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The JFO has a “dress code” that is widely ignored. While I have seen few people actually in shorts, you see all other manner of clothing deemed appropriate by the person that put it on that morning. I have to admit sometimes I want to ask some of these folk.. “did you LOOK at yourself in a mirror this am?”…… There is a woman in planning that has found some of the most unusual outfits I have ever seen. She seems to gravitate towards spandex.. (this is a serious mistake except I am sure it is comfortable)… Now she has a completely matching outfit every day, jacket, blouse and pants… These have run from a desert camo type outfit to a Jimi Hendrix experience type psychedelic number that Has more bright colors than a mardi gras parade. She has a total Flamingo pink outfit, forest camo, a kind of watermelon stripe thing and one that is totally black that is stretched SO tight you can see her white thong undies through it…. I keep wondering if she wrestles heavyweight on the WWF or something….

There is a park that the interstate 10 bisects with a lake (swamp?) that runs on both sides. In the evening the trees have hundreds of Cattle Egrets sitting in them (big white heron looking birds). In the mornings they are all separated and standing in the shallow water fishing for breakfast…. This is very pretty with the lily pads and elephant ear growing on the banks. I remember that it is not a good idea to just go “swimmin’ ” down here.. you tend to forget that there are leeches, snakes and gators in this environment till you get here. The frost we had the other day kind of burned an edge or two of some of the bedding and garden plants. But there are still banana trees and all kinds of ferns and tropical palms and such here that are blooming outside.