Spring in Florida

     Now that it is April, the snow birds are leaving.  I always thought snow birds split their time somewhat equally between their home in the north and their Florida home, but now I find out that a lot of snow birds spend only 3 months in Florida- January, February, and March.  It is very disappointing to make a new friend and then find out they only spend 3 months a year in Florida.
     I should look at the bright side. Maybe after the snow birds have all left it won't take so long to cross the bridge from Stuart to Palm City.  Maybe the afternoon traffic will run more smoothly with less people on the road in Port St. Lucie.
     I don't think I would like to be a snow bird, even if I could afford 2 homes.  A home is a special place.  How can you have two special places? I don't like to be away from home for too long.  Three months is too long for a vacation, but too short a time to call a place a home.
     Florida is a great place to live year round. The time you spend indoors with the air conditioning on in the summer is still less than you spend indoors in the winter up north.  Being on the east coast of Florida, we have beautiful sunrises, and the morning is a great time to be outside observing all the wildlife we have.  It is best to go home by noon though. I found out last summer that you can get very hot having a picnic lunch. If you go indoors for lunch and an afternoon nap, you can go back outdoors in the late afternoon and evening.  The beach is really nice at 3 pm, and less crowded too.  A bike ride after dinner is a great way to spend the evening.
     Most of us in Florida have come here from somewhere else.  When you meet someone new, one of the first questions you ask each other is, "Where are you from?"  That means we all have family and friends in other places, but Florida is a great place for our families and friends to visit. Come on down and visit beautiful Florida!