Thursday, June 9, 2011

Old Houses

The weather is weird in Key West but at least it's not yet a) deadly or b) trying to drown us and in fact the town looks quite pretty in this prolonged drought if you can get past the withered leaves and autumnal drifts of leaves everywhere:My forays around town lead me to think there are huge numbers of visitors here compared to the normally somnolent nature of key West in the period between snowbird season and summer family fun time.

My street out in the boonies is seeing a resurgence of winter-like walkers and cyclists and compulsive public exercisers. Normally the street goes dead when everyone and their cycling safety gear goes North for the summer but not this year. Helmets and high visibility vests are everywhere along Highway One, not one bit put off by the abnormally high temperatures as the weather office tells us.I was mooching around on Elizabeth Street sharing a moment of directional indecision with my dog when I looked up and saw this:
Old electrical wire guides nailed to the wall. You just never know what you'll spot when your dog calls a halt to the walk for a breather and you decide to look up.
She took another pause around the corner in the back of Kermit's original Key Lime Shoppe. Standing there I saw nothing of more interest than my dog, so I took a gratuitous picture of her.

2 comments:

Len said...

Speaking of old houses... anything going on at Bonnie Albury's place?

Conchscooter said...

It is being rehabbed. They say by a new owner. Times change.