
Sunrise from Merritt Island
After months of trying, I can rattle off the names of all fifty states now. (4 As, Ws, and Is; 8 Ms and Ns; and I never forget the Ss or the single P any more). At one point, while driving, I was imagining a color-coded map, with the few states I haven’t visited in red, the ones that I’ve only driven through in orange, the ones that I’ve lived in purple, the ones where I’ve spent more than a month in blue. The vast majority of the map would be yellow and green, signifying time spent of more than a night, less than a month.
I think that map, though, needs something like stars, too, for how beautiful a state is, how much I love it. Florida — despite all of its craziness, the news stories that start “only in Florida,” the ways in which it is really weird — would get a gold star, because say what you will about Florida, sunrise here is spectacular.
It feels good to be home.
It is beautiful. Glad you’re feeling at home. Are you enjoying NANO?
I hate NaNo! I wasn’t even trying this year and the pressure has still gotten to me. I keep writing terrible words just for the sake of writing them.
My visits to Florida have all been at the wrong time of the year — hot, humid, with way too many lizards! LOL Glad you’re back home again.
I think the lizards are year round, but FL is definitely best appreciated in winter!