A Day in the Sun (or 2 or 3)

Well, these photos are long overdue, but here they are.  I spent the week of my birthday (my college friend's spring break) at Cape San Blas.  The weather was beautiful (considering we left snow behind in Athens) and we had a great time.  

Driving into the sunset...beautiful 

Marshmallows were roasted...

Fishing by the light of the setting sun...

Boat rides and smiles...

Birthday lunch in Apalachicola, one of my all-time favorite places

My very own birthday firework display..magical

Mabel was there, of course..

Some of our sea creature treasures...

Seashore watch-birds...

I don't think it's humanly possible to have a bad time in such a beautiful place...

P.S. Upon finishing this post I have come to the conclusion that I have a very bad habit of taking pictures of others, and not getting any of myself.  I guess you will just have to take my word for it, but I promise that I was here..even though the pictures don't really show it.   

A Winter Wonderland... in March? in Georgia?

Well, with only a week away from packing up for a spring break trip to the beach, what better time for a snow storm?  Yes, Athens is officially a beautiful winter wonderland, every inch blanketed in at least half a foot of snow!  It started snowing around 1pm Sunday and did not stop until late Sunday night, after knocking out almost all of the power in the area.  After playing in the fresh powder and watching the cotton ball sized snowflakes fall all day the sun finally set.  I couldn't choose just one picture..they are all too beautiful...

And...today brought the most beautiful blue skies I have ever seen! 

And, unfortunately, with heavy snow there are trees down everywhere