Sunday, October 7, 2012

Piddling the days away....

Our good friends Nancy and Bill know that we have perfected the art of "piddling".  Piddling is whittling away time without any great effort on one's part!   Who knew that piddling could be so much fun!  You can see so much more in our wonderful world when you slow your pace and piddle.

Gin, Syl, Dan and I were enjoying lunch one day at Kona Joe's in Cedar Key.  We were sitting outside on their deck with wonderful views of the marsh and mangroves.  Since we were eating lunch, we weren't exactly piddling but we were taking in the scenery.

There were four Bald Eagles circling above.  It was such a sight to see.  I don't think I could ever tire of seeing this majestic bird.

Another thing that I could never tire of is watching the clouds and sunsets here in Cedar Key.

Pictures just don't do the colors justice

Baby blue and pink clouds; sometimes with a tinge of purple!

Beautiful sunset from our lot
We like going "downtown" to the pier in Cedar Key, too.  I think I enjoy this as my Dad and I used to walk the pier at Emerald Isle, NC when I was little.    I have such good memories of doing that with him.
This guy was just waiting for someone to throw a fish back in the water! 
There were a lot of people fishing Saturday night and we several people catch fish including one black drum that was h-u-g-e.  I didn't get a picture as I was too busy gawking at it!  I did capture this though....
He was putting up such a fight!

He had to be brought up in a net.

Several people said rays were good eating but this guy ended up back in the water!
 And, we were treated to yet another beautiful sunset on the island....



At the pier in Cedar Key, you can see the sun rise and set over the water.  This is something that I would like to do one day!

We'll be here in Cedar Key a few more weeks and are looking forward to the Seafood Festival that they have here and which is supposed to be H-U-G-E!  Can't wait!

Life is good!

13 comments:

Anonymous said...

This definitely looks like our kind of lifestyle. Piddling is so much fun! Cedar Key looks awesome! Looking forward to seeing it. :)

Bruce and Laura

Steve and Joan said...

Gotta love the sunsets!

Dave and Maxine- Wandering Wingers said...

Cedar Key looks like an amazing place. Can't wait to hear about the seafood festival. Have Fun!

Cathy said...

Absolutely awesome! Looks like you two are in paradise. :)

Gail Houle said...

It appears you two have found a little bit of heaven :)
Looking forward to seeing Cedar Key one of these days!

Nancy and Bill said...

Yep, you're Piddlin' in Paradise!!
Sounds like a song to me;o)) Hope to get to sing it with you sometime soon!!

Gin and Syl said...

Love those sunset pictures. Sunrise and sunset over the water sounds great but I"m not an early riser. Great place to piddle.
Syl and Gin

Neil and Nancy said...

So nice to be following your blog. Enjoy hearing about all that relaxation!

Catherine, Jo Beth and Grace said...

Beautiful

Elaine said...

Spectacular photos of the scenery there in Cedar Key! Be glad y'all are down there cuz it's only 51 degrees & sprinkling here in Raleigh right now (at lunchtime), which is actually 3 degrees warmer than it was yesterday with even more rain...

Steve Conrad said...

Love that pier photo!! Being doing a lot of piddlin' here @ Knights Key also. Guess we will do some more @ the end of the month in Huntingto Beach...

Karen and Al said...

Glad to hear the Ray was thrown back into the water. They are such friendly little critters and have such personalities.

Ceal said...

Sunsets are gorgeous. I hope you are enjoying the Florida weather. We've been waking up to temps in the 50's. Brrrrrrrrrrrrrr!
We are leaving tomorrow for Myrtle Beach for the big 80.