Color-fall Palm Beach

Being from Colorado and living on old city streets full of rugged deciduous trees and near hillsides packed with a banquet hall of quaking aspen trees, I delight in the colors of fall and the cooler weather that goes with it.

In the Rocky Mounatins, it brings with it their "Season", Ski Season!

Believe it or not, several ski areas are already open: Wolf Creek, Arapaho Basin, Loveland, Copper Mountain and Winter Park {30 minutes from where I grew up}. If you want to know how good the snow is, check out the Snow Report.

Living in Florida, as you might imagine, is a little different. I just shared a post about The Season in Palm Beach but what about the signs of fall here. I can tell you...they are everywhere, you just have to pay attention to see its beauty. Let me help you, below are a number of "Color-fall" images from Palm Beach.

 

Thanks for visiting today and Happy Fall!
Until next time, Eli

Happy Halloween, Snow or Shine

Happy Halloween to my new island friends
and my old mountain friends!

We are super excited to be here on the Island of Palm Beach this year for Halloween because for the first time in a long time, we expect not to have snow. (Apparently, it's not that common here.) Denver, on the other hand, plays host to many bundled-up super heroes, princesses and the like as nearly every year, it snows! Want to check out the forecast for Denver? Palm Beach?

In 1993, HB, as Pink Tinkerbell, looked darling at the charming school parade. Later it seemed that Tink was having a little problem with steroids. (but at least she was warm)

This year, HB is the mad hatter and can't wait to Trick-or-Treat on Palm Beach's "Sea" streets... Seaview, Seaspray and Seabreeze.

Apparently, these neighbors hoard candy for months to try to have enough candy to make it through a few hours of passing out "sugar comas."

I was unable to find any confirmation of this online, so I guess it's not an official island event but many locals assured me this was the place to be for costumed, candy-collecting youngsters. As in most cities, going early will help stave off a late, hyper-inducing sugar buzz and might help with avoiding older kids...who should be at home passing out candy.

Anyway...

Here's my treat to you. Some town images I  photographed and "doctored up" a bit...

BOO!

 

{All pics by me}

One last little treat, a favorite hymn: I sing a song of the Saints of God...

Again, Happy Halloween and All Saint's Day.

Until next time, Eli

House. . . Warming

On June 8th,our family drove onto the island, the Island of Palm Beach, (The Best of Everything). We arrived for our new life, anticipating a grand adventure.

The journey that brought us to this idyllic land started six days earlier. The nearly 40-hour car trip transported a  mom, a dad, a girl, a dog, a guinea pig, three suitcases, and a variety of other bags and essentials. Along the way, we stayed in 4 hotels, a family member's house, consumed mass quantities of gas and plenty of snacks. We visited 7 family members and 11 old friends while traveling through 8 states. The trip was a lovely time of rest, after many stressful days of getting the family, house and car ready for moving. Ugh!

This "adventure" is not because we moved to this beautiful place with palm trees, beaches, elegant mansions, historic sites, ultimate shopping and more BUT because less than a week before, we lived nearly 2,000 miles away at 5,280 feet-- Denver, Colorado (The Mile High City) with views of the Rocky Mountains out the window. Hmmm, snow or sand?

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Since I've spent time over the past few years as a "wannabe" photographer, crafter and writer, I pay attention to details wherever I go. My new environment is providing tons of interesting, comical and mesmerizing differences between these two eco-systems. So, I thought a blog was in order...

I hope my observations will draw readers attention to the beauty in their own climate but also open their eyes to the beauty of the other. Hopefully, it will amuse and entertain as well.

About the title: Well, our house is definitely warmer than it was in Denver but more importantly, we have been welcomed to the neighborhood and community very warmly...thanks to all for that!

In closing today, I need to give a big shout out to a friend who has inspired me for a couple of years...Laura, thanks. Please check out her blog Happy Homemaker UK

No more Gasping for Air!

Jumping out of the car in front of our new house brought me tears of joy and an overload of O2. The heat and wet of the air slapped my face and clogged my confused lungs with an over-abundance of the life-giving substance. I soon discovered breathing at sea level to be a multi-step process:

1. Suck in
2. Chew
3. Inhale
4. Exhale

Repeat!


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As I familiarized my face with the process and kept practicing, it came more naturally. Now, I have come to appreciate a plethora of the stuff we call air. So, does that make it healthier to live here?

Hmmm, after a little internet investigation, I found an interesting article that says living at altitude actually has benefits. Research, as seen in an article from GO2Altitude blog, found that living at high altitude can reduce the risk of heart conditions...leading to a longer life.

It goes on to tell how beneficial Colorado is, "The top 20 counties with the highest life expectancy . . .were located in Colorado and Utah." So having thin air can help you live longer.Good for you high altitude friends.

My little "tiddlywink" above doesn't cover the whole story, so go check it out yourself and see what other life-altering info they share.

Until next time, Eli