Friday, April 9, 2010
Blogging - a published written document.
We begin to share interesting aspects with one another. On our way to Sebastian Inlet, Vicki and Bea, our hosts, share their stories. Bea has known Mary for 39 years. They are more like sisters than friends..a comfortable closeness. Vicki is a gentile southerner, a native Floridian, with family originating in the Florida Panhandle area, and also Georgia. Vicki's great grandfather, in fact, was a state senator from the panhandle, Senator Land. We learn that Vicki also has an ancestor who served as a lieutenant in the Confederate Army and was stationed in North Carolina. We note how amazing it is that after years of knowing each other we learn new facts about our lives each time we spend time together.
Blogging - a published written document.
We begin to share interesting aspects with one another. On our way to Sebastian Inlet, Vicki and Bea, our hosts, share their stories. Bea has known Mary for 39 years. They are more like sisters than friends..a comfortable closeness. Vicki is a gentile southerner, a native Floridian, with family originating in the Florida Panhandle area, and also Georgia. Vicki's great grandfather, in fact, was a state senator from the panhandle, Senator Land. We learn that Vicki also has an ancestor who served as a lieutenant in the Confederate Army and was stationed in North Carolina. We note how amazing it is that after years of knowing each other we learn new facts about our lives each time we spend time together.
As we arrive at Sebastian Inlet State Park, the weather is overcast and windy but the air temperature is just right. First, we are treated to flocks of pelicans, at close view, just hanging out on the inlet bank, and then, of all things, a high school surfing competition.
We crossed over to the other side of the inlet where we have a better view of the coastal waterways, mangroves.
We happen upon a fisherman cleaning his catch. We observe how the Pelicans are waiting in line for handouts (natures panhandlers). T
hey lunge for the large scraps, all perched in an orderly lineup. When a tiny lump of guts is tossed to them, they all stand back and allow a crow to swoop in and collect that food. Then, the pelicans realign themselves. This scene repeats itself until the fisherman has finished cleaning his fish. Caroly is able to sketch the entire episode.
We walk to the other side of the island and spot a pair of dolphins playing and swimming in the lagoon. Caroly finds and sketches a mature strangler fig weaving itself around a palm tree. As a few raindrops began to fall, we finish up with our photography and sketching and visit a small museum nearby,,,The Museum of Fishing". Notable among its artifacts is a beautifully rendered mural on the back wall... of undersea fish and landscape. 
After we arrive back at Bea and Vicki's, Caroly goes out to investigate the Club House. Having never really considered it, Caroly begins to experiment with the pool table accoutrement...discovering an interesting and challenging way to experience the peacefulness of a Friday afternoon. Caroly rounds up Mary, and soon a game starts. Bea and Vicky soon join the fun and before we know it, we are engaged in a full out competition. It turns out that Mary is a pool shark; sharply smacking balls away into oblivion. This only serves to motivate Caroly to play again and again; working at her geometric attempts and physical form, now and then tasting success.
As dinnertime approaches, Vicki slips out and, again, dons her chefs hat. This time she puts together a succulent seafood and spaghetti meal. We devour the meal and share a lively discussion.
As the evening winds down, Caroly continues to work more on her sketches and paintings.
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