Wishing you all a happy Cinco De Mayo day! The wife and I just spent 5 grueling hours raking out and bagging tons of leaves around the foundation, cutting vines that were encroaching on our trees, weed-eating around the place, and I went ahead and cut the front lawn. It was 85 degrees and no breeze, but otherwise another glorious Florida day. So we could not resist taking the time to sit on the deck and have a Margarita to cool down. Also couldn't resist this photo. Whether you celebrate 5 May or not, wishing you all a safe and healthy May 2020!

I always celebrate Cinco de Mayo because it both my and my abuela's (grandma) birthday!

Usually it's a very busy day, with sometimes multi bookings but this year, sadly "nada"

Here's some highlights from last years Cinco de Mayo celebration at a block party in Plano, Texas. Those were the days : ) BTW, everybody on the band stand is related!

I celebrated by having a cup of coffee on the pool deck. 80 degrees here, but with a breeze. I feel asleep sitting in the sun, just like some old man. Can't imagine why.

Randy, PLEEEEZE tell me you took that photo on your deck after all that work !!!

Tony - Roger Roger! Yep! It was AFTER and not BEFORE the work! Was a long session in the yard and we were both bushed. I took the drinks out and sat them on the table and told the wife "Before we enjoy these, I need to take a photo of this"... just used my phone. Turned out great.

That was really beautiful. I'm going to scold my wife because ours doesn't look like that.
Do you have a guest room?

Don - yep, we have a guest room! Come on down! Our deck is our escape - we spent the last 2 days tweaking things out there....

Don't tell Uncle Dave you have a guest room; he's looking for a place to move to.

Wait, WHAT?

You wouldn't like Florida Dave. No snow. We gotta keep that guest room open for ME!

Randy, I recognized your the new fence in your backyard! Looks great!

Steve you've BEEN there?!? ...now I'm REALLY jealous !!!

You got THAT right. I will never live down there. Neveh, eveh!

I could live there. Used to travel there quite a bit, mostly in central to north areas. I liked it a lot and there is evidently a rule that they don't allow any ugly girls there.

Not me .... even in the northern part, where my parents winter (St Auggie) .... it's too darn hot. I will admit - St Augustine is the prettiest place I've ever been to. Since I've never seen Italy, or Greece, or England - it's also the oldest. I need my 4 seasons, and the ones that require AC need to be the shortest ones!

Tony, I did meet up with our buddy Randy about 3 years ago. Unfortunately his wife was sick at the time so Randy and I met up for dinner so we just met at a restaurant I did not get to his home. I recognize his yard because we are both ham radio operators (me W1DAM my wife’s initials) and Randy has posted videos of him on the air operating various radios and antennae in his backyard. So I’ve only visited the backyard via video.

Here’s a useless piece of info my late dad was my inspiration for electronics/radio interest his initials were MSM. When you’re on the air speaking phonetically Whiskey One Delta Alpha Mike ( using my wife’s initials) sounds better than Whiskey One Mike Sierra Mike ( W1MSM). When the FCC issued me my license they issued me KC1CHF, those would have been perfect if I had been a Kansas City Chiefs fan.

Maybe when things settle you can visit his garden paradise ...

Steve - Yep you are right - new fence went in about 3-4 years ago or so. Next time you get this way, we can have lunch on the deck. Maybe you and Deb can make a run this way when the COVID monster departs the scene.

Speaking of scary things, despite living near the beaches, we'd much rather spend our time at present in the back yard....just sayin'! This was the scene 4 days ago in Destin....