An owl to scare away pigeons and gulls

On the fence surrounding the Waterfront Inn's swimming pool sits a majestic owl. It is supposed to scare away pigeons and gulls so they don't poop in the pool. Unfortunately, fake owls don't scare away pigeons and gulls. A vice principal tried this at a school where I taught. The pigeons sat on the owl's head!

Beached boat at sundown - Lake Sumter Landing

The Waterfront Inn - (posterized) - Lake Sumter Landing

Gators at RJ Gator's

In Lake Sumter Landing, you can dine at RJ Gator's, which offers good food and good service. The only problem is you have to share your booth with a gator!

Seating for four

Come, sit, let us reason together about the reason for the "No Fishing" sign here in Lake Sumter Landing...

The Lighthouse restaurant

The famous lighthouse at Lake Sumter Landing also houses a restaurant. Here's a night view...

Stairway to heaven - Lake Sumter Landing

Old Dominion Bank - Lake Sumter Landing

Happy New Year!

We're back...sort of. While we have moved "successfully" across town, we're still inundated by "stuff" and the trials and tribulations (and joys) of moving into a new place, along with the various responsibilities of selling an "old" house.

So, posting will be sporadic at best for awhile.

But, we wanted to thank all of our special friends in the photoblogging world for wishing us well at Christmas and giving us such great support during our move. We deeply appreciate your concern and your kind words.

In return and in gratitude, we send our best wishes to each of you for a wonderful New Year!

[We'll repeat this message on our other blogs. If you check Ocala Daily Photo, you'll find a photo of the entrance to our new community - Stone Creek, in Ocala.]

Holiday greetings from The Villages

We'll be out-of-pocket for a week or so as we're moving to the other side of Ocala. Thus, I'll not be able to post or comment. We send our best wishes to all of our blogging friends for a wonderful holiday and hope you have a very merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas from Lake Sumter Landing

Lakeside living - Spanish Springs

Lake Sumter Landing at night

La Reina Professional Building

La Reina, as you may recall, is located in Spanish Springs, and was originally the Sales Office for The Villages. It is now used by a restaurant and a variety of businesses. This is a side staircase leading to some of those business organizations.

Alas, this photo will not embiggen.

Spanish Springs sunset

Purple grasses at Lake Sumter Landing

The Villages Florida Book has used another of our photos. You can view that very informative site here, where you'll find everything you need to know or want to know about living in The Villages.