Our family was absolutely exhausted when dinnertime rolled around tonight. It was the first meal of the day for us, as we all happened to be too busy to stop and cook. So we decided to go out for German food at the Schnitzel House in Fort Meyers Beach. Coming from a family of Northern … Continue reading Baumkuchen
Tag: Florida
“Amazonian river monster” found in the Caloosahatchee
We live right on the Caloosahatchee River where it drains into the Gulf of Mexico. There are canals in our neighborhood where people keep their large sea-faring boats. The canals aren't especially deep and the neighborhood children love to swim in them. As we are of the "free-range" parenting persuasion, there is not much that … Continue reading “Amazonian river monster” found in the Caloosahatchee
A small Texas oil company wants to drill in Big Cypress National Preserve
A friend I made during our recent trip to Big Cypress National Preserve. Big Cypress National Preserve is one of the most breathtakingly beautiful places in the United States. It is also home to many threatened and endangered species - including the Florida Panther and West Indian Manatee - whose existence depends on park management … Continue reading A small Texas oil company wants to drill in Big Cypress National Preserve
Some new favorite places to eat in Fort Myers and Cape Coral
I am going to try something new on my blog. Our family loves to go out to restaurants and bars all the time. I thought it would be a nice thing to highlight the ones we love, for folks who live in South Florida or are traveling here and want something besides chain restaurants and … Continue reading Some new favorite places to eat in Fort Myers and Cape Coral
“Winter” in South Florida
One of my favorite things about our house in Fort Myers having a property full of fruit trees. We have a lychee tree, a key lime tree, Barbados cherry tree, orange tree, and an avocado tree, along with an entire fence of passion fruit. But we also have the benefit of "borrowed" fruit trees. The … Continue reading “Winter” in South Florida
An angry ocean
I enjoy going down to the water when storms are moving through to see the whitecaps. I was a little surprised to see several fishing boats riding out the rough seas. I won't let our daughter go far into the water when the waves are like this, but we did play in the foam after … Continue reading An angry ocean
My kind of day
We had such a wonderful day. I woke our daughter up at 5 a.m. to do some stargazing. No, it wasn't the comet we were after. Just before sunrise this morning, you could see the crescent Moon and five planets - Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn - mostly in alignment from east to west … Continue reading My kind of day
Ready for the storm
To the north: To the south: I love the emerald waters off of Florida in the summer.
A sandbar, Lebanese food, and psychiatry books
I'm not going to lie, this has been a pretty incredible weekend. Yesterday we decided to wake up early and head out to a sandbar that we've wanted to play at for many months. We originally were going to take the kayak, but I have been struggling with serious knee pain for a couple days … Continue reading A sandbar, Lebanese food, and psychiatry books
My Florida garden in June
I have been busy planting a variety of new bulbs and plants, including a deep purple clematis to snake up a magnolia among the ferns, pink and yellow frangipani cuttings (to add to my other plumeria), lobster claw and bihai helconias, shampoo gingers, butterfly gingers, and several gingers that I ordered from Hawaii. I have … Continue reading My Florida garden in June
