Our Savannah Autumn neighborhood
Shhh … Silent Sunday 10/25/26
Tag: Savannah
Five Friday Happy Bringers 10/9/26
My weekly gratitude journal, of sorts
1. Finding this little tree-looking leaf perched comfortably on the passenger mirror of our car (why did she decide to land there?) as we headed out to go who-knows-where the other morning. I was mesmerized for four or five seconds. (It doesn’t take a whole lot to mesmerize me.)
Robert: “Neal, get in! What are you staring at?!”
2. Young love.
Seriously, there’s such a day?! What about “National Arthritis in My Wrists Is Absolutely Killing Me Day”?
3. The ability to drive a car. And to have a car to drive! Everybody certainly does not have that blessing.
4. Walking along the Jacksonville Beach FL boardwalk and coming upon the iconic Art Deco Lifeguard Station.
5. A few sights of Autumn here in historic district Savannah.
May you Fall into a Joyful Weekend ahead.
Monday Moaning or Monday Marveling? 10/5/26
Marveling this rainy day and Monday. (Which didn’t get me down.)
Perspectives on southern Gothic-ish Spanish moss in Savannah.
Morning walk on Skidaway Island.
“It’s actually not a moss. As a flowering plant, Spanish moss is a bromeliad—and a relative of the pineapple.
And it’s actually not from Spain. According to legend, the name memorializes a Spanish conquistador who, while pursuing a Native American princess, got his beard tangled in the dense branches of the trees. A lesser-known Native American legend has it that the old, cold North wind lost his hair in an epic fight with the young, warm South wind.
It isn’t hurting the trees.
It changes color. While Spanish moss appears gray in dry weather, it takes on a greenish hue when it rains.” Jekyllisland.com
My Saturday Evening Post: 7/4/26 “What To Do with a Perfect Tomato on the Forth of July”
I was thrilled to find beautiful heirloom tomatoes today at our favorite produce stand here in Savannah, David Produce.
As the photo above suggests, I LOVE tomatoes!
So what should I do with this beauty?
Since we had our traditional holiday hotdog for lunch …
… I decided to tackle something a little different for dinner.
Tomato toast!
It was delicious!
And that’s my Saturday Evening Post.
Five Friday Happy Bringers 6/5/26
My weekly gratitude journal, of sorts.
1. Our charcuterie supper the other night.
2. This crazy can of baked beans I saw on the shelf at a supermarket the other day.
Dr. Pepper beans?!
3. The joy of surprise.
4. Finding out, from Ancestry DNA, about my ancestral trail.
5. My new Wisdom and Clarity candle I light while I’m working on my Summer Memoir Course.
May you experience some Joy of Surprise this weekend.
Five Friday Happy Bringers 5/29/26
My weekly gratitude journal, of sorts.
1. Discovering this very cool observation tower on Skidaway Island near Savannah.
2. Wildlife to observe.
3. Being able to hear. What a blessing.
4. Cinnamon rolls for breakfast!
5. Spices
One Word Wednesday 5/27/26
“Gators!”
Robert and I spent last week house- and dog-sitting for daughter Amy at their place on Savannah’s Skidaway Island.
Perhaps the Greatest Joy of visiting Skidaway (other than grandchildren, of course) is the wide variety of wildlife that abounds at nearly every turn.
White-tailed deer run around as if they own the island (which of course, they actually do, or used to).
Raccoons, marsh rabbits, gray foxes, and opossums are common.
Dolphins and river otters.
A variety of native turtles, frogs, and non-venomous snakes are also present.
But by far, the true Attention Grabber on the island in many of the lagoons and waterways is the omnipresent American Alligator.
Robert and I saw four others (!) in this same pond on this day.
You simply learn to give alligators their space.
They are not inherently aggressive, naturally fearing humans and usually prefer to retreat or swim away when approached. The problem comes when humans illegally feed alligators. They learn to associate people with food and may aggressively approach them.
Cellpic Sunday: “Sunday River Relax” 5/24/26
Photos taken with my always-there and trusty cell phone.
Moon River, Skidaway Island GA
https://photobyjohnbo.com/2026/05/24/cellpic-sunday-reflections-at-the-tomb-of-the-unknown-soldier/
T-Shirt Tuesday: “Tell Me”
My blog category about quotations (or truths in any format) that ring true to me (and I hope to you, to us).
Robert and I were recently at the delightful Stacks Bookstore here in Savannah, where we met friendly worker Anna in her inquisitive T-shirt.
Anna gave us a book recommendation, which we quickly bought.
