Mid-week Thoughts

Stunning Orchid
Tequesta, FL
March 7, 2026

Happy Hump Day!

The middle day of the week is upon us. I'm glad everyday that I am happily retired and don't work through the workweek the way I used to. 

George and Sue departed yesterday after spending a great week with us and the house seems very empty this morning. They had both a good and bad trip home, as it was relayed to me. Getting through security and the flight was great, the fact that the battery was dead in their car on arrival to Baltimore was bad. Fortunately, they had a portable charger in the car and were not long delayed on their return home.

Traveling comes with a lot of challenges. 

Pelican at Jupiter
Henry Starter
Norton Museum of Art
March 8, 2026

I was happy to hear that TSA-pre is still functioning as Chris and I have planned travel for the Easter holiday. Hopefully, things will go smoothly for us.

It is orchid season. We were out the other night and I was very impressed with Mary's orchid. It was stunning and I had to get an image of it. 

While at the Norton Museum of Art on Sunday, we toured the permanent collections after visiting the Rembrandt exhibit. I came across this painting with the Jupiter Lighthouse as a subject. It was done by Henry Starter in 1935. I found the depiction of the lighthouse to be very interesting because there is no large tree around the base. Any modern image of the lighthouse will show the base obscured by a huge ficus tree.

-- Bob Doan, Tequesta, FL