The lighthouse at Key West, FL. I wish I was there now. It's so cold here today! Brrrrr

I'm a lighthouse lover too, to the point that it sometimes becomes a problem. :-) We drove by the above lighthouse on the way from the ferry to my sister-in-law's house on the island on Wednesday, but because the car was full to the point that my wife was sitting in my lap in the passenger seat, I decided we didn't have to stop then, especially since it was dark, gray and rainy. Then, since I was cooking dinner on Thursday, (the traditional Thanksgiving meal was slated for Friday), Thursday involved planning, shopping and cooking as well as picking up the rest of our group at the ferry. On Friday although people were already prepping and cooking I simply had to borrow a car and go to that lighthouse. My brother-in-law volunteered to drive and made several other photo stops, including going to the north end of the island to see the other lighthouse, that I posted yesterday. Just as we were leaving the above lighthouse, the clouds parted, and I had to run back to get a few more pictures with the direct sun on the lighthouse. On Saturday as we rode the ferry back to Rhode Island, I saw the following lighthouse in the distance, and it was all I could do to not drive south from the ferry dock parking to this lighthouse rather than north to begin the long trip home.

Gray Squirrel seen in Olney City park, Olney, IL Olney advertises it is the home of the white squirrels. There are several around, but this one is of the variety found in local woods. Did you know that squirrels can negotiate the side of a vertical brick wall? They can if the brick facing has sufficient detail as this building did. These bricks have fine vertical grooves on their faces. This was just barely enough to allow this squirrel to gingerly work his way across the wall. He did not climb very high staying within a comfortable dropping distance to the ground. He soon tired of the "rock climb" and jumped down. Photo taken with lens zoomed to long tele. The squirrel was about 75 ft away.

We don't have any snow. In fact, we don't have any cold weather. Predicted high today is 60+ (16C for the Canadians). I had to mow the grass yesterday and I am looking to see if any bulbs are working their way toward the surface. With that in mind, this is from spring of 2015.