While visiting Thomas Edison’s winter estate, I also got to see where Henry Ford had his home. The two were close friends for the later part of their lives. In fact, they lived next door to one another while they were in Ft. Myers.

Even though I’m not a big fan of Ford Motor Company, I couldn’t help but think that Henry would be proud of the fact that Ford resisted the temptation last year to take bail out money from the government.

Storms at the beach are so relaxing and after they are gone, the sunsets are glorious.

Just a quick photo for Annie again. Here’s a place that is dear to her heart! And I remember it, too. She told me over the weekend that her Dad had worked here and that her and her sisters knew the place like the back of their hands. It is still beautiful and a strong reminder of “old” Florida and of postcards and pink flamingos. To be honest, it is a little like stepping back in time and so worth the stop to see.

This is what I remember most about Silver Springs—the glass-bottom boats. I talked with my Dad the other night and he went back over the memory of the trip we took when I was a child. He was so amazed at this place—the place where Sea Hunt (one of his favorite TV shows, back then) was filmed. In fact 80 plus movies were filmed at Silver Springs including a James Bond movie and all the first Tarzan movies.

And it is hard to imagine that the floor of this spring is about 55 feet deep. I kept thinking how easy it would be to dive straight down and touch the bottom.

Dear Annie . . . . Does this look familiar to you? Just wondering if you remembered it.

Hang with me because I’m about to take a right hand turn tomorrow and promise that the posts that come next will be in a new direction. This one was taken in Oxford, England, while walking down a lovely lane.