Thursday, December 13, 2007

Spotting Santa


While Norma's weathering the ice storm in the North, Santa's sunning himself in the South. For those of you who don't know Norma (see previous post), she's the tree that Amy planted in memory of her grandmother, Norma Jerdee. Norma, the tree, has suffered through several brutal storms, including a severe topping off last year. She remains a beautiful thing, in spite of her crew cut.

We don't know much about this Santa. He's just a funky drive-by shooting on a snowless Glen Oak Road in Venice, Florida. Christmas in Florida looks strange to those of us who associate it with snow. The only time it looks right is when we view the live Nativity under the palm trees on Tamiami Trail.


The red palm tree is a perennial favorite at Sharky's on the Beach.

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