Last Week in Dunnelon

So hot! A bead of sweat dripped down my back providing a little relief. I tapped the thermometer with my finger thinking it was stuck. What a difference a week can make. The 80's have returned to Florida! Back home this week there was over a 100-degree difference in the low of last week to the high of the week. But don't let those 60-degree February temperatures in South Dakota fool you, it is not spring, not even close. Mother Nature lulls you into a false sense of spring, then she slaps you in the face, letting you know who is in control. A couple of years ago, we received 17" of snow in May.  But we are not in South Dakota, not yet at least. 

We just wrapped up our last week in this area, have the camper back on the truck and are ready to move on. The past 28 days have absolutely flown by. This week was filled with more fishing, walks, reading and some horsing around. Dan and I went out fishing on Tuesday morning. Bass fishing on the Withlacoochee. Beautiful day, 0 fish.  We mainly threw plastic worms and spinners, but the fish were not fooled. 

Of the 5 times I got out fishing, none of them were spectacular, but it was certainly nice to get out on the water, enjoy the sun and talk smart with Dan. We thought maybe it was the weather, or the time of the year, but Dan went out Thursday and filled his livewell full of Crappie. We determined it was just me causing us to not catch fish. I don't think he will ever invite me fishing again!

Barb and Jeannie had two adventures, the first to Botanical Garden in Williston. An old quarry that has been transformed into a beautiful garden and gathering place. 

Their second outing was to Tampa Downs to watch some horse races. They do them early in the year here to beat the summer heat. They bet on each of the races, in the end breaking pretty much even. 

Thursday, we got together with Mike one last time for Thirsty Thursday at Copps Brewery. Hard to beat their $4 drafts on Thursdays. Mike bought Barb a Copps Brewery cap! After that we went grocery shopping and bourbon hunting. We are on the hunt for rare bourbons to add to our collection. I am on the search for a Stagg, but so far it has eluded me. Well, I did see three of them on our hunts, but all way overpriced. For the same bottle at three different liquor stores the prices ranged from $299, $199 and $149, the lowest price still $50 over what I am willing to pay. I did pick up two bottles this week, another Eagle Rare and a Knob Creek Bourbon-Rye. 

We also took the girls for a long walk at Blue Run Park in Dunnelon. We ran across one very cool sighting. I know several of you will know what kind of bird this, it was in the middle of eating a pretty long snake. We watched it for 20 minutes while the tried to swallow the snake. That snake fought the entire way, but the bird eventually won. 

The girls had fun though and got a lot of sniffing in. So many things to sniff, so little time....

Friday was cleanup day as we were leaving early the next morning. Putting the camper on the truck and putting everything away. Dan and Jeannie picked us up around 3:00 for our last trip to the Freezer. We did not accomplish our goal of going there once a week, but we did make it 3 out of the 4 weeks. What a great way to end our time here! 

Saturday morning, we were off with the sunrise, headed through Tampa and Sarasota on our way to my sister Judy's house in Fort Myer's for 4 more days of fun in the sun!