A Photo A Day, Beginning March 4, 2011

I've decided to take a photo each day for the next year and put it on my blog.  This will be simply to journal one full year of my life.  I think this will be personally interesting, if only to look back later and see how boring my life really is!  Oh well, it's a truly enjoyable life to me, no matter what.


March 4, 2011

My Birthday Red Velvet Cupcake



March 5, 2011
Fort Pierce Saturday Farm Market for Breakfast


March 6, 2011

Sonic Drive In Chicago-Style Hot Dog - the best!


March 7, 2011

Flea Market Find - 1942 oil-on-canvas beach scene painting


March 8, 2011

Vero Beach at Sexton Plaza


March 9, 2011
Where I go every week - the Vero Beach Library


March 10, 2011

My newly planted 3.5' x 3.5' raised garden and 2 Earthboxes


March 11, 2011

The Manatee Center in Fort Pierce


March 12, 2011

My "Peace" rose is blooming


March 13, 2011

Indian River Inlet


March 14, 2011

Three Sand Hill Cranes walking around the neighborhood 


March 15, 2011
Pelicans at South Jetty looking for lunch


March 16, 2011

Sea Oats - protected plant in Florida


March 17, 2011

St. Patrick's Day Key Limes from my neighbor's tree


March 18, 2011

Darling little pansy  "faces"


March 19, 2011

Update on the growth of my raised garden


March 20, 2011

 A small portion of my haul from a shelling expedition to one of the beaches


March 21, 2011

Bougainvillea from my neighbor


March 22, 2011

 Annual tree trimming


March 23, 2011

Having a new windshield installed


March 24, 2011
Watching the Sunrise at Vero Beach


March 25, 2011

Hale Groves Retail Store in Wabasso, FL where I get produce and Honeybell oranges (when in season)


March 26, 2011

Watching Manatees play from as close as I could get - there are 4 in photo


March 27, 2011
Golfers at Hole #4 beyond my back yard


March 28, 2011

My first tiny Meyer Lemons starting to form!


March 29, 2011

Took my morning walk here today among sculptures


March 30, 2011

Went to my favorite antiques store on Highway 1


March 31, 2011

I finally found a gelato shop - yay


April 1, 2011

I made Martha Stewart's Citrus and Herb soaps


April 2, 2011

Fort Pierce Historic Museum on Hutchinson Island


April 3, 2011
I made Cranberry-Walnut-Chocolate biscotti today


April 4, 2011

This Narcissus, which I didn't even know was there, was blooming today (nice surprise).


 April 5, 2011

The chairs are about 12 feet high in front of my favorite local nursery called Everything Outdoors.


April 6, 2011

I'm harvesting a lot of zucchini now; these are zucchini latkes - more in the next couple of days.


April 7, 2011

Sebastian Yacht Club about 20 miles north of here.


April 8, 2011

I made Quick Refrigerator Zucchini Pickles today (sorry about the blur).


April 9, 2011

Gathered at least 100 pine cones in the neighborhood today to make a Xmas wreath later.


April 10, 2011

Lemon-poppyseed-zucchini cake with lemon glaze; really good.


April 11, 2011

Walked through Historic Fort Pierce this morning - very interesting history.


April 12, 2011

It took me 4 years to find out the plant in the foreground is a "soap" aloe.


April 13, 2011

The last of my zucchini - Zucchini/Pineapple/Coconut muffins


April 14, 2011

Sculpture in Pocahontas Park in Vero Beach


April 15, 2011

Frittatas, my favorite:  Spaghetti, Swiss Chard & Asiago cheese served with tomatoes and sour cream


April 16, 2011

Went to the Citrus Museum in Vero Beach today


April 17, 2011
Strawberry-Rhubarb hand held mini pies


April 18, 2011

Got these glass balls at the antique shop


April 19, 2011

Summery cotton dress I bought from a vendor at the Farm Mkt in Fort Pierce


April 20, 2011

Kentucky Hot Browns


April 21, 2011

Bought this at a Flea Market - it's a pie server in the shape of a doggie.  So cute!


April 22, 2011

I painted this picture frame aqua today to match my decor and the colors in the picture (the frame was brown).


April 23, 2011

This planter on my porch is blooming like crazy.


April 24, 2011
Happy Easter!


April 25, 2011

Instead of making Sushi Rolls as usual, I tried a Sushi "Cake" style; it came out badly, as you can see - don't try this at home!


April 26, 2011

Wild Sea Grapes on left and Beach Sunflowers at bottom right grow near beaches.


April 27, 2011

Vendor making crepes at Farm Market


April 28, 2011

Mini Penny Hydrangeas in full bloom right now.


April 29, 2011

I painted 2 hanging baskets white and filled them with petunias


April 30, 2011

If you look closely you can see the little baby Brussels Sprouts starting to form


May 1, 2011

I planted 2 Butterfly Bushes today to encourage butterflies to visit my yard


May 2, 2011

I'm trying to brighten up a bare spot at the side of the shed - still a work in progress


May 3, 2011

A baby pumpkin has formed!


May 4, 2011

Ready to spray yard for BUGS


May 5, 2011

Ibis eating insects in neighbor's yard


May 6, 2011

Delicious, tender Lemon-Blueberry Buttermilk Scones


May 7, 2011

I found this wrought iron screen at a Consignment Shop in Vero Beach


May 8, 2011

Happy Mother's Day


May 9, 2011

Approximately 15-20 miles north of me.


May 10, 2011

 My favorite golfer, Phil Mickelson - I watch golf on TV 4 days a week.


May 11, 2011

Vero Beach Book Center; I'm there often


May 12, 2011

Some veggies from the garden for tonight's supper


May 13, 2011

Large, colorful sidewalk mosaic showing East, West, North and South


May 14, 2011

Love this store - Soiree, a kitchen/dining boutique


May 15, 2011

I read all the time and these are 3 of my many favorites:  Agatha Christie, Tony Hillerman and the Murder, She Wrote book series


May 16, 2011

Gloria Estefan's restaurant on the beach in Vero called Costa d'Este


May 17, 2011

Local produce market up the road where I buy all my fresh fruits and veggies except the tiny bit I grow


May 18, 2011

Colorful awnings of boutiques on Ocean Drive


May 19, 2011

Vero Beach Museum of Art


May 20, 2011

This is an organic food type market, similar to Whole Foods but smaller - great prepared food and bakery


 May 21, 2011

Metal sculpture in Riverside Park


May 22, 2011

Easy Peach Galette


May 23, 2011

I painted two flower pots for my petunias


May 24, 2011

I tried to get a photo of these 4 Sandhill Cranes but they kept walking away from me


May 25, 2011

Hash brown potatoes with cheese baked in muffin cups


May 26, 2011

 Been working all week on making jewelry - some polymer clay and some beads, shells


May 27, 2011

Went to Fort Pierce Library today


May 28, 2011

Beech Avenue Garden Center for mulch


May 29, 2011

Historic Seven Gables House in Ft. Pierce


May  30, 2011

Went to Captain's Galley Restaurant on Indian River Lagoon for breakfast today


May 31, 2011

 Memorial Day - spent part of the morning here at my favorite beach


June 1, 2011
Uh oh - new Antiques Store opened up; I'll spend way too much time here


June 2, 2011

Watermelon popsicle


June 3, 2011

Tree trimming day in backyard; one of two piles of limbs