A Few More Florida Trip Pics

Hi everyone,

How is your Sunday going?

We are back home from our trip to Florida.  While it's always nice to get away, it feels oh so wonderful to be back home!  We have been so lucky this year weather wise here in Michigan. We returned to temps in the low 60's, which is unheard of for February!

Sadly, it didn't last long, but we are still well above average, and no snow, which is fine with me!

So today, I thought I'd share with you a few more photos of our trip.

Isn't this statue amazing?  It is right near the marina in downtown Sarasota.

If I hadn't been standing in front of it, you might not be able to tell just how huge it is!

It's a recreation of the famous photograph that was taken in New York City, the day WWII ended.

The details are just incredible!  If you look closely, you will even see the seams of the nurses pantyhose!

This sign tells a bit more about it.

Hubby and I joked that it appears there never was a recession in Sarasota!

One look at all of the boats and yachts at the marina,  impressive and elegant high rises and condos, (which are still being built everywhere you look), and plenty of fancy sports cars makes for one glitzy city!

We did not stay in Sarasota.  Unfortunately, the city we were in (which I will not name, to be nice!!)

was, lets just say, much less appealing!!

I snapped the photo of the tree, below near the waterfront in Sarasota.  Not sure what kind it is, but I couldn't get over those crazy roots.  It made me think of banyan trees in Hawaii.

We ran into a group of fellow mid westerners who took our pic.  

Katie was having a good time!!

The last few photos were taken in Lido Key, which is right outside of Sarasota.
They were taken by hubby's son, who came down for the weekend to visit us, along with his girlfriend and hubby's grandson.
Aren't these pups just the cutest??!!!
It's not every day that you see a bunch of cute fluffy little dogs riding along in the sidecar of a motorcycle!!
You can't see them all, but there are five pups!
They were Maltese, and just so darn cute!
The man stopped along the sidewalk, and drew quite a crowd.  His pups are therapy dogs, and he and his wife take them for hospital visits.  His wife was walking around town with two more Maltese.

It was Valentine's Day, and they were all decked out for the occasion!

 I wanted to take them all home!

Thanks so much for stopping by today, hope your week is a good one!