Rainy Days.............Packing for a mini-adventure!

Well = the last two or three days have been pretty darn wet!!!   Mostly scattered showers during the day, but yesterday we had one wicked Thunder Storm!  We watched as the sky continued to get darker and darker, and we could see it was approaching from the south/east.   Then all of a sudden it was raining so hard, that it looked like waterfalls coming off the  gutters!  And the wind, directly out of the south was so strong that you could hardly see out the back sliders - it was beating against the windows so hard.

It was raining pretty good as this Blue Heron stopped by to visit.  First he perched on the stone, and then to the deck.  As the rain progressed he shrank his neck and buckled down..............and when the rain stopped he ruffled his feathers and took flight.

 And then the worst of the storm.................Here's a view as it was starting to rain - and then the view once the wind was in full force!  It got so windy, and dark you could barely see out the back slider!

And when the storm was over, one of our resident black snakes came out to enjoy the sun.  We have three - this is the baby one.

And today - Wednesday we are getting last minute things taken care of, and beginning to pack for our midi-adventure that starts tomorrow.  We will head to Orlando for three days, and then over to our timeshare in Cocoa Beach!    Below - the packing list.......the Orlando Bag, the Cocoa Beach Bag...... and all the rest!!