One thing I notice immediately when we travel south is the sun's elevation - here in southwestern Florida, the sun is quite a bit higher in the sky than it is near my home in Maryland (midAtlantic area of the U S). The most important effect of this high sun on me is that it only takes a few minutes of casual sun exposure to burn my skin. :P
I tend to spend the daytime hours of vacation indoors - reading, sewing, playing games, watching a movie or just 'hanging out' with my family. Swimming and beach walks are evening hour activities - very pleasantly so!
The sunsets over the Gulf of Mexico here are spectacular, when I have managed to catch them. :) (Not being an early riser, I miss out on dawn beach walks.) The sand here on Ft Myers Beach is very fine and very white, making for beautiful scenery.
I have done a fair bit of embroidery, wool appliqué, and even hand sewed a 'play suit' for my daughter's porcelain doll, Alice. Sadly, photos have to wait as my iPad does not have a camera.
There are some beautiful flowers here at the resort among the foundation plantings, only one of which I recognize (the hibiscus). I'm hoping to get some photos of them before we leave so I can satisfy my botanist's curiosity. :) Skittering about everywhere are cute, tiny lizards of some kind with dark stripes down their backs - adorable! :)
The very best thing about vacation is the lack of pressure to so anything in particular - it's like being a kid at the beginning of summer again! :) We have to leave tomorrow morning so today is occupied with leisurely travel preparations - mixed with quiet laziness. :)
We have mostly been without Internet connections this week (the resort's wi-fi equipment was struck by lightning) so I _am_ looking forward to re-connecting when we get home.
:) Linda
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