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Cities & Towns > Summertime in Fort Lauderdale Part 18
 

Summertime in Fort Lauderdale Part 18



Hot
or cold, sunny or rainy, night or day, cloudy or clear skies there is
one place that is always peaceful. Just a few blocks from one of the
busiest avenues in Fort Lauderdale you don't hear traffic, city living
or honking horns. You will, once in awhile, hear
a siren but otherwise the city is shut out. At night the
stars sparkle in the sky while the moon is reflected over the water.
During the day you see yachts, kayaks, canoes, standing up paddle
surfers
and water jets with planes passing over head with banners selling hotels, bars, nightclubs, all celebrating the life on Fort Lauderdale Beach.

    

On
any afternoon you can get in the pool, float on your back, and within
minutes you feel like you are on the property of the Great Gatsby
surrounded by multi- million dollar homes with their assorted boats and
yachts. For time you can imagine you hit the lottery and this is all
yours.

    

Most
of these pictures were taken yesterday which was a cloudy day but even
then you feel you own the world and are master of all around you.
Someday I will have to learn how to take pictures at night and share
those glorious sights with you and what Mother Nature can do in the dark
with a full moon and/or lightening.

    
   
  
   
 
   

I love my life and where I live!

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"What's man's first duty?

The answer's brief: to be himself."

Henrik Ibsen, 1828-1906 Norwegian Writer, Dramatist and Poet


posted on Sept 4, 2011 6:23 PM ()

Comments:

What a beautiful place to live. Wish it were not so far away from my family; I'd move there.
comment by redimpala on Sept 5, 2011 7:34 PM ()
You can always visit!!
reply by greatmartin on Sept 5, 2011 8:03 PM ()
lucky lucky you!-- would have to travel 3000 kms to Cairns in Queensland to see watch you have on your doorstep , then the tourists drive you mad is why i keep clear
comment by kevinshere on Sept 5, 2011 5:41 PM ()
All the people who were tourists are now residents!!!
reply by greatmartin on Sept 5, 2011 8:06 PM ()
Looks like heaven.
comment by crazylife on Sept 5, 2011 10:09 AM ()
It is! It is! That's why I am never leaving!
reply by greatmartin on Sept 5, 2011 10:18 AM ()
Beautiful. You've got a great place to live, Martin. I live too far inland.
comment by teacherwoman on Sept 5, 2011 8:27 AM ()
Been living here 12 years--longest I have lived anywhere--and love it!
reply by greatmartin on Sept 5, 2011 8:45 AM ()
Have you ever tried paddle surfing? It looks so interesting, like walking on water.
comment by troutbend on Sept 4, 2011 7:50 PM ()
I tried it, and I loved it!
reply by crazylife on Sept 5, 2011 9:12 PM ()
But you have to stand up!!!!!
reply by greatmartin on Sept 4, 2011 8:22 PM ()
Well come on down and find out for yourself!!
comment by greatmartin on Sept 4, 2011 6:40 PM ()
Life is defintiely good down there!
comment by lunarhunk on Sept 4, 2011 6:24 PM ()
Well come on down and find out for yourself!!
reply by greatmartin on Sept 4, 2011 8:22 PM ()

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