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Feels Like Summer on Florida Beaches

A motorized parachute cruises along Pass-A-Grille beach at sunset.

A motorized parachute cruises along Pass-A-Grille beach at sunset. Shell Key is visible in the distance.

The unusually cold winter is but a memory now as the heat and humidity take over. Not as hot as July and August, but getting closer day by day. We went for an evening walk on Pass-a-Grille beach Friday evening and enjoyed the sunset. I couldn’t help but think about the big glob of oil floating in the Gulf several hundred miles to our northwest. Will it dissipate? Will it sink out of sight? Will it directly affect us this summer? Lot’s of questions but no answers.

motorized parachute in flight

Looks like fun to me!

Pass-A-Grille beach is regularly raked clean by heavy equipment.

Pass-A-Grille beach is regularly raked clean by heavy equipment. I don't like this, but it is necessary on renourished beaches to keep the sand soft.

shells on pass-a-grille beach

Pass-A-Grille beach is not a hot spot for shelling, but there are patches of shells on parts of the beach.

gulf of mexico sunset

A slightly hazy, but nontheless beautiful sunset over the Gulf of Mexico.

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