Cottage By The Sea

A few years ago we had stopped there for only a night in a local B & B.  We were on our way home to Minnesota from a short birding trip to Florida. It had the air of a small remote fishing community. My kind of place, I thought and vowed to return someday for a longer stay.  We did. This time in a cozy rental cottage called the Bonaire House. We even had our own dock out into the bayou.

 

Cedar Key is a  island nestled among many tiny keys on the Gulf Coast of Florida. Long admired for its natural beauty and abundant supply of seafood, it is a tranquil village, rich in tradition, friendly people and fun things to do.   Take a look from a comfortable spot on the dock thru the lens of Mrs. T's camera.... …

A little blue heron almost below the dock.

Each day brought more waders close by as the tide went out.

We watched the ospreys fishing over the bay and they often landed on a post one dock over from our vantage point.

 

 

 

Across the bay from our backyard view a long abandoned fishing boat appear at ebb tide.

A White Ibis joined the Great Egret practically on shore while we watched from our comfortable back porch.

All this on our first day on the island.  With the sun setting we planned for supper at Tony's, where his world championship clam chowder was on the top of the menu.   More on that later.....