Ocean Dreams

Rosette Spoon bills at Canaveral National Seashore and super moon at Cocoa Beach

Had some time back in Montana. It was good to be home.

Well, we have moved our family back to the great state of Montana. We were away long enough to know this is where we want to be and this is how we want to live. I still have ideas about creating a documentation of our experience because I believe that this country is si diverse and there is a lot of knowledge in that. I appreciate my followers and I have a lot to say on the subject. I need to process all my feelings while they are fresh in my mind and I will try to do that. I made the road trip home with the two cats in the Subaru. I had 2,500 miles in three days off driving. That is a story in itself!

I had an idea in the shower. I want to document my adventure in Florida and it made me think about other transplants here, maybe even some from the west. It would be nice to converse with them and perhaps collaborate on a publication off some sort. We could share information on cool places that we have found and knowledge about this area. A welcome club, sort of…

Cool birds of Florida.

Edited photos of my shell art and a walk on the beach.

On Saturday I saw a double breasted cormorant, a sea turtle, a shark, sand fleas (to be used as bait), and a dolphin.

I want to get back to my Montana verses Florida observations.  I plan on editing a previous post but I don't know the ramifications.  Does a post correction re-post to my followers?  Is it cool to do that?  I want to think my project will be considerd a valuable reference.  I want to cafefully fine tune my writing so it will be concise. Maybe tumblr isn't the proper forum.  It seems like most people post graphic content or re-post text.  I do follow a few who post original thoughts, perhaps I should search for posts similar to what I am trying to do for guidance.

I'm sure I will come up with more but this is enough to get me started.             

This week has gone by fast and I have gotten a lot done. There are many differences that I have noticed between Montana and Florida.  I have been keeping notes and I would like to explore some of these differences in greater detail.  I am going to have to sit down and work it out in writing because I think some of these differences are very significant.  I will also provide  notes on my observations during my cross country trip with four pets and my husband.

There is soo much to tell...first of all we have begun our journey and we have made it to Rapid City, SD. To get here we had to do a lot. I didn't post on Monday because we were packing like crazy. We picked up the trailer at 5pm and that took awhile. We took it home and we had decided to leave on Tuesday. We woke up on tuesday and loaded stuff and did errands. When we were ready to put the car on the trailer we thought it looked like it was sloping toward the hitch. When Mike drove the car onto the trailer, the hitch was on the ground. So, Mike thought the drop hitch needed to be turned over and have the ball moved to the top. That is exactly what they did when we went back to the rental place. By this time it was 10:30am and we were not ready yet so we called our landlady to ask to stay another day. It was good because we got to have a good visit with Jacob and say goodbye to him. More tomorrow, need sleep.

I didn't have my tablet so I couldn't post last night but I did do a lot of thinking. First I was thinking about what I would miss about Montana. Mountains and wildlife. On our daily commute we travel through a scenic canyon and we often see elk, moose, mountain sheep, and sometimes bears. Mike saw a grizzlie in Yellowstone National Park from in a car and about ten feet away. I consider seeing these animals to be a privilege. I will miss my family and my home. We made a last trip to the elevator to drop off a load, get the extra truck tires, and say goodbye to the elevator and my brother (James). Mike also patched one of the roofs on the elevator. Knowing it would be the last time we would be at the elevator made me feel prematurely home sick and saying goodbye to my brother was hard. Back here in Bozeman we were invited to Magen and Bella's for dinner. We had a great meal and a nice visit. It was hard to know we will not see our granddaughter for a long time. Kids don't seem to dwell on thoughts like that so we hope she won't be sad. We wanted to say goodbye to Jacob (Mike's son) but that isn't possible. It is a personal matter and it is causing us to be very concerned. There will be more to come of this. Anyway, it is hard to say goodbye and it represents a moment in time. Most people will never move 2,400 miles, it is a long way to move. I am going to try and keep an open mind. It shouldn't be only "What I am going to miss?" but also "What am I going to gain?" More on that tomorrow.