As I walked out

On Tuesday 20th September 2011 I was honoured to be a guest for dinner at the Lakewood Ranch, Florida home of Muriel Quinn, a St. Boniface Church, Sarasota parishioner.

Muriel hails from Oldham, Lancashire.  She is a fabulous woman of my generation, a former teacher of the French language, and now a wonderful singer in our Church choir.

It’s “kinda” cool that she and I have become friends in the fourth quarter of our lives.  Since my move to Florida in 2006 I have come to understand that we humans are never too old to make new friends.

Muriel served us superb rib eye steak, together with baked potato and a delicious salad. ‘Twas a good evening.

Muriel was very happy to include my dog Penne in the invitation.  I was so proud of my pooch.  After her quick exploration of a new space she relaxed and settled down, causing not a moment of anxiety. ‘Tis so wonderful that I can take Penne out to dinner, knowing that she will be so well behaved.


Earlier as I drove to Muriel’s home I passed a wee pond at which I saw a roseate spoon bill.    What a thrill.  These are the most gorgeous of water fowl.

A few minutes later I drove past two sandhill cranes. These are also entirely lovely birds and I uttered a wee note of joy when I saw them.

I did not have my camera in the car, so the pictures of sand hill cranes and a roseate spoonbill are from “the web”.

But not so the rainbow:  this is a photo’ which I took earlier this evening from the back of my home.  Humans can become very jaded or bored -   but their spirits are so often lifted by the sight of a rainbow.

Roseate Spoonbill (from the web)

Sandhill Cranes (from the web)


Evening Rainbow  (my photo')

Location: Sarasota, FL, USA

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  1. Unknown22 September 2011 at 19:01

    Many thanks for YOUR good comment, Michael. So great to hear from you! Lovely post from the balmy Florida life ...

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