St. Augustine
Posted on October 27, 2008 - Filed Under self reflect
First off – the frog adventure is hardly over. On our way out of town I had my camera and had a frog encounter of the third kind. It seemed that we found frogs in just about every freshly opened flower on Pito’s patio. I snapped away, as they were all nestled and peeking.
We spent the weekend in St. Augustine, enjoying the cool Fall weather and aura of a city full of history and wonder. I have been coveting a tour of two places that in my 3-4 visits, I have been unable to see. One was the Villa Zorayda, whose structure was a run down curiosity for the 9 years I have lived in Florida, and whose doors finally opened to the public earlier this year. The second was Flagler College, once the prestigious Ponce De Leon Hotel in the 1890’s. My camera captured so many things as I wandered and explored, my posse patiently waiting while I stopped repeatedly to point and shoot.
The trip was wonderful for me. I love drinking in all the colors, smelling old rooms and glaring at artifacts from an age of opulence and celebration. And like all things, an age that would come to a close with he onset of war and uncertainty, not unlike what I am seeing in the US today. It is a cycle of gains and losses, learning and ignorance, breath and release.
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Cutey cute cute CUTE! I want to stomp on that little frog until his eyeballs bulge out his head and he pops. WHY are little animals so adorable?!
I love you for thinking of me. It will all be okay, somehow.
love,
mon