Evening - Lake Sumter Landing

Beware of murky waters!

Lake Sumter

Market Square - Lake Sumter Landing (comic version)

An evening stroll on the boardwalk - Lake Sumter Landing

Southern Lifestyles Showroom

Southern Lifestyles is a large furniture store in The Villages. This is part of the showroom for people who are looking for furniture and other accouterments for their pool or patio area.

Cool cart with a trunk!

Holiday Garb - Sales Office, Lake Sumter Landing

Photo by Lois Anne.

Ye Olde Bridge - Lake Sumter Landing

"Dear Santa...

"please send me one of these for Christmas. I promise I'll be good next year!"

Taking "Baby" for a walk

Kaboom goes the sunset!

Holiday decoration on the Square - Lake Sumter Landing

Reflections - Lake Sumter Landing

Lake Sumter Landing Water Tower

Relaxing with Haagen Dazs - Lake Sumter Landing

Boats in water at Lake Sumter Landing

Euro Footwear

I'm not sure what makes footwear "euro," but they've got it in Lake Sumter Landing! The footwear looks expensive, though!

October. Evening. The waterfront. Lake Sumter Landing.

We wish everyone a very Happy Thanksgiving. Because we will be busy celebrating this fine fall holiday, blogging and commenting will be sporadic.

Entrance to a beautiful garden - Lake Sumter Landing

Balcony - Lake Sumter Landing

Main Street at dusk - Lake Sumter Landing

Cal's Barber Shop and Beauty Salon ...

...is located about a block from the town square in Spanish Springs.

The infamous wreck - Lake Sumter Landing

Someone became ill...

...in a Lake Sumter Landing restaurant. The emergency vehicles were called. The person was attended to. Neither the nature of the illness/injury nor the result were known.

Life goes on in paradise.

When is a golf car no longer a golf car but something else?

House off Market Square in Lake Sumter Landing?

This looks like a house. But so far as I can tell, nobody lives there. It is one of a number of similar-looking buildings in downtown Lake Sumter Landing, which together comprise a huge furniture store and The Villages Sales Center for LSL.

Nighttime reflections - Lake Sumter Landing

The patriot...

...or not. A question for Veteran's Day: Does patriotism consist of waving the flag or plastering your vehicles with decals? If not, what constitutes true patriotism in any country?

Another, related question: In these tumultuous times, as the world grows smaller and we realize as never before we are all of one race, the human race, and that we depend upon each other for survival, can we justify pride of country that in any way denigrates other countries?

On a clear night ...

...you can see forever...

Coldwater Creek

The wheel is decoration. Coldwater Creek is a relatively new upscale women's clothing store in Lake Sumter Landing.

Golf car owned by a University of Florida "Gators" fan!

Ice cream can make one tipsy!

The Bait Shack - Lake Sumter Landing

This is one of two such places located on Market Square in Lake Sumter Landing where you can buy alcoholic and other drinks to enjoy while listening to live music or just sitting and watching the sunset. "Happy Hour," I believe, is between 5 and 6 pm, and during that time you get two drinks for the price of one.

Waterfront et nuit - Lake Sumter Landing

The Waterfront Inn - Lake Sumter Landing...

...a nice place to stay if you visit The Villages.

Human's Best Friend at the Square - Lake Sumter Landing

A fence surrounds this canal in Lake Sumer Landing...

...to keep people from falling into the water and being eaten by alligators. That might be an exaggeration...

The November 1 theme is "fences." Click here to view thumbnails for all participants

Enjoying the sunset on the waterfront...

...with the help of Haagen Dazs!

Main Street - October evening. Lake Sumter Landing

Haagen Dazs - One of our favorite places. Lake Sumter Landing

Another of the famous golf cars of The Villages ...

...this one spotted in Spanish Springs...

Halloween is arriving soon in The Villages

The Waterfront Inn and a pink sunset - Lake Sumter Landing

The guitarist - on the square at Lake Sumter Landing

Amazingly, he kept a riff going while carrying on a conversation!