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  • Jun. 26th, 2008 at 11:44 AM



I took a walk under the feather-duster palms and spotted a pair of manatees swimming in the Deering Estate park. They looked like tires bobbing in the water (and sounded as if they had caught a cold, judging by their phlegmy snorts).



Storm clouds bubbled on the horizon. A group of men in tuxedos were setting up for a party at the Deering mansion--hustling around with silver trays and bottles of wine.



I stood under the porch and looked up (not at stars...but at conch shells pasted into the ceiling)...



...and petals twisted into wrought iron.



"You have to leave now," said one of the tuxedo-dudes. So I turned and walked up the path. A silver fox darted into the bushes. I looked for him on my way back, but he had vanished with the breeze.

He keeps his secrets and so do I.
  • Music:flight of the conchords

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[info]sometimegoddess wrote:
Jun. 26th, 2008 04:23 pm (UTC)
Amazing photos!
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[info]crissachappell wrote:
Jun. 26th, 2008 04:54 pm (UTC)
Thanks! It's an amazing place.
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[info]alixwrites wrote:
Jun. 26th, 2008 04:31 pm (UTC)
Oh, it's so pretty there. Do you ever go to Swinging on the Grapevine at Deering in, I think, September? It's a nice event.
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[info]crissachappell wrote:
Jun. 26th, 2008 04:53 pm (UTC)
No...but I sat in the grass and listened to jazz on Valentine's!
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[info]alixwrites wrote:
Jun. 27th, 2008 02:20 pm (UTC)
Oh, I've done that, but in 2007, not 2008. I wonder how many times we've been in the same place at the same time and not known it.
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[info]crissachappell wrote:
Jun. 28th, 2008 11:05 pm (UTC)
I know!

PS: The Borders at Merrick Park belongs on the GOOD list. A nice lady named Angela is setting up a "local author" table (I just signed a stack of books for her today).
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[info]rusalkatrix wrote:
Jun. 26th, 2008 04:47 pm (UTC)
Beautiful pictures--I love the iron petal.

I'm not convinced that silver fox isn't magical. Maybe you'll see him again. ^.^
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[info]crissachappell wrote:
Jun. 26th, 2008 04:52 pm (UTC)
The foxes have a way of appearing/disappearing (maybe into other dimensions). When I was little, I spotted them now and then (like catching a shooting star).
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[info]micolz wrote:
Jun. 26th, 2008 04:50 pm (UTC)
So pretty! Thanks for sharing.
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[info]fautedemieux73 wrote:
Jun. 26th, 2008 06:13 pm (UTC)
You always post the amazing photos!

I really like the conch shells on the ceiling. Beautiful!
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[info]crissachappell wrote:
Jun. 26th, 2008 06:36 pm (UTC)
Thanks! It's the perfect place to snap photos.

PS: I (heart) your filmstrip icon!
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[info]jeannineatkins wrote:
Jun. 26th, 2008 07:20 pm (UTC)
Beautiful -- even after being asked to leave that gorgeous spot!
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[info]crissachappell wrote:
Jun. 26th, 2008 09:40 pm (UTC)
I guess I didn't have a VIP pass to that party! (actually, it was a wedding. Imagine getting married there!)
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[info]jennifer_d_g wrote:
Jun. 26th, 2008 07:50 pm (UTC)
What a lovely walk. I'm going to go back and do it again. Maybe a few more times.
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[info]crissachappell wrote:
Jun. 26th, 2008 09:41 pm (UTC)
thank you!!!!!!!

I like to ride my bike there too.
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[info]tracyworld wrote:
Jun. 26th, 2008 07:50 pm (UTC)
Those photos are incredible. Thanks for sharing. And I envy you seeing (and hearing) those manatees!
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[info]crissachappell wrote:
Jun. 26th, 2008 09:41 pm (UTC)
They sounded a little congested!!!!!
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[info]sharpegirl wrote:
Jun. 26th, 2008 08:53 pm (UTC)
Beautiful photos.
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[info]crissachappell wrote:
Jun. 26th, 2008 09:42 pm (UTC)
gracias!
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[info]crcook wrote:
Jun. 27th, 2008 01:03 am (UTC)
lovely post and photos.

(and yay for the Conchords!! I love them. LIttle embarrassed to admit I lean closer to the Mel side of spectrum than the other.
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[info]crissachappell wrote:
Jun. 27th, 2008 02:06 pm (UTC)
If only my French classes were as fun as their lyrics:

Je voudrais une croissant
Je suis enchante
Ou est le bibliotheque?
Voila mon passport
Ah, Gerard Depardieu
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[info]crcook wrote:
Jun. 27th, 2008 06:02 pm (UTC)
baguette!
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[info]pixiechick_sw wrote:
Jun. 27th, 2008 02:17 am (UTC)
Beautiful!
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[info]crissachappell wrote:
Jun. 27th, 2008 02:07 pm (UTC)
It was a beautiful day...even when it began to rain!
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[info]lizzy_lyn wrote:
Jun. 27th, 2008 02:36 am (UTC)
Neato! A whole other world from here . . .
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[info]crissachappell wrote:
Jun. 27th, 2008 02:07 pm (UTC)
And a whole other world from urban Miami...!!!!
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[info]kmessner wrote:
Jun. 27th, 2008 03:35 am (UTC)
Beautiful photos! (I especially love the first one.)

I also love that you got shooed off the porch... I thought I was the only person who tried to go places like that uninvited. :^)
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[info]crissachappell wrote:
Jun. 27th, 2008 02:04 pm (UTC)
Yeah...I'm always up for crashing a party!
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