Helena's meme, SNAP, causes me to be on the lookout for opportunities to make photographic connections. Here's this week's edition, and you can find others right here.
There was a small shopping plaza a little over a mile from our condo on Longboat Key, and I walked down there several times to mail letters, make dinner reservations, and pick up a few items. I was interested that the home owners along this stretch of the highway seem to favor lions as decorative elements. I had a collection of five to choose from for SNAP, but ended up using only three so that I could include one that stands outside The Ringling Museum in Sarasota. He was just too beautiful to be left out. (#1 in the collage)
It occurs to me (a few days late) that some of these are items for one of the alternatives for the Winter Scavenger Hunt (an animal statue). I didn't worry about finding the alternates once I found all 21 items on the list.
We got home Sunday night after a long, 12 hour drive. That wasn't the original intent, but Saturday night when we realized it was just 12 hours we decided to go for it. The weather was great, and there wasn't a lot of traffic. No snow anywhere to be seen, so that was a blessing! It's chilly here, but no complaints. Last year there were still several feet of snow in our yard when we got back. This year the daffodils are peeking up through the soil. Big improvement!