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Another lovely day in Perdido. Yesterday I walked along the beach in the state park on Perdido Key and didn’t pass a single person for two miles. I did actually see a couple with a dog in the distance but that’s as crowded as it got. Unless, of course, you count the pelicans. There were tons of them dive bombing into the gulf for a snack. Sometimes I worry about brain damage from their Kamikaze crashes but I guess it doesn’t really matter. I mean, how smart do you need to be if all you do is fly, eat, poop and sit on a post all day?

We’re experiencing winter low tides so sand dollars are out in force. I collected a handful for my wife. She puts them in a bowl that we’ll one day pass on to our grand children, I guess. Hey, they make her smile so that’s reason enough for me. Plenty of other shells are scattered everywhere and I noticed a moon jellyfish here and there that had washed up.

The water is super clear and about xx degrees. Perfect temp for the Snowbirds who think everything is warm down here. And it is, compared to Chicago or Ontario. To me, 55 degrees is an arctic chill.

Mardi Gras is coming up (Feb 5) so folks are getting geared up for that. There’s a boat parade on January 19 that goes from the Oyster Bar to the Flora Bama. They throw beads and Moon Pies and everything.

Ya gotta love it.

Fred

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