Exploring the American Landscape
Architecture and human creations
Winter is snowbird season in Florida. Places that are popular with retirees are noticeably busier, with people flocking to golf courses and restaurants. The same uptick in activity occurs in campgrounds, where RVers can avoid the brutal conditions up north and instead enjoy the mild Florida weather. Plus, if people are interested in visiting the … Read more
Although we barely changed our location, 2021 was still a year of big changes. We started off the year spending the month of January in the same private RV park where we languished for most of 2020. Then we moved the Airstream to live underneath our house-in-construction, where we enjoyed being on our own property … Read more
In our area, summer is the busy tourist season. But like much of Florida, our best weather is actually in the fall, winter, and spring. The locals know this, and plan plenty of activities accordingly. The good weather also coincides with several holidays, making the time especially festive. Holidays in our new home are definitely … Read more
Our builder pulled the permit for construction on our home the first week of July 2020, and it took almost a full year to receive our certificate of occupancy. It was a long year. We knew going in that this would be a long process given the challenges of coastal construction, like fabricating and installing … Read more
We have turned the corner on our home construction in several ways. One is that our general attitude and patience level has moved from “Isn’t this all very fun and entertaining” to “When will this be over?” Another is that we actually know it will be over soon! We finally have a mostly-complete, mostly-functional house … Read more