Toulouse Lautrec

Henri's having a snowbird moment.  He appears in Moulin Rouge on Broadway and the Norton Museum is exhibiting his posters.

Secret Woods Nature Center

I avoided trick or treaters at the Folly on Halloween by escaping to the Secret Nature Center in Fort Lauderdale.  It's located between two busy freeways, separated from a high-end residential area by a canal.

Aside from the opportunity to observe fiddler crabs, which are numerous but VERY shy, Secret Woods doesn't have a lot to recommend it.

Haulover Park

Miami's Haulover Park is a development-free stretch of Miami from Bal Harbour to Sunny Isles.    Naturists are welcomed in one area.  It was the wrong place to debut my Vilebrequin swim trunks.

People fish from a pier at the south end.

 

Miami lifeguard stations differ only in their color.

 

A shorebird and his shadow.

The i-Phone 11's wide angle lens really captures the development at the north end.

 

Snowbird honeycomb in Sunny Isles.  The condos almost completely shade the beach in the afternoon.

Palm Beach Lake Trail

Two-hour parking is easy in Palm Beach at this time of year.  I used the window to time my walk along the Lake Trail.  Look at the size of this kapok tree.

The Sea Gull Cottage dates back to 1886, two years before my grandmother was born.  It's the oldest home in Palm Beach.

The trail runs along the east side of the Intracoastal.  Perfectly manicured hedges hide most of the homes.

A statue peeked above one.

 

Bethesda-by-the-Sea used to be an Episcopal Church.  Parishioners once arrived by boat.

Pooches have more drinking opportunities than people along the trail.

Aside from these abstractions, photo ops were few and far between.

Winding Waters Natural Area

A cheap rental car (<$200 for 2 weeks!) makes it possible to explore the large number of natural areas maintained by Palm Beach County.  I started with a 5-mile hike at Winding Waters.

The i-Phone's "portrait" mode takes great pictures of the flora.

The ordinary close-ups are pretty good, too.

I loves me a shadow selfie.

For once, I wasn't listening to music or a podcast.  Nature can be quite noisy.

Or not.

On The Road

It took me five hours to drive from New York to DC through the pouring rain on a Sunday afternoon, a distance of a little more than 200 miles.  At least I got this great shot for my collection of bike photos.

The following day, I drove 14 hours from DC to Lake Worth, averaging 71 mph!  Photo ops had to be combined with pee breaks.

I hit the beach as soon as I could. 

Farewell For Now

Central Park always makes leaving New York difficult, even for a couple of weeks.

And a new i-Phone makes it infinitely easier to capture the park's autumnal beauty.

Especially at night!