Mel DickJan 2, 20212 minHappy New Year!!!Happy New Year! After 4 days of traveling from Florida to Idaho on the train, Claudia and I arrived home at 1 am on December 18th, just...
Mel DickDec 19, 20203 minBig Sky Country, Oil, Wheat and Cattle!We are on our final day back to Sandpoint. No opulent and ornate Union train stations today. Just big wide-open spaces. We have spent...
Mel DickDec 18, 20203 minSnow, Union Station and Fond Memories!!!Day 3 of our train journey home. After leaving Union Station in D.C. last night and traveling throughout the Eastern U.S. and Midwest...
Mel DickDec 16, 20202 minOrange Groves to Snow!!!Day 2 of our return journey to Sandpoint. We left 80+ degree weather in sunny Miami yesterday only to arrive to cold and snow early this...
Mel DickDec 14, 20201 minThe Journey Continues!Today we begin the journey home. It starts with a shuttle ride to Miami, an overnight stay and then catching an early morning train to...
Mel DickDec 12, 20201 min5,000 Miles!!!In my last post I posed the question of what is the significance of the number 20. Many of you had great guesses ranging from the number...
Mel DickDec 4, 20201 minThe Number 20!!!!Great blue sky day. Cool but sunny all day. Lots of random walking all over the island as evidenced by the pictures for the day. A...
Mel DickDec 1, 20202 minOne Too Many!!!With all our visitors gone, I've resumed my daily walks around the island. After I thought I had seen it all, today I discovered more of...
Mel DickDec 1, 20202 minRed Skies, Winter Weather and Conchs!!!Another great sunrise this morning. Key West is decked out for the holidays. Like everything else about Key West, some decorations are...
Mel DickNov 29, 20201 minFriends, Fishing and Blue Skys!!!It's been two weeks since my last post. The last two weeks have been spent enjoying the company of one of our best life-long friends...
Mel DickNov 14, 20202 minThe "Look" !!!Close up view of my new friend who lives about 2 blocks down the street. He loves to come out on sunny days and steal the attention near...
Mel DickNov 12, 20201 minWalking the Parrots!!!As I have said before, I am always amazed at what I see on my walks around the island. A couple out walking parrots was a first. The...
Mel DickNov 9, 20201 minThe Morning After!!!We survived our first tropical storm!!! Eta, the 28th named storm of the hurricane season, made landfall in the Keys last night about 45...
Mel DickNov 8, 20202 minManatees and Hurricane Eta!!!We were sitting at a marina on Stock Island two days ago having beers when Claudia mentioned there was something in the water. From a...
Mel DickNov 4, 20202 minHemingway House and His Bar.I haven't done a post to my blog for several days. It has been a busy time, my family left a week ago, we had friends from Sandpoint...
Mel DickNov 1, 20202 minLook at Those Paws!!!We've spent the last two weeks with our family from Sandpoint. Had a great time and glad they could join us. Couldn't resist including...
Mel DickOct 31, 20202 minHappy Halloween a Dreads!!!Happy Halloween. Key West loves Halloween....everyone decorates their homes and businesses....seems like it is as popular as Christmas. ...
Mel DickOct 28, 20201 minShipwrecks, Beach Day and a Birthday Party!!!It's been all about spending time at the beach, Mel Fisher's Maritime Museum, the Truman Water Park and a long overdue birthday party for...
Mel DickOct 26, 20201 minAll About Fish and Fishing.Yesterday and today were all about fish and fishing. Went to the aquarium with our grandkids yesterday and today Justin, my son, Jace,...
Mel DickOct 25, 20201 minOnly in Key West!!!Our daughter and her family left Friday afternoon and our son and his family arrived Friday evening. After a couple of solo months on...