By hot I mean mid nineties with high humidity and no breeze. For those of us in fur coats summer is a bit of a trial.
For whatever reason the airport runway aims directly over this part of town, instead of out to sea.
Key West is charming but no ever said that it isn't noisy.
These old cement foundations raise the house just enough hopefully to keep flods and termites out of the wooden structure. With the added advantage of being able to paint it whatever extroverted color you like. 
Construction work is going on all round the city. Perhaps it is easier and more affordable to get a contractor now the boom has slumped.
This Dade pine porch has caught may attention before on Eliza Street.
I am suitably warned, and cowed.
Check out this lovely home made sign. Perosnally I would find it a pleasure to keep clear of such a nicely arranged sign compared to the modern plastic red and black horrors that are scattered around this lovely city. 
A palm tree, a Bahama shutter, a lemon colored cottage. 
Cheyenne on the trail of something foul in front of this eyebrow house. The overhanging roof was designed to allow upper windows to remain open during inclement weather but the roof overhang had the unfortunate effect of keeping in the heat. 
Green and blue, Key West colors. 
Also, as we have already seen, yellow is popular. My home is painted two shades of gray on the outside, which is rather lower key.
This palm is fake. 
Perhaps it was place doutdoors as it had served it's purpose.
Well, it was rather mangy. And on that note we end. One more block of one more typical Key West street.
5 comments:
Dear Conch:
The pictures you show us, on a day-to-day basis, are proof that Key West is a real place. Home to the average person. Did you really paint your house two grays? Or did you just stop in the middle of the second coat?
Fondest regards,
Jack • reep • Toad
Twisted Roads
(A Blog About Bikes With Tachs)
That is, I think, an ATR 72 you've snapped, the plane that couldn't cope with ice and was banished to a southerly route.
Every time I see your pictures, I want something with rum in it. Preferably a drink.
dear gainesville, I think riepe with rum in it would be excellent- a short moment of verbosity, then heavy snoring.
I BOUGHT my house which has gray vinyl; siding (no maintenance , thank you Dean wherever you are) and dark gray trim. It suits my outgoing personality.so bugger off riepe.
ps riepe knows the fastest man on two wheels so the rest of us are turds under his shoes these days. Very sad.
Dear Conch:
LOLOLOLOOLOLOLOL....Eat me. (How they say "hello" in New Jersey.)
Fondest regards,
Jack • reep • Toad
Twisted Roads
(For Bikers With Tachs)
Your grey house is low key in the lower keys? Could not resist.
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