Friday, March 7th – Alone again.

We woke up to cooler temperatures this morning and a wind advisory. It appeared that the cold air from the north is being blown south. We put our long pants on again.

 

The four of us worked on one of our Bible study lessons before Jim and Barbara left. They will spend two nights in St. Augustine on their way back home. We all have enjoyed our time together and look forward to meeting again in Maryland.

 

 

Late afternoon, Cordell and I went geocaching. A new series of caches took us along the back roads of Florida. Two of the caches were placed near the grounds of the Lee County Posse Rodeo Arena. This is a non-profit organization was founded in 1960, and they assist youth organizations such as Lee County Junior Posse, 4-H, Jr. and High School Rodeos and other equestrian organizations. Perhaps we will see a rodeo there at another time.

 

 

Another cache was located beside a field of cattle. We often see Cattle Egrets grazing at the feet of cows. They also ride on the backs of the cows picking ticks. This white heron originally came from Africa by way of northeastern South America and began nesting in the United States in 1953.

 

 

 

 

 

 

The first 7 caches of this series were placed along roads leading to the Southwest Florida & Lee County Fairgrounds which was our original destination for today. It felt strange to be going to a fair in the beginning of March. The fair is running this week so we decided to check it out.

 

 

There is a permanent civic center which offers quality entertainment throughout the entire year, including concerts, trade shows and expos. All the items entered in the competitions were arranged in a very orderly and eye-pleasing display in this building. I noticed that many schools from all levels had classroom displays.

 

I took a photo of some of the Youth Grand Prize Winners’ art to compare them with the award winning ones that Janelle has done.

 

 

We checked out some of the animals and found the rabbits and goats to be very appealing.

 

The midway at this fair is one of the largest I have ever seen. It has two Ferris Wheels and every kind of ride I could imagine. Neither of us care for rides, so we just watched others go on them.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

It was difficult to decide what we wanted to eat for dinner and after assessing all the possibilities, we chose stir fried chicken, vegetables and rice. We noticed many varieties of Cuban and Mexican food along with the fare usually seen at all fairs throughout our country.

 

 
We left just before sunset while many other people were just arriving. It appears to be a very popular activity for people of all ages, but most especially for the children.