I check out if any cars are parked at the east end of the Niles Channel bridge as I come down off the 40-foot high crown of the bridge. If there are no cars there I frequently will stop, pop Cheyenne out for a quick walk while I wander the old Flagler Bridge and maybe take a few pictures.
In this picture below the view is looking west, toward Summerland Key and distant Key West, the taller new (1982) bridge rises above the old (1910) Flagler Bridge which has been converted to a fishing pier with a break in the middle. 
A cormorant drying off it's feathers. I read somewhere these birds dive up to 70 miles an hour when they hit the surface pursuing underwater prey. i guess they earn a little time to sunbathe in between fishing expeditions. 
Every time I ride across the bridge I notice this trim ketch at anchor, after dark it has a bright anchor light, and frequently I see a dinghy at the stern which seems to indicate someone lives here.
Summerland Key on the west side of Niles Channel.
In this picture below the view is looking west, toward Summerland Key and distant Key West, the taller new (1982) bridge rises above the old (1910) Flagler Bridge which has been converted to a fishing pier with a break in the middle. 
A cormorant drying off it's feathers. I read somewhere these birds dive up to 70 miles an hour when they hit the surface pursuing underwater prey. i guess they earn a little time to sunbathe in between fishing expeditions. 
Every time I ride across the bridge I notice this trim ketch at anchor, after dark it has a bright anchor light, and frequently I see a dinghy at the stern which seems to indicate someone lives here. 
Summerland Key on the west side of Niles Channel. 
On the east side is a much smaller island, a mile long on the road to Big Pine Key.
And out there the indefatigable Cheyenne rooting around ever hopeful seeking out unconsidered trifles abandoned by our formerly affluent society.
And out there the indefatigable Cheyenne rooting around ever hopeful seeking out unconsidered trifles abandoned by our formerly affluent society.
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