Cedar Key Sunday

Last day of the birthday weekend

 Sunrise thorough the clouds

 

 

 

Not an upside down sunset.  Rising into a cloud bank

 Outside now. View through a gazebo at City Park

Set out on the traditional last day walking tour.

Always looking for new detail to share

 

 

 

 

 

 

Every spring there is an informal small boat meet in Cedar Key.  Looks like there may be a fall one, too.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This place went from French tacos, (crepes) to Mexican.

 

 Garden down a narrow alley

 

 

I have wondered why these phones have been in the same spot for years.

 Phillips screws

 

 

 

Back at Park Place.  I forgot to ask if the flags are new. I think they are.

 For a crazy guy, he knew beauty

 

 Last view from the balcony. Until Christmas.  I asked Linda at the office if they could use a calendar.   Gave her one of my limited edition Paddling.net calendars with my Honeymoon Cottage sunset photo.  As I was tying down the kayak for the long drive across the street, she came out the back door.  Calendar in hand.  "Look at what Mr. Cannon gave us!" to the housekeeping staff.  I think she liked it.

 On the water at 11:03

 

Dolphins

 

 Too bad I don't have a picture of a dolphin leaping out of the water. Only the memory.

 

 

 

 

 

I thought I saw an eagle land in this tree on Atsena Otie Key

 Did not see it.

 

 

No one watching the nest

 

 Paddling to Snake Key

 

 

 

 

 

 Redheaded ducks.

 

 

 

 

 

 Channel in Snake Key

 

 

Always happy to get a belted king fisher to stop for a moment

 

 

 

Not a bad spot to take a break

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Landed at 2:50

Unable to get on line from City Park.  Went across the street to Park Place.  Sat at an outdoor patio.  WI FI slow, but I posted a couple photos.

 Back in the yak, 4:05

 

Blue winged teal

 

 

 Scale Key eagle

 Dog Island

 

 

 

 Not a NASA project

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Landed at 5:45

Last photo, 6:13.  Took me more than a week to compose the Cedar Key Birthday weekend.  Which means, on November 24, just over a month until I return on Christmas Day.  Hopefully trips to those other Keys, and Sanibel, and other places, will make it a short wait

 

More to come222