a new camera!

My birthday gift came early his year.  I have been wanting a nice camera with loads of ZOOM!
The hubby did lots of research and purchased a Kodak Z5120;  it had great reviews.  I took it out today to break it in. I am thrilled with the results!  One of the reviews I read about the camera was how well Kodak does color.  These photos have been altered minimally (mostly cropping), and all the color is natural! (double click on photos to enlarge).

Yay!

a cabinet redo

Well, our LG microwave popped it's last bag of popcorn; 

and my husband happily(he is not a fan of LG) dropped kicked it to the curb this morning.

Which left me with the loveliness pictured below...

a lovely vent hole which shone the light of day.

I had nothing in the cabinets, so it was pretty much a waste of space.

Bob patched the gaping open hole, in which bugs could have entered.

We removed the doors, and I wallpapered the back
 with some fabulous grasscloth wall-covering that I scored at a yard sale for $2.00.

It looks fabulous...even in this blurry photo!
Lots of room now for a new microwave and other stuff!

Yay, some new stuff!

Out came my collection of metal capped mason jars....
My few, but special cook books.

My pyrex, and Blue Heaven bowls!!!!

Changed my mind and put out the pyrex refrigerator set instead.

Oh my! I love it.
 I even had room for a basket of cooking necessities.

Unfortunately, there is no room for the new microwave.
It's a price I must pay for some fabulous looking shelves,  full of vintage goods.

I found these beauties today at a little antique shop about a half hour from the house.
I love the vintage can($6.00), the patina is perfect.
The hand chopper($15.00) is great, I love the color of the handle.

This is my favorite...a little mixer ($25.00)from the 40's.
I would never have spent that much but it is in perfect condition.

vintage canister($3.00)

I also found this great bird planter($6.00),
it looks great on my kitchen window sill.

... and goes great with my asian toothpick man.

and my duck planter......I love them all together.

 Overall,  a great Thursday!

a bit of sight-seeing

.......and a bit of company!  When company comes to town, a stop at the beach is a must.

hundreds, and hundreds of birds.

Chelsea and the birds.

perfectly peaceful....

crazy bird-lady Becky.

We swung by American Beach to check out the tallest dunes in Florida.

A bit of a rest after some shopping...

Goddess Deeder, and me.

I bought my girl Deirdre a pineapple.....from Feel-it.

actually his name is Felix. He is a fixture in the downtown area.

A pirate!

down at the docks.

A trip to Old Town.....Phew... Amelia Island is packed full of history!

Plaza San Carlos

hmm..."kite flying" on a windy day. 

all the single ladies.

Ladies Street was the sight of many bordellos back in the day,
now it is the site of this amazing home.

The most northern point of the island.

you need to take the good with the bad!

I wanted to take this driftwood home, but it was too big, and heavy!

A trip to the Bosque Bello "beautiful wood" cemetery

crazy upside down buckets everywhere.

what are these for? very Blair Witch!

an ancestor????

hem...

two trees in love

Back to the docks for some up-close time with nature.

my favorite birds

We were literally 2 feet away, and he couldn't care less.

Loads of yummy beverages with friends....

cheers!