Wednesday – September 26, 2007 – Home Alone

This afternoon I feel like the summer “vacation” / “adventure” is over. I took Carol to the airport this morning for her 12:45 flight back to L.A. and there is no one to talk to for the first time in four months! Don’t rush to call with condolences, I’m not complaining, it’s just different.

Weather in Fernandina Beach is hot, humid, with scattered showers. Between showers, the sky is a beautiful blue with gentle breezes out of the east.

Suki-cat seems glad to be home – at least the outdoor part. He hasn’t been inside for 10 minutes during the past 3 days; content I guess, to wander the veldt, hunting for lizards!

I appreciate the kind comments about the blog during the last four months. I too, will miss them, but when you’re living the “routine” at home, it’s difficult to come up with new stories and/or photos. Last year, I tried to post something at least once a month to let everyone know we were alive. Looking back, I don’t think I was very successful.

In case you were wondering, Carol and I had a wonderful trip across the US of A. It’s something everyone should try to do with a significant other or in this case a father / daughter (or equivalent). We learned a lot about each other, enjoyed the scenery, laughed at each other’s jokes, and winced whenever we hit one of the many potholes / cracks / bumps in the road, and “yelled” at the other drivers when they did something really stupid (some days we got a lot of yelling done!).

I wanted to close with a photo that captured the feeling / mood that Margaret and I shared this summer. There were so many beautiful places that it’s hard to pick one that was the “best” or even symbolic. Instead, I chose the above photo taken outside the Signorello winery in Napa. It wasn’t the best wine of the summer (although it was good), it wasn’t the best winery (although it was nice), the people there were very nice to us, and it isn’t the best technical photo of the summer. But it captures a happy couple enjoying their “golden” years – and happens to be outside a winery! What a combo!

A salute to all readers and thanks again for allowing us to share our adventure with you.

Wayne