Passing time on St. George Street

A morning strolling down St. George Street is one of my favorite ways to spend the morning when D is in class. Here is some images from this stroll. I started at the oldest drug store (not exactly on St. George...but close enough).

“I looked into that empty bottle and I saw myself.”
¸.•*´¨`♥ Grace Metalious

Old basket

Lace curtain

Ring it up

“There are no rules for good photographs, there are only good photographs.”
¸.•*´¨`♥ Ansel Adams

“Once you get a spice in your home, you have it forever. Women never throw out spices. The Egyptians were buried with their spices. I know which one I'm taking with me when I go.”
¸.•*´¨`♥ Erma Bombeck

Dried flowers & apples

Candy Store

If you ever see this sign...follow it!!!

Employees only

“The hues of the opal, the light of the diamond, are not to be seen if the eye is too near.”
¸.•*´¨`♥ Ralph Waldo Emerson

Yummmy!

“Don't take your toys inside just because it's raining.”
¸.•*´¨`♥ Cher

Paper Lanterns

Baskets on Chest

Bike in the church park

The Night Life

I got a new tripod from Christmas (Thanks Nikki & Robert!!!) and the head I ordered came in. And what a better way to try it out than take a trip into St. Augustine to photograph the lights before they take them down? It was a sparkly, magical night. Still and warm. We all enjoyed the trip...Stinky Pete came along and loved all the people and smells.

From the bridge

Overview of the park from the bridge

The Lightener Museum

Casa Monica Hotel

Reflections at the Lightener Museum

Docked boats

Santa Maria Restaurant

Another view of Santa Maria

Look how still the water is.

Closer to the park

More park lights

The Slave Market

A1A from the bridge

Boats

Breathtaking from the bridge

Glowing softly

Silently waiting

Along the boardwalk

Harry's

Peeking inside Harry's courtyard

Beauty at night

Public Market Place

To the market....and beyond

Today I wanted to go to the market to ask Sarah of Pockets of Sage to custom make a tripod carrier bag for me. I took my tripod to her booth she measured it up and I picked a pretty canvas fabric. It should be ready next week.

The market was buzzing this week. Hardly any room to park in the lot! And this is parking for the amphitheater!! So, it was fun people watching and picture taking.

“Vegetables are a must on a diet. I suggest carrot cake, zucchini bread, and pumpkin pie.”
¸.•*´¨`♥ Jim Davis

"Even the simplest wicker basket can become priceless when it is loved and cared for through the generations of a family."
¸.•*´¨`♥ Sister Parish

"I never trusted her for a minute, she said. Her purse was way too big."
¸.•*´¨`♥ StoryPeople

"Bread feeds the body, indeed, but flowers feed also the soul."
¸.•*´¨`♥ The Koran

"The life and love we create is the life and love we live."
¸.•*´¨`♥ Leo Buscaglia

"Two souls with a single thought, Two hearts that beat as one."
¸.•*´¨`♥ Friedrich Halm Ingomar the Barbarian

At her feet
After we left the market, we went to the fish market and picked up some shrimp for supper. After lunch at Flavors, I did a little walk around to the local shops.

Sun Sign...say that fast 5 times!

Stars & Globes

Gilded Frames

What to pick?
After looking in a few really cute shops we headed home. This was in front of us. I snapped it for Nikki. It is her dream vehicle!

Faithful ride

“If we accept that a mother can kill even her own child, how can we tell other people to not kill each other?”
¸.•*´¨`♥ Mother Teresa


"4000 babies aborted everyday in America."

I normally don't put my feelings on this subject out there. But I drove past this abortion 'cemetery' at the Prince of Peace Church in St. Augustine, and had to take a photo.

Let me say that I did not always feel this way. Meaning Pro Life. When I was younger I was very much Pro Choice. But, life has a way of molding you and your beliefs. I became a nurse somewhere along the way. Not only a nurse, but a nurse that worked in the Operating Room.

One hospital I worked in did abortions. They let the nurses accept or decline being assigned to work in a room when an abortion was being performed due to strong feelings that surround abortions. Since I was Pro Choice, I didn't mind. So, I witnessed a few abortions. I was forever changed.

I will leave it at that.