Return of the Prodigal Blogger

WE'RE BACK! We woke up this morning having dreamt all night about being back in our own bed, packed our bags, and returned to our lives here at Pendragon Hold. After feeding the goats, unpacking our gear, emptying the overflowing mailbox, making a food run, and enjoying a nice, luxurious hot bath, we put on a Netflix movie, "The Aristocrats", which we are trying to survive right now as I write this post. Ever try to experience horror and laughter all at the same time? Watch this movie.
The trip? OH, the TRIP! Of course.......let me post some pics here and try to provide a rational explanation for them........



This is our Son-in-law, Steven, wearing a understated yellow boa. Notice how it accentuates his broad chest and yellow all-terrain undercarriage. A "must-wear" accessory for the season!













Next we have Steven's hot, sexy wife, Heather, with her favorite toy, a python. No batteries needed, just an occasional rat. No Father-in-laws were injured in the filming of this dance, just mildly intimidated.














To give you guys a better appreciation for the incredible size of this snake, I was brought in and placed on the safer end of this rather large eating machine. I assure you I was not peeing my pants.










One thing that amazed me was the awesome bird population around this place. The coolest was this tiny pair of screech owls that made their home in this tree right behind their house. These are the cutest little owls I've ever seen.








Then of course there's the cemetery. A place like this has a thousand stories to tell, you only have to listen. There's the areas roped off with chain where the Jewish people were planted, segregated by choice or not I'm not sure. Then there's rich mosoleums versus simple little stone plates to segregate the rich dead from the poor. The one great equalizer in this place is that they are all dead, no matter their status otherwise.






But the focal point of this hallowed ground is the gnarled dead pine tree and the huge nest that is home to a pair of bald eagles. Sorry, we couldn't catch them at home for a picture, but I did see them. The nest is incredibly large, and beneath that tree on the ground you can find fish bones and other things blown from the nest on windy days.



Of course, we made our rounds to the local new-age shops, visited the St Petersburg Pier, and discovered to our dismay that the festival we had hoped to attend had already happened the week before.

I know, this trip wasn't exactly Disneyland, but I did warn you guys that it was simply a cheap getaway simply to relax and visit the kids. Sometimes simple decompression is worth alot more than recreation, and is a whole lot cheaper to boot.

As I type up this last paragraph, we've started a new movie, "The Weatherman". with Nicholas Cage. "The Aristocrats" was a little to rich for our tastes and had to be shut down. Not that I myself am not about as profane as they come, but there's a thin line between profane and funny. Plus I simply think it was getting a bit asinine.

The wife gets one more day to rest and then it's back to retail hell. I'll have another week of my own vacation to enjoy, but I will be at the mercy of her "honey-do" list, so it's all relative.

I did manage to keep up with most of your blogs and it was a comfort to be able to see them as I tried to enjoy myself out of my element. Amber, that "Gardeners of Gor" thing was a real hoot! Tim, I actually like your photoshop zeal, and no, I will not be limiting myself to 600 words, although I will endeavor to rob it of any possible relevance as not to accidently win a pulitzer before you do......grin.