dose of puppies

go noles!

Blurrrry.  But this has to go in here because this is P and his old college roommate + son!

Kids, always playing around

2 alligators and 2 turtles lounge together on a bed of... vegetation.  Apparently, hard-shell turtles are not afraid of alligators.

3 vultures and an alligator

I had never been to Tallahassee, but I found it to be very different from the rest of Florida.  It's beautiful, with the romantic Spanish moss hanging on the trees and the lush forests.  P and I went to go to a Florida State game and to visit his old roommate.  It was Veteran's Day, so there was a lot of recognizing of the troops.  The paratroopers and the firecrackers were all a part of the celebration.  I'm a little sad that I didn't take more pictures of the crowd, but I noticed that all the FSU girls were well put together!  They like, DO their hair!  For a football game no less!  P says that in general, they all wear too much makeup.  I did notice that little girls had way too much "grown-up" makeup on.  Toddlers and Tiaras much?

We also visited Wakulla Springs State Park, which was simply amazing.  We saw a ton of wildlife while just coasting down the river.

baby gus

I've never thought about getting a bulldog.  They're as tall as they are wide.  Square.  See?

Recently a puppy bulldog got adopted by a couple in our building, and I CANNOT GET ENOUGH OF HIM.  LITTLE GUS!  GUSTER!  Puppy bulldogs are the cutest, daresay rivaling (but not quite) the golden retriever puppy.  Oprah said that there's nothing cuter than a golden retriever puppy, and you know, Oprah is always right.  But look at how cute these guys are!  

Gus looks like the first puppy.  He is really friendly but a super slow mover.  He just wobbles.  One day, he's going to grow up to be a 50 lb muscle.

I ran into him and his owners on the way out for a walk this week, and I stooped down to give Gus a rub down.  I continued on my way, but guess who came after me?  Gus!  Came after ME instead of his owners.  ME!  Doesn't that just warm the heart.  (I'm not delusional - I know he'll go after anybody who gives him a hearty hello!)

I see his owners more often in a week now than I have in the past 1.5 years of living in this building.  They're getting out more and getting a lot of attention.  I bet they're making lots of new friends because of Gus.  Certainly they're making a friend in me!  I finally found out what their names are this past week.

supercar

Just spotted this car as I stepped out for lunch!

It's called the Zenvo Supercar (yes, SUPERCAR) and is worth $1.8M.

15 of these will be made, 3 have been sold in the US, and the one that I spotted arrived for CNBC to test out.  It comes with a concierge service.  Check out the article.

Kim K coulda owned 10 of these if she didn't spend it all on her wedding day.  I think the ring that she seems to be keeping might cover it?

French Canada

It's really strange being in *almost* a foreign land.  It's exactly what we wanted - a place that felt foreign but not that far away.  We were warned that it would be cold (and it was), but there was enough sun to warm us up during the days, and to be honest, Sister was jet-lagged and I was sick, so we stayed cozy inside at night.

Some people said that the French Canadians were condescending in their use of the French language, much like the French are in France.  (WHY MUST AH SPEAK ANYTING UDDER THAN MAH BEAUTIFUL LANGUEEGE O FRANCAIS??) However, our experience this trip was different.  They readily used English with us, probably after sensing how hard we were concentrating on what they were saying, just hoping that we'd recognize 1 word and then making an educated guess.  Then nod "yes" or shake head for "no."  Pointing is good too.

~ Quebec ~

Old Quebec

Real squirrel, fake cat.

~ Montreal ~

We caught the foliage!

Ooooh... exPOOOSure.  Me learned something!

Say it again with me class, exPOSure.

Because this guy was just WAY too cute not to comment on, I have to repost here.  Gatsby is SUCH a good looking golden retriever!  He's going to be so handsome when he grows up.

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