Together Again...

Tulip and I have been friends for 40 years but we haven't seen one another since 2000/2001.  We were neighbors in Colorado when our two boys, Greg and Steven, were born.  She always kept me supplied with Coke, to which I was totally addicted, as was her husband, Terry, and chocolate chip cookies, always without nuts!

Tulip lives in Wyoming with her husband.  For the past three years she has spent two weeks in Clearwater, FL taking a Spiritual Direction seminar.  We tried to get together last year, but the weather was awful so, sadly, we cancelled.  This year the weather was perfect!

We picked her up around 1:15, bought sub sandwiches at Publix and drove a few minutes to Kapok Park, a local park suggested by Siri ;o)  The park was located in a quiet neighborhood and was previously a flood prone mobile home park until the city purchased it in 2002 as part of a water management project.  We ate lunch at the only picnic table in sight, then walked along the boardwalk.

We couldn't decide whether or not these cypress trees were dead but the Corkscrew Swamp FB page said the cypress trees got stripped of their leaves during the hurricane and they had produced new ones, which have turned color although it's the wrong time of year for them to have leaves.

 

Someone before us threw bread into the water and the turtles were very interested.

From there we drove toward Clearwater Beach, although we stopped when we found this nice path along the water.  

There were a lot of bushes along the water, with occasional breaks and we spotted this pirate ship party boat through one of them.  

We picked an open spot a little farther along the path and sat for awhile.  Tulip doesn't see much salt water in Wyoming ;o)

Time was short so we headed back to the car and dropped Tulip off around 5:00 but not before finding time for a selfie.

It was so nice to have this time together after so many years, but it seemed like we were together just yesterday.  Hopefully it won't be another 17 years before we are together again!

Not to be forgotten...Bill was the perfect chauffeur and chaperone and is always the perfect companion!

Thanks for stopping by...
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