new bird feeder

This is the bird house/feeder that Eric and Dawn gave us for Xmas.  I've attached it above the regular bird feeder.  There have been some painted buntings and a cardinal eating from the lower feeder, but I haven't been able to get a photo of them.  Maybe the new house/feeder will attract more.  So far, the squirrels haven't been much of a problem.

Just today, I finally got my car unpacked.  So Jubilee and I are here for awhile.

Jubilee, Bella (and Sophie) and other dog news

Sebastian and Bella, a Rhodesian Ridgeback, have been staying with us for the last couple of weeks, but will be leaving tomorrow morning.  Bella and Jubilee get along ok except when there is food around.  Then there is a great juggling of position and sometimes a little scrabble.  Tonight Sandy came over and we had pad thai (from One Thai Restaurant) to commemorate Sebastian's move to St. Augustine.

This is my friend, Sophie, who I see when I go to Palm Beach to visit with Judy and Stuart.

Jubilee went to the vet today for a steroid shot to hopefully give her some relief from her allergies.  We're trying something different this time.  No more Atopica - just a short acting steroid and then a low dosage pill steroid.

at the PGH Classic Car Show

John and Steve at the PGH Classic Car Show.  More photos from the show ...

sfogiliatelle

I finally know how to spell sfogiliatelle (pronounced: spoo ya del - at least that's the way I hear it.  Maybe it is sfoo ya del).  From lunch with Ooma today at Carmine's:

Pinball

John entered a pinball tournament at the Pittsburgh car show at the down town convention center and scored a total of 4,475,290 points on 4 machines. He did not think he did well but came in 11th!

another sunrise, some driving, and a sunset

We got there earlier on Sunday morning ...

 Hi to Tony in Daytona ...

 And a sunset out of the side window of the car ...

We made it back to Florida home just after sunset.

bowens island

Bowens Island - Oyster place where we met Michael, Jenny, Jack, Luke and Ryan for dinner.  Out on James Island (I think) on the way to Folly Beach, one of the 10 "best" dives in America (as rated by some magazine). Somewhat of a contrast to our lunch place

 Mounds of oyster shells ...

 The rest rooms ...

 Fisherman ...

 Garden growing on the roof of the rest rooms ...  Note mounds of oyster shells ...

 Basement room where you had to go pick up your trays of steamed oysters ...

 Graffiti in the bathroom ...

 

 Cleaning the oysters just brought in (above).  The complex (below)

 Small fish to be thrown back ...

 Spotted Perch ...

 Fishing ...

 Brand new 4 week old baby Ryan (above); Jack and Luke (below).