How to fill time in retirement

"Clyde Butcher (born 1942) is an American large format camera photographer known for wilderness photography of the Florida landscape. He began his career doing color photography before switching to large scale black-and-white landscape photography after the death of his son. Butcher is a strong advocate of conservation efforts and uses his work to promote awareness of the beauty of natural places." That is what Wikipedia says. Today, I got to meet him face to face... The Foosaner Art Museum is along the Indian River in the Eau Gallie Art District (EGAD). I have taken many photos in EGAD and probably have drank just as many beers there. I got an invite to an event on FaceBook. What the Foosaner web site says about the event: From June 8 to October 19 the galleries will be filled with the Foosaner’s prized collection of over 60 landscape photographs made by Florida legend, Clyde Butcher (b. 1941).  Clyde Butcher: Florida’s Photographer features selections from the 1...

It is Memorial Weekend and I was just sitting around the house after doing some chores and errands. I decided I would take a trip up to Port Canaveral and stop for a Holiday beer. My plan was to go to Junkanoo, but my plans usually fail. Luckily, my car is trained well and it took me to Jetty Park. It was Sunday afternoon and it was packed. It was nice to see that the lifeguards had a US Flag flying for the holiday, Upon entering the Park, there was a large sign claiming the beaches were full of seaweed. I guess they wanted to allow them to turn around before paying the park fee which is $5 for a Brevard County car, and $15 for a non-Brevard car. The sign did not lie, there was tons of seaweed and the people just set up between the piles! A view of the crowds from the Jetty fishing pier.... It was very hot and there was no wildlife to photograph. I saw a very few birds and no turtles or fish. So I headed to one of my favorite places, Rising Tide. I ordered a beer, the Oran...

Tely's Chinese Restaurant I finally decided to stop at this place for lunch. Located in the Suntree area on Wickham Road, it has been getting great press on the Florida Today Facebook group 321 Flavor . I know my friend Beverly Burns has recommended it multiple times. Opened in 2016 by Tely Tse, he was the founder of Yen Yen in Cocoa Beach. My sister Pat said Yen Yen was the closest she had tasted in Florida to the authentic Chinese places she visited in Hawaii. Back in the day, a group of us would stop at Yen Yen. I visited on Tuesday at about 12:30 PM, expecting a lunch crowd which was not there. Only three tables had patrons and I sat at a table that seated four. Here is a photo of the dining room as seen from my table.  I liked that the tables had real tablecloths. The waiter took my drink order (just water) and removed the other place settings which was a napkin and a water glass, turned over. I ordered the beef with broccoli. It was served on a separate plate wit...