SUNRISE in SARASOTA

We left Nantucket yesterday afternoon. It was a busy morning packing up a few things that did not get into the SUV when it was driven south 2 days ago. And then there's the stuff my daughter, her husband, and the babies brought back. Caesar brought less with him when he crossed the Rubicon.

We said goodbye to Nantucket and in 3 hours we landed in Sarasota. I woke up at 5:30 a.m. which is my custom and I watched the sun come up out of our east window in the family room. I made coffee and it smelled good. Unfortunately it didn't taste so good so I had a diet coke instead. I don't know if it was the Hazelnut creamer that has been in freezer for 4 months, or the coffee kept in the refrigerator, or the coffee maker (which I cleaned twice) or the water. Whatever it was...it was not as good as the one I had yesterday in Nantucket just before I packed up the Cuisinart.

Anyway, I wont take this as a metaphor for our return. Sarasota looked better than I expected it to be, including the North Trail which we had to pass on the way home. It looks like we lost 2 coconut palm trees since we have been away. They turned brown after this past winter's freeze and never came back The others ones look good and are sprouting nice green fronds. Minor problems will crop up over the next few days but it is good to be back on our other island, Siesta Key. NOW WHERE IS THAT TO-DO LIST?