Normally this is a pretty busy time for us, sons Jon and/or
Chris visiting, but not this year, they having other commitments. So recently Ann and I took our boat up the
Intracoastal, first to the Waterway Cafe where we tied up for dinner as the sun
was setting and, then, after dark, further up the Intracoastal to view the
Christmas lights such as the "modest" display below.
Earlier in the month we went to a party to view the Palm
Beach Boat parade, this very brief video showing those Florida Christmas
festivities.
Or how about an Osprey sitting high up a nearby tree
positioned like an angel on a Christmas tree?
Amazing, this is our 14th Christmas in Florida -- our first
one pictured here. Seems like yesterday.
As much as Christmases here have their own kind of high
spirits, those we've left behind in Connecticut were special. We were younger, our sons were growing,
eagerly anticipating Christmas morning.
Those holidays were particularly unforgettable when it snowed, and we
had the wood burning stove going, the crackling of the wood filling our family
room with the definitive word that winter had arrived. Shoveling the snow and walking the road when
it was a winter wonderland are moments of the past which spring to mind, even
while it is 80 degrees here.
One of my favorite Christmas songs is I'll Be Home for Christmas which was first released as a V-disk for
our servicemen during WW II. Here is my
brief rendition in memory of my Dad who was serving when this was released, and
those special years in Connecticut.
And to all, a Happy and Healthy Holiday!
