Befores and Afters

Manger Before

Manger After

     Things do change, sometimes for the better, sometimes not.  A while back, I wrote about the manger scene at a nearby charity home.  It was quirky and charming as it was initially.  But then Santa visited the world and decided to stay for a while, bringing with him various stuffed bears, fluffy dogs, etc.  It evidently snowed a bit, too, as you can see by the "snowdrifts" on the concrete and up on the palm frond roof.

Fishing

No More Fishing!

         
    A few months ago, I posted aboutone of our neighbors who went "fishing" in our condo pool every afternoon at 3:00 sharp. I chatted with him, and he explained that he was actually practicing fly casting for a particular kind of fish called a "snake head"  (I think it was.)  He was very dedicated to his craft and never bothered anybody, at least that's what I thought.  But evidently someone complained, and pretty soon this letter appeared on the communal bulletin board.  I heard that the "party/ies involved" went down to the condo office, fishing pole in hand, to complain that there was too much chlorine in the pool.  Hmmmm.

      And lastly, this is a picture of the Christmas installation that went up in the nearby Gurney Plaza Shopping Center before Christmas.  ('Waaaay before Christmas!)   It'll be sad when this one disappears after the holidays are over.  Our first "tropical Christmas" is about to end. . . . .

Gurney Plaza Santa House  (2+ stories high)