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Sunday, February 9, 2014

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.....
 
 
 

20 comments:

  1. Nice photos, and that last one is just beautiful!

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  2. Simply idyllic. My idea of a wonderful, peaceful getaway.

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  3. What a gorgeous place. So much to see and do. I'm so glad you got away from the ice and snow for a while.

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  4. What a great day beautifully documented! And thanks for sharing the bits of history about those heirloom seeds from Seed Exchange. Makes me want to go for a visit there.

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  5. Looks like a wonderful place. Warm weather, a bit of ocean coastline, a few palm trees, a variety of birds and a balcony from which to view it all. World class seafood chowder close by - what is not to like about this.

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  6. Gosh looks so warm! I am so glad you escaped part of the winter! Some nice birds you photographed! :)

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  7. This looks so lovely and warm!

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  8. That looks like the perfect get away. I'm glad you found it as good as you imagined it would be.

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  9. Oh those pictures are great. Nothing like sunsets on the gulf coast. Hope you enjoyed your winter get away!

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  10. Looks like a dream place where everyone should visit, but leave as it is.

    Beautiful

    Bill S.

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  11. Your pictures bring back wonderful memories of my two times in Cedar Key. Did you ever come in contact with Teri DuLong, the author that I mentioned to you who lives there?

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  12. It looks as if you had a perfect place for your Florida stay. The sunset is spectacular.

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  13. Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful... especially as we sit here freezing at 37 degrees watching the occasional stray snow flake float by.

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  14. Lost my first comment to you this morning --what I said is that your get-away "home away from home" looks so cozy and your photos are so full of warmth -- barbara

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  15. I love going to Cedar Key. We usually just go for the day.
    Beautiful memories you have from there. So glad that you had this lovely place to go to, spend some time, and re-visit those memories.

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