the horizontal level :) that means that my day is no more up-side-down, right? ...LOL... everything is back to "normal", our car is fixed and runs like new again - life is good! :)

Hi my friends,

thanks for your wonderful comments and compliments to my post yesterday and the other days too, of course. We were absorbed two days with sitting and waiting to get our RV tuned up and all those mechanical things that have to bee done after a certain time being on the road. I had not to much time to post....

We are thinking about settling down maybe here at the Space Coast and looking around for good locations. There is a lot on the market, but a lot of rubbish too.... :)

Stay with me in this hot Florida weather, everybody is sweating, not just me...LOL...
Susanne

What a Monday

At the Indian River shores - I'm back to my palm trees again :)

Hi my friends,

What a Monday - we spent more than 8 hours sitting and waiting in a car fixing place until the mechanic released our RV and we went back to the campground where we was the last few days. Tomorrow we will be back in that garage again for an oil change and some more maintenance - boring stuff... :)

Other wise I have nothing news to tell you.... the predicted storms are not coming in our direction, I'm thankful for that. :)

And I'm thankful for all your wonderful comments and compliments to my "wordless Sunday" photo - I knew it that you'll like Black & White's :) me too... I have a lot more in my archives....

Stay with me, bear with me and my bla bla bla's.....LOL...

See you tomorrow,
Susanne

My Wordless Sunday in Florida #3

It's Friday...

This "Cat Tales" I have seen by a pond on a RV Park in Silver Springs, Florida

I really don't know the name for this beautiful flower. They reminds me to an Iris or to Glads. I'm sure there exist a right botanical name. Do you know it?

Hi my friends,

I'm overwhelmed with all your kind comments to my last post. You made my day! Thank you so much for that!

We are back at the Space Coast - Oh, my....I guess I told you that already yesterday...LOL... and guess what? We are planning to settle down somewhere here on the mainland or somewhere further out by the beach. We only have to find the RIGHT place to be.

Tomorrow we will start with driving around and "hunting" for that cute, clean, small and still affordable house in a secure, nice region of the Space Coast. If YOU know something like that, let us know.... PLEASE!

My email is: susanne2049(at)gmail.com.

Stay with me, I'll be still posting and update you with all the exciting news to come! But for first this: Happy Friday! :)

Susanne

Florida Panhandle Sea Shores

Lot of sea birds are sitting on a sand bank

Pretty nature scenes at the shores of the Gulf of Mexico

Carrabelle's sea shores with shallow water

Hi my friends,

thank you all so much for the many nice comments you've made to my last post. I knew it you'll like the beach scene photos :)

We are arrived at the Space Coast - again. Heavy rain is pouring down just now, you can say: it's raining cats and dogs :) that's a free wash off of our RV....LOL...

I have to cut off my laptop.... it's lightning to much!
See ya' later.... :)

Susanne

A afternoon at Panama City Beach, FL

He just simply enjoys the colors of the water

Family fun at the beach

These are the beach chairs and umbrellas reserved for the guests of the high raise hotels at Panama City Beach

It's "Happy Hour" time - I'm sure, somebody is waiting for her.... :)

It was a nice afternoon at the beach!

To know more about an exciting place to be for your next vacation click here:

http://www.visitpanamacitybeach.com/
http://www.pcbeach.org/

Hi my friends,

We are heading back to Florida's Peninsula. We loved the emerald green water of the Gulf of Mexico - and we had a good time there. We were even thinking to settle down in Panama City and went out looking at some houses already. But, we didn't liked anything we have seen. Yep, I know it.... probably we are not that easy people if it comes to living accommodations, we have a certain taste and a lot of expectations for our new future home! But I'm optimistic, one day we will find THAT pretty little house to call it our new home :)

Thank you so much for all your kind comments to my last post. Love you all! :)

Stay with me, see ya' tomorrow in Florida again!
Susanne

Girls, Girls, Girls...

Young girls chatting, walking together in the white sand and enjoying
the hot summer sun at the beach. Tomorrow I'll show you more beach scene photos.

Hi my friends,

thanks for all the wonderful comments and compliments to my last photo! :)

We've enjoyed today Panama City Beach - and it was HOT, HOT, HOT!

It felt like it was one of the hottest days today! But it was a very nice, relaxed afternoon, we both had fun watching all the beach people going by and looking out to the emerald green waters of the Gulf of Mexico. And we get sunburned too :)

I'll show you some pictures tomorrow, if I'll have Internet, o.k.? :)

Stay with us, we will be on the road again tomorrow.
See you there!

Susanne

My Wordless Sunday - still in Florida

Strolling trough Down Town today

Pier 5 at the marina down at the bay

The main street in Down Town

The Visual Arts Center

Very nice architecture of the houses in the old part of Panama City

This fighter is to see in front of the College in Panama City

No, it's not the Titanic, its the boat from Ripley's "Believe it or not" - a magnet to get the beach tourists into their business at Panama City Beach water front.
It's that big - You can not miss it :)

Hi my friends,

we are still here in Panama City - and we like it a lot! Should we stay or should we go? :)

Thanks for all the kind comments, my friends!

Tomorrow is my "Wordless Sunday" again, that means: just a picture, but no words. You have to make your own thoughts to that what you will see tomorrow - and for one day you don't have to read my stumbling words...LOL... :)

Stay with me and come back see me tomorrow!
Susanne

I love blue eyes...

It's a blue eyed Susan

Hi my friends,

we are still here in pretty Panama City, exploring the real old town of this very photogenic place at Florida's Emerald Coast. I'll show you some photos of that later :)

Thanks for the comments, very much appreciated.

I know, weekend is coming up - don't miss on Sunday my "Wordless Sunday" again!
See you tomorrow,

Susanne

Don't fight!

Fighting for food

Hi my friends,

thank you all for all the nice comments and compliments to my last post and to my last 1001 other posts over all the years I was blogging. Yep, this is my post #1002, today! Unbelievable also for me that I can be working on my blog such a long time and so focused :)

We are arrived at the beautiful Emerald Coast in the Panhandle of Florida - it is perfect weather here and the water is indeed emerald green! We have visited this Gulf region already 6 months ago, that was when we were starting out with our travels, going West the first time.

Who knows, maybe we will be heading towards West again - but first we like to enjoy the Gulf shores, the snow white sand beaches and getting also some sun tan...LOL... :)

Well, then....stay tuned with me - see you at the beach!
Susanne

Pretty Saint Augustin, Florida

The St. Augustine Lighthouse
is on the north end of Anastasia Island, within the current city limits of St. Augustine, Florida. The tower, built in 1874, is owned by the St. Augustine Lighthouse & Museum, Inc. (SAL&M), a not-for-profit maritime museum and private aid-to-navigation. Open to the public, admissions support continued preservation of the Lighthouse and fund programs in maritime archaeology and education.

The St. Augustine Light tower was built in 1874

The Ponce de Leon Bridge is under constructions just now

Created in 1924, Fort Matanzas National Monument is a United States National Monument run by the National Park Service. The Monument consists of a 1740 Spanish fort, Fort Matanzas, and about 100 acres (0.4 km²) of salt marsh and barrier islands along the Matanzas River on the northern Atlantic coast of Florida. It is operated by the Park Service in conjunction with the Castillo de San Marcos National Monument and several sites in the city of St. Augustine.

Read more about the Fort here

A busy main street in Saint Augustin's Down Town

Flagler College,
often abbreviated as Flagler, is a private four-year liberal arts college in St. Augustine, Florida, USA and celebrated its 40th anniversary in 2008.

The college has been named in recent years by US News & World Report as one of the southeast region's best comprehensive liberal arts colleges, and is included on its list of "America's Best Colleges". Its 2006-2007 tuition was $11,810 (excluding room and board) and its acceptance rate is an average of 25 to 30 percent of its annual applications.

The Princeton Review ranks Flagler in the top tier of southeastern colleges, and its campus as one of the most beautiful in the United States. It is currently included in the Princeton Review's Best 366 Colleges Rankings.

Flagler College is home to WFCF/88.5Mc. (Channel 203), which is a community-run station. As of the 2006-2007 school year, the college also broadcasts on local public access television as FCTV. It also publishes a campus newspaper, The Gargoyle, and an annual literary journal, The Flagler Review.

Read more about the College here

Hi my friends,

thank you ALL for your nice comments to my beach post yesterday. I'm so glad you've enjoyed the pictures of the beach, like I did it in reality :)

Stay with me! We will hit the road again tomorrow in the mornings - probably towards the hills again - looking for some cool fresh air to breath...LOL... if it's only for some days, or weeks or even a month... who knows :) ...since we are free and living our dream, we can do what ever we want to do :)

Come with us on the road, see you there!
Susanne

Let's go to the beach.....!

I'm not so sure what this boy is really cooling off...LOL.... :)

Family fun on the beach.
If you click in the picture to see it bigger, you'll see a young athletic sprinter running down to the water, have a closer look.

People, people, people...as far as you can see - and it was HOT today afternoon!

Saint Augustin Beach in Florida - a pretty view down from the pier

And, I'm back again to my palm tree photos, I missed them so much :)

Hi my friends,

it was a VERY hot summer day today in Saint Augustin. After our visit to the beach (and to the light house, pictures about that will follow tomorrow) we had to run back "home" because of the coming up afternoon thunderstorm. The sky went BLACK and in seconds we had a heavy rain pouring down. And it's still raining....

Thank you so much for all your wonderful comments and compliments to my last recent posts, your words are very much appreciated! :)

Stay tuned with me, tomorrow will be our last day here in the Sunshine State and then it's time to travel again. Any suggestions where to go...?....LOL... we decided, not to settle down here, it's way to hot and way to humid in Florida - we can not stand this anymore :)

See y'all tomorrow!
Susanne

My Wordless Sunday in Florida

Two reasons to celebrate today!

Today is Switzerland's Birthday!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY
and many many more years to come! Switzerland is born in 1291!

Go over to a wonderful blog friend of mine - Peter, he is Swiss too, of course - and read his excellent written tribute to our country:
http://worldgo.blogspot.com/2009/07/happy-birthday-switzerland.html

This photo above was made on my travels to New Glarus in Wisconsin

An anniversary is a time to celebrate the joys of today, the memories of yesterday, and the hopes of tomorrow.

~ Author Unknown ~

And this is our 2nd reason to celebrate today: It's our 8th Anniversary today - and we are still in LOVE together.... I would say: more than ever! :)

I love you, my Darling!!!!!