Seeing Stripes

Shadows fall from the gazebo roof at the swimming pool. Is it a sign of senioritis to be enchanted by them?

First Dip of the Season

Becky and Al here, back in Des Moines for the summer. Hunter tested the condo pool this morning--nothing beats a day in May!

Working Our Way Back Home

Becky and Allen here, working our way from our Florida winter home to our summer home in Des Moines. On the way, Becky picked up some magazine work--styling a kitchen in Pensacola, FL on May 21 for photographers from Atlanta. After the PostModern Pensacola kitchen was finished, we moved on to Mobile, AL where we met the same photographers and styled/shot a kitchen that remained true to the architectural style of the house, a Georgian/Southern Plantation affair. At 3 p.m., we left Mobile and arrived at Meridian, MS where we're spending the night at a Jameson Inn(photographed here). Be back in Des Moines early on Sunday, May 24th.

Happy Birthday, Adam!

Happy 36 years, Adam. 36 years ago your mom and dad were 30 years old...we're all getting older and not even noticing it. Hope you have a wonderful night with Kim at Hessen Haus to celebrate. We're in Mobile and just ate dinner at Macaroni Grill, thinking of you. After a day of work tomorrow, we'll get home as soon as possible. We want to deliver our birthday presents. Maybe we'll pour a little Scandinavian coffee that we picked up at the Tampa IKEA store that just opened.

Hunter the Closer!

Last night The Flash played the Nitro. Hunter pitched the last inning and closed the game for a win 12-8.

Afterward, he was awarded the game ball for throwing 5 strike outs in one inning. 5 outs? isn't that 3 outs?

After the game we went to a graduation for a girl we know that is going to college on a catching scholarship. She understood!

Great Job Hunter!

Floridians soon to be Iowans again

Spring in Iowa means Blossoms.....

.....all kinds of blossoms.

See you soon!!

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.