Sunday Stealing: Would You Rather? Part The First
A June Morning In Key West With My Son

Sundays In My City: Key West In June

Unknown Mami
We went to Key West overnight from Thursday into Friday last week. More about that in a later post, but here are a few snaps from around our hotel and downtown for your viewing pleasure:
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Okay, so technically this isn't from Key West proper. The last Circle K gas station outside of Key West is where we always make one last rest stop and, usually, get a few beverages before we reach our destination. I require myself to take a picture of at least one rooster every time we go there. Sometimes, we'll see a large iguana or two as well, but not this time.
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There were turtles in the pond outside our hotel. Some were so tiny, I could have swallowed them whole!
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We walked across S Roosevelt Blvd from our hotel to go visit the bay. Hello, mangroves.
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Compared to Saturday back in Homestead, when it was proven to us that the 2015 Hurricane Season had, indeed, begun, Friday was a gorgeous day in the Florida Keys.
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We stayed here for the first time. Barring the stifling heat in the elevators and lobbies, it was lovely.
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Jack River in the hotel pool
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All the kiddos wanted to do was swim in the hotel pool, so we let them do that until it was time to watch Jeopardy!
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The kiddos on our balcony between Jeopardy! segments
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Don't worry. We didn't.
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My little guy, Jack River, on the balcony
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We've probably been down to Key West a couple dozen times since we moved to the Miami area, but this is the first time I actually took them to Southernmost Point. I had been there myself when I was in college at U. Miami, but the experience was new for the remainder of my clan! Of course, I forgot to bring the Nikon, so you get a sucky camera phone pic from a nearby visitor with whom I traded the favor.
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Never fails to amuse me that there are bins for trash, for recycling, and for coconuts. That's the Florida Keys for ya!
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Hubs and I ventured downtown, leaving Chloë in charge of babysitting duties, for a couple drinks. We each had a shot (okay, maybe I had two) of Buttery Nipple while we listened to Jack Wolf sing covers of various tunes. I recognized all of them. He gave us a CD, and I didn't even have to show him my boobies. Hey, that's a win.
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Hubs on Duval Street
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It should surprise no one who knows I am a huge fan of Romero Britto's work that the vibrant color in this "Conch Town" piece immediately grabbed my attention as we window-shopped our way around Mallory Square.
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An early bloom on Friday morning
 
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A selfie in the mirror... hee!
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This shop downtown had a clever way of indicating that they were closed. I thought it was cool, anyway...
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The old lighthouse, across from Ernest Hemingway's property
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Someday, we'll take this tour ourselves, instead of watching the Conch Train go by endless times...
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The chickens, if you aren't aware, roam freely all over the lowest key. They never do answer me when I ask why they crossed the road, either. The kids crack up every time they crow. I admit, it never gets old for me, either.
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This is it, the end of the road.
Thanks for visiting!
Fin.

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