Cedar Key

Looking out from the balcony of Unit 330, Park Place, Cedar Key, Florida, Monday, January 5, 2015

 7:26 AM

 

 

 On the beach, 7:41

Low tide

 City Park plaque

Last morning walk

 

Looking at these pictures reminds me I did the walk counterdockwise

 I had always began these last day walks on Dock Street.  Began today on 2nd Street.

 

 

Gained a new perspective

 

The mural artist also did the one at the gas station/Sandy's Produce,  which you saw last week.

 

 

 

 

I had not noticed this before.  Why not, I have no idea.

 Even coming from Dock Street, instead of walking to it, kind of hard to miss.

 

 

 

 Low tide at the inner harbor.  I am not sure a kayak could make it in or out. Much less a boat with  prop.

 

 Interesting things appear at low tide

 

 Unsolved mystery

Or, Christmas drumstick

 

 

 

 

 The signage hodge podge below is what inspired doing the walk backwards when I noticed it Sunday night. 

 

 

 The old boat ramp

 

 

 Boat, sunset... the Seal looks like a Yakdave photo

 

 A bald eagle soared over Park Place

 My balcony

The eagle

 Taken from the back balcony

View from my balcony

Some may recognize the calendar in the office.

 On the water at 11:10

Scaups

 

 

 Pelicans looking for a handout

 

 Black skimmers, and more, on the sandbar at the entrance to the Number 2 Channel

 

 

 No going past the wreck today

 

 Avocet

Tidal influenced cove where Mermaid's Landing and Pirate's Cove are located.  I likely will be at one or the other from February to May as Park Place's prices go up for the season.

 

 Juvenile yellow crowned  night heron

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Landed at 1:30

 

The pole lying on the beach is the former Christmas tree. 

On these Cedar Key Mondays when I have to work at 5, I can make it back to Orlando almost on time if I land at 2:00.  So, I had 30 minutes to spare.

 For lunch at the Ada Blue Café on the way out of town

In a trailer park.

 A little cool, but I sat outside.

 Pulled pork sandwich combo.  I choose beans and cole slaw as my sides. Big styrofoam cup of ice tea

Plus garlic bread, which was brought out as I ate.  Worked for me, as I was pressed for time, so it was semi warm for eating in the car.

 The inside

Eating barbecue in a trailer park, under a live oak tree.  How much more country can it get?  Then "Elvira" came on over the sound system. That is the opening photo of this Tale.

Depressing sight.  Leaving Cedar Key.  I'll be back.