Key West Memories: Wind, Walking, Orchids ~ March 5, 2017

March 5, 2017

What does one say about Key West?  It is a funky place, filled with a cacophony of young people on spring break, bikers (both white hairs and young 'uns), young adults (with and without families in tow), older adults taking a break from their jobs, and .... well, folks like us who are old enough to know better but young enough to enjoy a bit of crowds and chaos for the joys of lots of sunshine in early March!

This morning we all went to church at St. Paul's Episcopal Church, a few blocks away from the cottage.  Peter and Betty Lou have adopted (and been adopted) this church as their Key West Church home during the three weeks or so that they come each winter.  Peter sings in the choir, and they attend various functions throughout the weeks they are here.  



After church we went shopping at Fausto's Food Palace to get some groceries.


They have a wonderful selection, and we bought some steaks that were much less expensive than filet mignon, but were really tasty and tender.  We had some wonderful grilled cheese sandwiches and then set off on foot to the Southernmost Point and the annual Orchid Show.  Put on by the Key West Orchid Society, this year's show was called "Wild About Orchids."  The West Martello Tower is part of an unfinished fort (Fort Zachary) located at the southernmost part of the Key.


It has been the home of the Key West Orchid Society for many years, and it is the location of their annual orchid show, which is quite spectacular.  I was thinking how much my mother would have enjoyed looking at all of the orchids.

It is difficult to capture the beauty of the event, but here are some of my feeble attempts:












I probably could have spent hours examining each plant, but eventually we all decided to call it a day and head for "home" and a great dinner.

Comments

  1. HoneyLouMarch 17, 2017 at 12:09 PM

    Linda, the pictures are wonderful-it's like being there all over again-I wonder which of the orchids won?

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