Beauty is Everywhere

Beauty is Everywhere

In the Mind of a Child

In the Excitement of Youth

In Innovation

In Timing

In Taking Your Shot

Beauty is Everywhere, just take the time to notice.

Seeing Old Friend

Joan and I drove our motor coach just north of Ocala to the Orange Lake RV & Golf resort to see friends we have not see in over 20 year; Bobby and Tamara Harrell.  Bobby and I graduated from Dan McCarty High School together in 1970, the last graduating class of that Ft. Pierce high school before it was closed.  Tamara was a young kid (graduating 1 year behind us older kids in 71).

We had a great time.  Bobby and Tamara are full time RVers (also know as homeless folks) and we parked our motor coach right beside them. Bobby and I walked in the morning, had a lakeside breakfast, talked about everyone and everything we could think of and laughed; boy did we laugh.

Having just attended my 40th class reunion, (how did that happen seems like 5 years ago) I made myself a promise - I would stay in touch with as many old friends as possible.  I have enjoyed working to keep that promise.  I have renewed old friendships and made a number of new one.

One of the highlights of our time together was driving to Cedar Key Florida, a sleepy fishing village located on the Gulf due west of Gainesville  Florida.  I was actually stationed in Cedar Key in 1972-73 while serving in the Coast Guard.  Walking those old streets with my wife Joan, Bobby and Tamara was a memory within a memory.  We had a great 2 hour lunch on the water and then drove back to the RV Resort, with my buddy Bobby snoozing in the back seat (old guys need their nap).

Next week we are off to see another high school friend Kris Metzger and her husband John.

Stay Tuned & Keep Rollin'
Richard & Joan Parker - Seeing America at Eye-Level