January 11--Can I Stay Forever?

A vacation is what you take when you can no longer take what you've been taking. 
--Earl Wilson

    Yesterday's post was short because I literally was awake all the night before. Fortunately I had a good book to read. I was serenaded all night by a Westminster chime clock going off every 15 minutes. I did not think this would bother me, as I grew up in a house with this every-quarter-hour chime. I thought I could rely on my childhood ability to ignore it, but that did not work. So I spent the day lazing in the pool and took a nap. I was not cranky, just kinda dopey. It was a relaxed day at the "Hill Resort" and we capped it off with Rummikub. 

    Last night the chime was turned off and I slept great. The weather has turned cooler (high in the low 60s), so I may be the only one brave enough to get into the 94-degree pool. It may be a good day for a walk on the beach. 

    There is an Underwater Museum of Art here, the "first permanent underwater sculpture garden in the U.S." It is at a depth of 58 feet, about a mile off shore. Besides the joy of art and diving, the website offers this:

The sculptures quickly attract a wide variety of marine life and, over time, metamorphize into a living reef. This eco-tourism attraction not only entices art lovers and divers from around the country and around the globe, it provides a much-needed habitat for local marine life and fisheries as well as providing marine scientists, wildlife management professionals, ecologists, and students with an opportunity to study marine life and measure the impact of artificial reef systems on the Gulf ecosystem.

    I won't be doing any diving, but I love the idea! Creativity at its finest!

        Leta

Eco-Bug by Priscilla D'Brito,
one of the underwater sculptures