O.K....I lied....

I know I said that I was done posting pictures of Florida.

But I have just a few more incidental pictures I want to share.

First, a message for Ratty from The Everyday Adventurer.

(If you haven't gone to see his blog, you gotta go there).

This southern Florida squirrel had a message for Ratty and his Michigan squirrels.

I saw him on the tree when he was chattering at me:

Wait a minute!

He wasn't chattering at me....

He was sticking OUT HIS TONGUE at me!:

He said, "Ratty might think that all of us squirrels are alike.

Not so.

We do NOT all shut or squint our eyes right before we run away.

See? MY eyes are wide open!

We do NOT all love the snow.

We do NOT attack humans.

We think the humans are funny.

Then he added: "So THERE! Make SURE you give THIS to Ratty and his squirrel friends"...

and he did it AGAIN!:

Do you SEE that tongue????

(Ratty, you better challenge YOUR squirrels to stick their tongues out at HIM and get a picture of it to send back to this bratty Florida squirrel.)

Not only did we see native birds (not to mention squirrels) in Florida, the hotel's family had a pet bird too.

Her name was Houdini:

She was so friendly.

She knew lots of words.

She loved popcorn and I indulged her.

Yes, I did.

She would give her master kisses and she would hold your finger with her beak.

We bonded....

I spent a LOT of time with Houdini....

because of

THIS:
Fog, rain and cold.

But, they paid Bingo every day for prizes and it was right next to Houdini's cage.

Not only did I gain a new friend,
but we won 4 T-shirts and 5 hats at Bingo...

Did I tell you it was COLD and RAINY when we were there????