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I couldn't believe, when I took a look at the blog, that I had not posted since Feb 17th.  Well I have certainly been remiss and now I need to catch up.  After our trips to Savannah and St. Marys, I hit a wall for a couple of days.  My fibromyalgia has been behaving for the most part, but it lets me know when I am getting outside my boundaries.  I kept things pretty quiet for a couple of days to allow myself recovery.
We are so thankful that we took the leap to come to St. Simons this winter.  We see why people love this island and why so many northerners are here during the winter months.  It's an island with a sense of community.  Very often islands are overtaken by resorts and you lose that sense of the small town.  Not the case on St. Simons.  Yes there are plenty of places to play golf and a few resorts but for the most part its a village with an ocean front.  Here's a picture of me taken on one of our 70 degree days.  Feet happily in the water, walking the shoreline.

Because there are so many returning snowbirds, they are all so very friendly and happy to share their recommendations with you.  We recently met a couple from Erie PA who have been coming to SSI for twelve years.  They suggested we try a little restaurant in nearby Brunswick for lunch.  We headed to Indigo Shanty Cafe and were pleasantly surprised.  It didn't look like much from the outside but the quality of the food is thankfully not dictated by the exterior.  We enjoyed our lunch Al Fresco under a huge live oak tree and watchful owl!

Here's me looking very satisfied after my yummy calypso salad, waiting to share Grilled Peach Pound cake ala mode with Ron.  Honest, I shared!

Ron has been wanting to go back to Jekyll Island but I keep putting him off.  Don't tell him.  Oh well, I'm sure he probably realizes by now.  LOL!  I really don't feel the need to head to the Jekyll Beaches.  I am perfectly content with the one right outside my door.  Instead of Jekyll we agreed to explore the northern end of SSI.  We headed back to the grounds of Christ Church only to discover that they were closed.  We did however walk a beautiful trail in the Wesleyan Memorial Gardens.  What a surprise!  The trail led to a garden area with a Celtic Cross as the centerpiece.  There were a few blooms but I am sure in another week or two it will be exploding with azaleas and rhododendrons.

.We were so happy to walk in this beautiful and peaceful place and plan on returning before we leave for home, sure that it will be covered in flowers.

 Here's Ron setting up his tripod to capture us on our walk.  He forgot his at home but managed to buy this one for $2.00 from Amazon!  And he loves it.

I have lost count of the number of gorgeous sunrise and sunset pictures that Ron has taken.  They are all so beautiful!  But let me leave you here with the rainbow that Ron captured yesterday.

Peace and love to all!