Jungle - what do you think?

The surroundings sure look like a steaming hot jungle. 

Live Oaks branches covered with Epiphytes

flowering Camellia 

Spanish moss hanging from the oak trees

But - it doesn't FEEL like it at all. 

Didn't we try to run away from the freezing cold?

It seems that winter is following us all the way down to Northwest Florida! For the next days temperatures are predicted to fall down to -7°C (20°F) in this area! 

They say it hasn't been that cold for the last 

20 years around here!

Now - it IS MUCH better here than at home, 

but nonetheless. Brrrr. 

It is just a matter of days, I keep telling myself. Soon it will be WARMER again. 

And while we wait we watch....

Hubby (TV) and Molly (squirrels)

and I for another

(cold) weather sunset

There the warmth goes, behind the horizon....

Pelican Study

 Don't even think about it!!!

 OK, ok, I'll go somewhere else...

There.

The first day in a brand new year.

IT IS THE FIRST DAY IN A BRAND NEW YEAR.

While I was preparing for a batch of cookies I happened to observe hubby and our host in the garden.

What are they doing?

Is J.P. trying to hypnotize Pete?

 

Funny thing. :))

Nonetheless,

the cookies turned out good, despite that I didn't have all the ingredients. 

I used my fantasy.

Polvorones (Powder Cookies, for recipe see below)

And then 

 SUNSET TIME!

 I LOVE sunsets over the ocean.

 First golden, then fading...

So beautiful, so breathtaking.

Polvorones (Powder Cookies)