Farewell Tour

	We always visit our favorite Venice spots one last time before driving north to Iowa. So we stepped out our front door for the annual look-see. One of our favorite spots is our backyard where Becky's jungle of plants provides privacy and paradise ambience.
It seemed that "the season" is well over and the snowbirds have flown north. We checked out Becky's "reading room" at Sharky's--the gallery at the top that overlooks the ocean has colorful canopies this year.When the place is vacated, it's perfect for reading under the palm trees.
	Allen took his last walk through Heritage Park, passing by the ancient banyans.
Venice beach still had beach fans but TJ Carney's al fresco seating was abandoned.
	The jetty had fewer tourists and Sea Pleasures' dock posts guarded the doors.
	Scamotz, our favorite pizza place, looked closed.
	We ended up at Pop's for shrimp appetizers where a white egret entertained us on the rooftop.