tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post114328905374744749..comments2023-11-02T05:09:48.607-05:00Comments on PURE FLORIDA: Still Cold On Florida BeachesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-1143466890626167152006-03-27T08:41:00.000-05:002006-03-27T08:41:00.000-05:00I just love how the Royal Terns take on that bald ...I just love how the Royal Terns take on that bald look for the winter!<BR/><BR/>I really do enjoy the beach more in the winter I think, unless it's too windy. Less people, more birds. :)Ruralityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06616461213179182660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-1143422302906885352006-03-26T20:18:00.000-05:002006-03-26T20:18:00.000-05:00Great bird pictures - thanks for the info.Great bird pictures - thanks for the info.doubleknothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13770447988787944018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-1143404485667503622006-03-26T15:21:00.000-05:002006-03-26T15:21:00.000-05:00Abandoned,They are probably all fueled by those en...Abandoned,<BR/>They are probably all fueled by those energy drinks that are all the rage now...that or margueritas.R.Powershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905593499136090763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-1143387257688387372006-03-26T10:34:00.000-05:002006-03-26T10:34:00.000-05:00Thanks for the bird facts for those of us who don'...Thanks for the bird facts for those of us who don't live in Florida, but like to visit.<BR/><BR/>Spring break started Friday and it seems rather cold this year...but maybe because Spring break used to be in April not March...long ago.<BR/><BR/>When the temp reaches 40 and sunny you see the college students in shorts & tees here...at 50 they sunbathe, brrrr.Sandy Hatcher-Wallacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15011307599473627922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-1143331203052896382006-03-25T19:00:00.000-05:002006-03-25T19:00:00.000-05:00Hoss,I'm not dead ;)Deb, Brrrrr. Sunbathing in sno...Hoss,<BR/>I'm not dead ;)<BR/><BR/>Deb, <BR/>Brrrrr. Sunbathing in snow. Better not show Pablo, he was bedazzled by the snowy towel shot :)<BR/><BR/>Tim,<BR/>I confess to surfing and diving in December when the water temp was ridiculously cold. Like Deb said, "In my adult life however..."R.Powershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905593499136090763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-1143329653611683412006-03-25T18:34:00.000-05:002006-03-25T18:34:00.000-05:00Great pics. And I always say that if you're at the...Great pics. And I always say that if you're at the beach, you have to at least dip your toes in the water no matter how cold. Of course though I'm not there in the winter most times. I make an exception for that. :)<BR/><BR/>And then there is that certain temporary thrill to plunge into what almost feels like ice cold water. ;)Tim Ricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01305530681191503858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-1143327636442976652006-03-25T18:00:00.000-05:002006-03-25T18:00:00.000-05:00We Minnesotans have been known to act strangely wh...We Minnesotans have been known to act strangely when confronted with warming sunlight after a long cold winter. I have photos of myself sunbathing when there is still snow cover on the ground. We even take dips in Lake Superior at Park Point Beach (the only really sandy beach this end of Superior) when the water temp is in the fifties. <BR/><BR/>In my adult life, however, I would put on a big warm hooded sweatshirt and take pleasure in observing and identifying all of the shorebirds.Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07879771115420282834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-1143317253292617202006-03-25T15:07:00.000-05:002006-03-25T15:07:00.000-05:00So what are you doing in St. Augustine? Certainly...So what are you doing in St. Augustine? Certainly not checking out the spring-breakers.OldHorsetailSnakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00865830344885164689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-1143306004308158592006-03-25T12:00:00.000-05:002006-03-25T12:00:00.000-05:00DPR,I accidently figured out Picasa multiple posti...DPR,<BR/>I accidently figured out Picasa multiple posting out this morning...was it really that easy all along? I feel somewhat akin to a fool.<BR/><BR/>RM,<BR/>It's okay to be "touristy" after all, no one knows you on vacation.<BR/>:)<BR/><BR/>RD,<BR/>I did that once as a teen. Hit the California beach in June and almost froze to death in the water. At the same time of the year, our water temps would be in the 80's. Brrrrr...crazy west coast currents...R.Powershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905593499136090763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-1143303758238418222006-03-25T11:22:00.000-05:002006-03-25T11:22:00.000-05:00Great photography here, FC. Really beautiful. Same...Great photography here, FC. Really beautiful. Same dilemma in California. The tourists arrive and expect to go swimming, and they head straight into the frigid Pacific, while the rest of us look on, amused.robin andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13390482190562312928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-1143300317964609182006-03-25T10:25:00.000-05:002006-03-25T10:25:00.000-05:00We like to play like sanderlings---running along a...We like to play like sanderlings---running along as close to the water as we can without letting the waves touch us.<BR/><BR/>Hmmm---that sounds kinda like tourists, doesn't it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-1143295129240471812006-03-25T08:58:00.000-05:002006-03-25T08:58:00.000-05:00Wayne,300 miles from seawater? I would shrivel up ...Wayne,<BR/>300 miles from seawater? I would shrivel up and die.<BR/><BR/>John,<BR/>A dead giveaway. The reverse scene is when we go north and play excitedly in the 3 day old dirty snow while the yanks shake their heads and wonder.R.Powershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905593499136090763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-1143294360295938102006-03-25T08:46:00.000-05:002006-03-25T08:46:00.000-05:00Last night Ginny & I went out for supper and watch...Last night Ginny & I went out for supper and watched people in the restaurant parking lot. We could tell yankees from native Floridians: we were bundled in coats; they all wore shorts and tee shirts!John Cowarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01105166273383950695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-1143294311116184302006-03-25T08:45:00.000-05:002006-03-25T08:45:00.000-05:00I love watching the sanderlings, on those occasion...I love watching the sanderlings, on those occasions when I'm actually at the beach (and only in the winter), instead of 300 miles away.<BR/><BR/>I've never seen any royal terns though - very handsome.<BR/><BR/>It's been a cold spring here too!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com