The Old and the Restless

After parking the car at the Altamonte Springs southern trail head, we began our trail ride. The trail immediately crossed a bridge over a creek that we followed for 2 miles. Paul is barely visible crossing the bridge. Close to the northern end of the trail we got lost - but stumbled upon a group of sand hill cranes. These cranes were not shy at all and let Sandra get within ten feet or so to take pictures.  When we managed to find our way back to the trail, it headed inland to a series of springs. This spring had picnic benches on which to eat our egg salad sandwiches. The northern trail end was at Markham, a freed slave village. The history of Markham continued. All traces of the former village have disappeared to be replaced by a gated estate home community. Paul coming back on the wide paved trail through the Florida scrub. Wild berries at the side of the trail.

Charleston is city on a peninsula and at the tip of the peninsula are gorgeous majestic homes. Typically, they are long and narrow houses (designed to capture the summer breezes) with entrances on the narrow side of the house and huge balconies along the side of the much larger side of the house. This is the house closest to the harbour facing Fort Sumter (where the Civil War started). This house is now divided into 3 condos. The same house from the narrow street front (see the front entrance in the lower right). This type of house is called a "single house" because it is only one room wide. The "simple" house next door, narrow on the street side and very deep from the street, is still owned by one family. While historic Charleston didn't have day care, modern Charleston does. The children get fresh air 6 at a time. This single house has a flowering Winter Cassia tree just inside the wrought iron gate.   A close up of the yellow Winter Cassia blossom. The stre...

This Barrie concert spectacular featured Carmina Burana sung by 3 choirs accompanied by the Huron Symphony Orchestra. While Margot was at the rehearsal, we showed Ella and Joshua videos of a previous concert. Below, Ella is telling Margot about the videos.