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Saturday, January 24, 2026

Magic Beach Motel



We have a new/old beach that we are going to, these days. We would go to this beach, ten to fifteen years ago, when we lived on this side of town.



Across Porpoise Point, you can see the "ancient city" sky line. 


Steve sits and waits for the Porpoises to swim by and wave their dorsal fins at him!


 St. Augustine light house on Anastasia Island.


Where the ocean comes in and meets the Mantanza River, on the other side is Anastasia Island.


My favorite "square body" is on the beach today! It is an approximately, mid 1980s Chevrolet. I love the camper on the back. Florida vintage.  

 


This is Florida "vintage" at it's finest. Pink Flamingos made out of ceramic pottery. 


Unfortunately, this little motel is scheduled to be torn down.



Magic Beach Motel! Let's hope someone saves the pottery Flamingos and the neon "rabbits out of a hat" sign! 

It was a beautiful day with the sun sparkling on the water and a balmy seventy degrees with wind, out of the northeast at nine miles an hour. We sat along side our truck, to block the wind and were quite comfortable. 


Wednesday, January 21, 2026

Upon Closer Inspection

Red Cedar in the marsh. 

 
Across the Black Needle Rush.

Reflection as the tide goes out.

Knot in the wood.



The skeleton of remains.



Lowly the Spanish Moss weeps. 

Vegetation in the brackish marsh, along the tributaries, off the Atlantic ocean. 

Upon closer look with my camera lens.



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