Hola, Adirondacks!

"Adirondack" has many meanings: it's a mountain range, it's a park, it's even a canoe race (thanks, Wikipedia). But around here, adirondack means just one thing : the best lil' chair we could hope for. Here's a pair that recently followed us home from Home Depot.

Without much coaxing, they made themselves right at home on the canal. They like it here so much, they may never leave our dock. And we're quite alright with that ;)

Crabs for breakfast

As many mornings as possible, I try to enjoy a mini-moment of life on the bay. Sometimes, it's just a peek out the back window to catch a glimpse of the high tide. But on leisurely mornings, it's a slow stroll - coffee cup in hand - all the way down to the end of our dock. The experience is always the same and always different. This morning, I discovered someone had fresh crab for breakfast. It wasn't me.

Obviously, I'm just not this MESSY of an eater. Good to know that the birds of Tampa Bay aren't boycotting crabmeat out of the Gulf ;)

Oh, and lately, we've been blessed with visits from faraway friends & family, along with a lil' bit of house projecting...yeah! I'll be writing it up soon enough.

WEEKs 60-68: Wutzup Dock?

We got a dock! Thanks to the miracle of Craigslist, we are the proud owners of a 8 x 12 floating dock with catwalk. Although it happened sooner than originally planned, we are now wondering how we went so long without one. Does this happen to others too? Like we needed something else to encourage more procrastination (from our house to-do projects)…the dock bobs in the water, chairs at the ready, and with a railing just wide enough to set a drink on. It’s taunting us. How are we ever going to get any work done now?!

Here's the dock arriving. Yup, that is M. (left) paddling up the canal. He guided the dock and our dock guys in from the neighborhood boat ramp. Yup, he got strange looks and smiles from our neighbors:

Here is me (J.) pondering life and losing track of time: