Warm day with off and on sunshine. Sue and I were off at 7:30 to do yoga. Gathered our things for little trip we're taking tomorrow and packed a bag. Mark went into town with a big list of errands. I walked and read.
Late afternoon the clouds rolled in, it got dark and lots of rumbling, but not a drop although we heard it poured in Okeechobee (10 miles to the north).
Last Thursday was the first day of a big fishing tournament here at Lake Okeechobee with over 500 participating and a top prize of $105,000. Two fishermen per boat and at some time that day when the weather was stormy and water was very rough, one of the boats hit a large wave and one of the men was thrown overboard. There has been a massive search for 6 days and today, his body was found several miles away near Clewiston. The other fisherman was able to get to land safely, This has been such a huge and heartbreaking story here in the Okeechobee area. Nicholas Kahler (38 on January 1) served in the Army and flew Blackhawk helicopters in the first year of the Iraq war (2003). He is survived by his wife and young daughter.
Late afternoon the clouds rolled in, it got dark and lots of rumbling, but not a drop although we heard it poured in Okeechobee (10 miles to the north).
Last Thursday was the first day of a big fishing tournament here at Lake Okeechobee with over 500 participating and a top prize of $105,000. Two fishermen per boat and at some time that day when the weather was stormy and water was very rough, one of the boats hit a large wave and one of the men was thrown overboard. There has been a massive search for 6 days and today, his body was found several miles away near Clewiston. The other fisherman was able to get to land safely, This has been such a huge and heartbreaking story here in the Okeechobee area. Nicholas Kahler (38 on January 1) served in the Army and flew Blackhawk helicopters in the first year of the Iraq war (2003). He is survived by his wife and young daughter.
So sad reading and seeing pictures about the horrific mudslides in Montecito. My cousin Barb and husband Chris have a home there and are in the midst of it all......
Night settling in at Water's Edge
Tomorrow we are off to Stuart.....friends (Pat and Brenda, Sue and Jerry) are coming from Fort Myers for 2 days of shopping, eating and fun! Mark and I will be staying with friends, Charlotte and Doug tomorrow night. Be back at the blog on Friday!
Tomorrow we are off to Stuart.....friends (Pat and Brenda, Sue and Jerry) are coming from Fort Myers for 2 days of shopping, eating and fun! Mark and I will be staying with friends, Charlotte and Doug tomorrow night. Be back at the blog on Friday!
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