Saturday

A beautiful morning for a causeway walk.

Toby taking a break

We went to an open house for a house we saw this summer before it got flipped. This summer we were sure that we caught some dreadful disease just walking in that house for a few minutes. It was such a disaster. Now it’s quite lovely.

We met a couple from Idaho looking at the house. The man was preparing to retire from the US Post Office.

We had rain again today after 5 pm. We really need it to help us get through the dry season. The rain kept us inside. We’re watching the next season of Bridgerton.

Miles walked: 8.4

Miles biked: 5.57

This month's walking and biking totals:

April Walking: 10.2 walking per day, 306 total miles

April Biking: 4.61 biking per day, 138.47 total miles

Walking history

March 

11.3 (350.3)

February 2022

10.4 (291.4)

January 2022

9.8  (303.8)

December 

10.8 (334.8)

November 

10.5 (315)

October

9.6 (297.6)

September

8.2 (246)

August 

6.8 (210.8)

July

6.2 (192.2)

June 

7.3 (219)

May

6.8 (210)

April 

8.2 (246)

March 

8.6 (266.6)

February 

8.1 (243)

January 2021

7.0 (217)

December 2020

5.6 (168)

November

5.2 (161.2)

October 

6.7 (201)

September

8.5 (263.5)

August

6.3 (195.3)

July

6.7 (201)

June

5.8 (174)

April Biking: 

138.47 total miles

March 2022

186.48 

February 2022

133.75

January 2022

41.06

December

163.23

November

120.94

October

171.29

September

244.33

August 

156.50

July

271.24

June

407.60

May

281.43

April 

224.65

March

222.18

February 

78.62

January 2021

97.31

December

130.59

November

88.08

October  

240.44

September

412.04

August

355.91

July

274.26

June

264.25

Friday

After lunch, the three of us rode downtown in the golf cart. It was partly cloudy and 83 degrees with a decent breeze. It’s always shaded under a golf cart.

We walked about in the downtown neighborhood. We found this very interesting tree with all sorts of things attached to it: bicycle, iron, pans, saws, lights, baskets, men’s shoes, colander, measuring cup, etc.

Ava, the autonomous people mover, is back. This time its route is from the library to Nature’s Patch on Douglas. Free!

The Friday Farmer’s Market provided us a good training opportunity.

On our trip downtown and back, Toby rode in the floorboard instead of the seat. I think everyone had more room. 

I’m getting more comfortable not holding on so tightly as he adjusts to traveling in the cart. I prop my leg on the dash to use as a gate.

Earlier today there were fewer clouds.

It was 73 degrees with a 11 mph breeze on our causeway walk this morning.

The breeze was coming out of the east, so the walk back and bike ride back were challenging.

It finally rained this afternoon. I thinks it’s been over a month since it rained.

This is the dry season in this area.

Sweet Toby

We’re watching “Heartstopper” on Netflix.

Miles walked: 8.5

Miles biked: 5.9

Thursday

We saw this tri-hull sailboat in the sound this morning on our causeway walk. It’s a great boat for sailing in shallow water. There’s a lot of horizontal space, as John said.

A couple of sunfishes 

We got a late start this morning because I had to be at Quest (blood draw company) at 6:45. It was quick but it threw off our morning routine.

Today was cloudy and then sunny and then cloudy, but always some blue sky somewhere. The high temperature was 82 degrees.

On the way home, we stopped to watch a manatee family under the Pinellas Trail/Curlew Creek bridge. Both of the parents bore scars, presumably from boat propellers. The little baby was about the size of Toby.

A few people gathered to watch.

Working at the outdoor gym after lunch at Weaver Park. The city is trying to get people to bike to the Friday night concerts in the park. They were setting up the stage (a mobile stage pops out off a trailer) and bicycle racks.

We took an afternoon walk at Highlander Park with Toby via golf cart.

We passed by tennis courts adapted for pickle ball courts. I think my sister and father would be good at this (and my mom, if they allowed fluffy flip flops).

This is how our sky looked today. The shade was nice.

These ducks flew in, waded in to the community center pond, and swam off.

Before dinner, we took Toby to Lake Saundra in the golf cart.

Lots of birds had the same idea.

This is Toby practicing a “leave it” command.

And this is the egret slinking away, just in case.

Made it!

This is the full butterfly garden at Lake Saundra. The garden club has worked really hard on it. They have labeled the various plants to encourage others to plant things that attract butterflies.

Toby has surprised us with his car passenger skills.

Somebody’s ready to go nite nite.

Today’s bike routes to the causeway and Weaver Park 

Miles walked: 10.9

Miles biked: 11.28

Wednesday

The downtown pavilion has a new decorative nameplate. We headed downtown in the golf cart with Toby after lunch. The high temperature today was 83 degrees.

Fridays in May: sunset music in Weaver Park, 7-9 pm. How convenient is that? I saw the city workers getting the park ready yesterday.

We walked from the train station to Pioneer Park.

Then we walked to Victoria and marina park. Then back to the train station where we parked.

Morning Toby walk 

We rode our bikes to the causeway to walk this morning. It was 70 degrees with no breeze. The sound looked like a lake.

The sky blended with the water.

After dinner, we took Toby in the golf cart down to Stirling Park to walk, do some training, and fetch off leash.

The sun was sinking, there was a light breeze, and it was 79 degrees.

Oleander 

Toby snoozing 

Miles walked: 10.2

Miles biked: 6.26