Warm and cozy glow coming from my Betelgeuse lamp!! Thanks again my Jim Bird! Awesome...
Richard & Debbie
Bradenton Beach Florida
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
Thursday, January 28, 2010
BETELGEUSE LAMP!
This beautiful Betelgeuse lamp was made for me by my dearest friend Jim Bird! He started this in Aug. 2008 and I had no idea he had taken on the Beautiful Betelgeuse Lamp project until he sent an email picture of the finished lamp! The photo he crafted on a piece of tile, and the light sets in copper tubing which came from Seaside Oregon. The tube support is made from Poplar & Oak woods which he glued together giving it the wave effect. The glass ball he made in Lincoln City Oregon at a Glass blowing shop where you can blow your own floats! Jim took thier idea and added his own idea which was to leave the end open for light & add his own colors! The sunsets here are so wonderful & I believe Jim captured that in the colors of the ball!Now you see the finished project and how beautiful it is! Everyone that sees it wants to buy one! In the evenings the glow that it puts out is awesome!
Thank you my Jim Bird for making me the greatest lamp ever, I LOVE IT and YOU!
Monday, January 11, 2010
Fresh Fish!
The cold weather made for some easy pickins for this Osprey! I watched him dip into the water & grab this fish, fly up to the dock and chow down! He did stop long enough to pose!SHOW OFF!!
Too Cold for the Fish!
This is a dead or dying fish here at the marina! There were many of them & it is due to the cold spell we just had! All the ones that I saw were pin fish and they had dark spots on them! Frostbite maybe? The wind chill had us down to the high 30's a couple of nights! For down here that is just CRAZY!!!
Wednesday, December 23, 2009
SAVE the MANATEES!!!
Manatees are PROTECTED, it is illegal to feed/water or harrass in any way! These are pictures of the damage that fishingline can do when its not properly disposed of! I called the FWC & the Turtle Hospital of Marathon & they came so fast to assess the poor Manatee! We gave her water to keep her close to the boat and they tried to cut the line but could not get it off! Click on the pix to get close up views! Its a shame how careless humans can be! Later she swam off & I have not seen her since...
Monday, December 14, 2009
Yummy!
The marina Restuarant Lazy Days South opened up this week & this was my choice for dinner! Lobster Milan! Split lobster with scallops, shrimp & chunks of lobster smothered in a butter cream sauce! YUMMY! Is your mouth watering yet??MERRY CHRISTMAS!!
Just getting in the Spirit of things!! Hattie had her Santa hat on & she also had Reindeer Antlers! Too cute she was! She belongs to Bonnie!
All the Marina folks watched the Boot Key Harbor Boat parade from the Fuel Dock
and then went to Willems World for dinner! What a wonderful night!The Santa Sleigh was in the boat parade & I think it was the BEST!! Maybe next year we dress up Betelgeuse and join in the fun!
Merry Christmas Yall!!
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
Always Boat Repair!
This has been a real pain! Sounded like fun at first but let me tell you stripping, sanding & re-staining teak is far from fun! But how nice it looks when its finished! This is only one coat and we have 5 more to go! It has taken a while due to weather and sometimes just plain ol lack of ambition! HAHA
We had to tear out all the plumbing pipes on Thanksgiving because they were old & clogged! Thats all we will say about that! uuuggghhh
After the stainging is done we move on to painting the boat!
Oh yes I forgot to mention the anchor post rotted as well!! That is gona be some major bucks to repair!!
This is all okay by me because I am so happy living here in the Keys and on my Betelgeuse!
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
What a Storm!
WOW!
Early morning wake-up to survey the damage and this is what I saw! This guys fishing boat sunk! I love the picture of the two guys scratching heads! No names mentioned here! Our dinghy was full to the top of water but it didnt sink. We had some leaks in the boat but no more than normal. One of the marina gals had all of her shoes in a crate on the dock and we are guessing they are in Cuba by now! More damage done in the marina was ripped canvass bent bow sprit dinghys under water.
It was a heck of a storm and looks like it is not over yet!
Stay Tuned...
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
FANTASY FEST in KEY WEST!
VAMPIRES, VILLIANS & VIXENS was the theme this year!
Wow!! Thats about all I can say! And most of the pixs I can not post!
There were alot of body painted people & lots of wonderful costumes! The Parade was great, they threw beads & everyone got plenty! They estimated there were 70,000 people & that is pretty close!
So if you are in Key West during Fantasy Fest, ya gota go at least once! WOW!
Saturday, October 31, 2009
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
Just Wait Daddy!
This is such a great picture of my dear sweet granbaby Jordyn! Yes, just wait Daddy... HAHAHAHAHA
ONE FISH, TWO FISH!
How many fish do you see? This is standing on the fuel dock looking into the water at low tide! All these lil snappers are hiding and were not interested in my bait!Going Home!
This is Reese, a loggerhead turtle and she is on her way home! She has been a patient at the Turtle Hospital here in Marathon and since made a full recovery! She was taking a boat ride out to sea where she will be released! Go girl and be FREE!!Sunday, September 20, 2009
Sinking Looks Like THIS!!
This is what it looks like when Debbie & Cindy are sinking in the kayak! HAHA
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