Fall Is In The Air....
At least fall is in the air up north....Down here it's the beginning of our fourth season..."Feels Like Summer"....the other three are "Almost Summer", "Summer" and "End of Summer"....
Another month has gone by and for a man who is supposed to be retired and have a lot of spare time on his hands...I sure don't feel like I have a minute to spare...But, I must say...Like the song you should be listening to.."I'm Living the Life Jimmy Buffett only sings about"....In the slide show this month you'll get a glimpse of my trip back up north for a few days and the fantastic fall colors that I was lucky to capture..You will see my son Andy's graduation from New York State Fire Academy...top 5%....I'm so proud....Kyle and I stopped in Gettysburg on the way north..I didn't want to spend the whole day touring the actual battlefield...so we just went into the main building looked around and got some pics and brochures ...Kyle told his brothers and sister that it sure was a quick stop....he said that we were at Gettysburg for less time than breakfast at the Waffle House that morning...Hey what can I say...I wanted to get home...he's lucky I stopped at all....I got a chance to visit with old friends and make some new ones at my breakfast hangout up north....and got to play cards and go bowling with the boys..my special friends...Karen, Bob and Kathy all had a great time at our dinner together.... you will also see some of my latest handy work on the Gyotako...as well as some just having fun shots from the last month...took Jenny out to see a dinner show with a Neal Diamond and Streisand look alike...Neil ...good...Barb ...not so good...also went to another show with the cousin of Rod Stewart and came away with the impression that it may be him on all those albums...he was fantastic and pulled off every vocal nuance that is Rod's trademark vocals....We also went to a dinner theater in Cape Coral to see a very funny four person play about love and marriage called..."Married Alive".....only could get one shot of stage before the show ...no pics allowed....got a good one of Jenny looking very pretty in her dress for the evening....
Take a look at the beautiful sail boat that my Neighbors Ruthy and Tom have been working on all summer ...it's almost ready to go and they plan on a trip to the Caribbean on their maiden voyage...that golf shot is my pal David...take a closer look in the background...for the gator out for a little sunshine....also there is a shot of the "Monkmobile" in front of the house that I'm very lucky to be living in...my landlady is also one the nicest people you will ever meet and a good friend of mine...Hi Shirley....she has a couple of pics in previous blogs...she is an excellent singer in her own right...and loves to dance in the rain or not.....
Well enjoy the show and the music that's playing can be changed or turned off ...just go to the box in the last blog and make your choice...
That's All For Now....
Live, Love, Laugh,...and Dance
Semper Fi
Monk
