In case this song isn’t stuck in your head yet, the lyrics go, I blew out my flip-flop Stepped on a pop top Cut my heel, had to cruise on back home. You guys remember pop tops, right? The Beautiful Nuisance of Iguanas I apparently don’t need them to mess up my feet. First I […]
Author: Shelly
Former nomad, currently adjusting.
Scrap Photos
At the magazine where I worked last, the designer and I would keep folders of images we had permission to use but hadn’t used yet. Here are my scrap photos from this week. Sunrises and Sunsets from the Campground Hiking on Big Pine Key The geology of the lower keys is unique, with a very […]
Seriously? aka: Outsmarting Tracy the Only Way I Know How
You guys know that Tracy is a big-time thinker. Plus, he has a great memory, and he learns why things work as well as how. And it’s kind of irritating. I have a terrible memory; either that or I’m careless when it comes to listening. Or I forget to learn why and then never can […]
Misfortune in Dark Holler
What happened a couple of days ago to our neighbors is the RVer’s worst nightmare. They’re (or I should say were) in the big Class A motorhome parked right beside us, and they’re a big family from Michigan: three generations staying in two adjacent RVs for the full winter season, and they’ve done so for […]
Banjo Hangin’ in the Keys
I wanted to call this, “Beach Bum Banjo,” but she hasn’t been able to lie around on the beach here. There are too many dogs on the small beach at the RV park, and so many of them are off leash in and out of the water, Still, Banjo has her daily routine that she […]
A Day of Firsts: Swimming in My Clothes and Walking into a Jam Session
My first first today was something other than these. This morning I was standing where I always stand to get two bars of reception on my phone—near the pickle ball courts (I still don’t know what that is)—talking with my friend Lucy. I was also watching a small group of women learn how to line […]
A Low-tide Walk
Yesterday the tide was so low around the lagoon-end of the key that, instead of kayaking, we decided to just walk around in the water and see what was afoot. These pictures are lame because a) my camera was in a plastic bag so I wouldn’t drop it in the salt water, b) it takes […]
Day to Day in Paradise
I was going to lay off posting for a while because we have three more weeks here and we’re settling into a slow routine that’s not exciting, not blog-worthy. But last night I spoke with my friend Susan who complained about her cold weather, and yesterday Toby said on Instagram that he has Keys envy, […]
All the Greens (and So Many Blues)
We’re at about the midpoint in our six weeks in the Keys. I’m getting a feel for what this place is like compared to my expectations and what we can and can’t do. Mostly I’m working on enjoying what I can do. We made these reservations back in April when we were stuck at our […]
The Dualities of Key West
Yesterday we drove down to Key West, parked near the cemetery in the middle of the Key that’s called, Old Town, and biked around for the day. If you know how naive I am, you won’t be surprised that it was quite an eye-opening experience for me. I don’t know why I thought Key West was […]
