This has been a celebratory month for us at the beach
After 2 years and 10 months since Hurricane Sally
our pier and boats are finally fixed and finished!
The new pier was built with a mesh decking
so when the water rises,
it goes right through
instead of causing the boards to dislodge and wash away 🤞
We also finally got our landscape redone
after being without a landscaper since Covid
when he couldn’t find enough people to work
Plus we lost a lot of plants last winter when we had a deep freeze
Much better now!
I am spending the month of July at our beach house on Ono Island
Go east on the bridge over Perdido Pass to Perdido Key
Then there is a gated entry to the bridge to Ono,
a private residential island
Our house is on the south side of the island facing the Gulf of Mexico
My favorite spot is the porch
where I can watch all the activity on our deck,
pier, bridge and the waterway~
You never know what you’re going to see!
Lots of parasails
The Blue Angels, home based in nearby Pensacola FL, often zoom by
Tiki hut boats have been all the rage lately,
with more showing up every summer
DD wants to rent this boat when their cousins come
for our annual family Labor Day weekend
Saturdays are filled with an all day boat parade
on the waterway in front of our house
Boats park across the waterway to picnic and swim
A lot of fishing goes on around here
Charlie Brown has picked up fishing fever from his Dad,
uncle and the other boys
He and his Dad took a few father son trips in the little boat
They also had boat races in the pool
The adults like to boat over to a local bar to get a Bushwacker
around cocktail time
I have a great recipe to make your own here
You can even make a Bushwacker Pie!
The famous Flora Bama Bar is a mile east of our house
on the panhandle on the Florida/Alabama state line
It’s not unusual to see construction barges go by
CC has been having fun this week with “pet” crabs
Yesterday I was watching her swim in the pool and she said
“Gigi look who’s on the roof!”
“He’s acting like your lifeguard” I said
Yikes!
This sun loving plant is half way out of the pot~
I turned it around to see if it would reverse itself,
but it was too late so I just let it have it’s way!
We are enjoying every moment of these July Summer Days!
I will be joining these fabulous parties and blogs:
Sundays on Silverado/ Love Your Creativity /What’s for Dinner
Between Naps on the Porch /All About Home
Our Tiny Nest / Karin’s Cottage Linky Party / Creative Crafts
Crafty Creators / Full Plate Thursday