AprilA2Z

Blogging From A to Z Challenge – J

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Like a shipwreck or a jetty, almost anything that forms a structure in the ocean, whether it is natural or artificial over time, collects life. ~ Sylvia Earle

Blogging From A to Z Challenge – J

“J” is for Jetty, as in Jetty Park at Port Canaveral, FL.

Jetty Park is a popular recreation destination located in Cape Canaveral, FL. There are 35 acres that include the beach, a fishing pier, rentable pavilions, and a playground. There is also a campground with sites for tents, RVs, and cabins. Because of the unique location, you will see wildlife, marine life, cruise ships, submarines, and the occasional rocket launch from Canaveral Air Force Station. Click the link for more details on Jetty Park and all that it offers.

I took the photo above on one of my many bike rides down the beach. You can see the rocks which make up the jetty, as well as the fishing pier. Once I get to the jetty I usually take a short “break” and sit on the large rocks, nicely warmed by the sun. It’s enjoyable to relax here and check out the view. During the busy season, one can do a lot of people watching. During the off-season, when the vacationers are gone, Mother Nature sticks around and I’m never at a loss for beautiful scenery!

 

 

Blogging From A to Z Challenge – I

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All the rivers run into the sea; yet the sea is not full. ~ King Solomon

Intracoastal Waterway of Palm Beach

“I” is for Intracoastal Waterway, a 3,000 mile waterway along the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico coasts in the United States.

I took an impromptu trip to West Palm Beach last week to visit friends and had a wonderful time! Unfortunately, their Internet wasn’t playing nice with Apple products; only one Android device would work, so I got behind on my A to Z Challenge. This post will get me current and I can start thinking/working on the letter J!

This photo was taken from the balcony of the condo on the eleventh floor; how’s that for a view? This area with the boats is the Intracoastal Waterway, separated by a thin strip of land, and the ocean is beyond. 

I snapped this picture late in the day and love the pink and orange cast that the sun paints in the sky. Sunsets are some of my favorite photos; so relaxing that you can almost feel the breeze…

Blogging From A to Z Challenge – G

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I’m not a person who has people tell me things in a parking garage. ~ Bill Dedman

Blogging From A to Z Challenge – G

“G” is for garage; in this case a parking garage.

During a trip to Pittsburgh I took this photo of the garage that we were parking in. Like most big cities, parking is at a premium and the city planners utilize these vertical buildings to save on space. 

While it makes sense, there’s something about parking garages that I don’t like. No matter what level you’re on it feels like the basement. Because of the open air construction, they take on the outside temperatures, so they can be very cold or hot and stuffy. The lighting is poor and it always feels like dusk. Although I don’t suffer from claustrophobia, there’s a feeling of the walls closing in.

There’s also a perception that parking garages are the perfect place to commit a crime. How many television shows have scenes of violence occurring in these very structures?  

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Speaking of television, maybe my distaste for them goes back to the Seinfeld episode about the parking garage, when Jerry, George, Elaine and Kramer spend hours searching for their car, because they’ve forgotten where they parked. The story doesn’t end well. A dead goldfish, fines for public urination, and humanity’s lack of…well, humanity, all make me a fan of street parking whenever possible!