Winds, tourist weather, the canal and YES! BETTE DAVIS!!

@GreatMartin (23672)
Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
May 25, 2021 2:10pm CST
1, 2 & 3) Bette Davis (yes, that's her name!) is our ABC evening weather forecaster and she is great! She smiles, laughs, feels empathy and sympathy and looks great. Okay on another note she is very accurate. We have been having 3 great weeks of what we call 'tourist weather'--yes it seems that with temperatures in the high 80s it would be warm, even hot and, maybe, uncomfortable but that is far from the case. The dew point and humidity is VERY low, especially for this time of the year, plus we are having ocean wind gusts sometimes going in the high 29 or low30s miles per hour which makes sitting directly in the sun, with that breeze, very comfortable! 4) I will have to take another picture in a month--this is an orchid that blooms every year since Irene put it on what I call our Wilma tree!! When hurricane Wilma in 2005 hit us it almost demolished the tree and though it took a year or two it came back fully. In fact, they have to trim it every hurricane season as it has grown so much. Back to the orchid--a few years ago Irene put it in the tree and it bloomed beautifully and then the plant disappeared but the following Spring and every Spring since it comes back and blooms beautifully! More pictures to come! 5) It is pretty hard to see but on the left is a guy working/cleaning the yacht and they have a full-time crew cleaning, it seems, 24/7!! One of the guys said since it is so open to the elements you have to keep at it--worse than owning a home! 6) The house across from me is getting ready for Memorial/Decoration Day and their annual BBQ! Those are 2 inflated Uncle Sams! The rest of the pictures are sights I see looking out my window. This time of the year, with the great weather, people are out on the water on all sorts of crafts plus the big boats coming and going from and to the islands, Life is good!
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@LeaPea2417 (37351)
• Toccoa, Georgia
25 May 21
Every picture looks wonderful. Glad you are doing well and the weather is perfect.
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@GreatMartin (23672)
• Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
25 May 21
I consider myself a very lucky and happy man!!
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@CarolDM (203422)
• Nashville, Tennessee
25 May 21
I wonder if she has Bette Davis eyes. Low humidity is what I love. Orchids are so elegant. Nice window views you have.
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@GreatMartin (23672)
• Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
25 May 21
She is really a very pleasant looking and acting lady! (I wonder how her parents could do that to her---she must have taken a lot of kidding in school IF anyone there knew who Bette Davis was!) I love where I live!!
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@CarolDM (203422)
• Nashville, Tennessee
25 May 21
@GreatMartin She probably was kidded. Glad you are happy.
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@GreatMartin (23672)
• Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
26 May 21
@CarolDM I'm always happy!
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@Tampa_girl7 (50249)
• United States
27 May 21
You have a nice view from your window
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@GreatMartin (23672)
• Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
27 May 21
And constantly changing!!!
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@GreatMartin (23672)
• Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
28 May 21
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@Tampa_girl7 (50249)
• United States
27 May 21
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@DianneN (247186)
• United States
27 May 21
Bette Davis sure dresses great! Dying to go kayaking again. Your photos make me miss Florida extra much.
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@GreatMartin (23672)
• Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
28 May 21
Come on down!!!
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@GreatMartin (23672)
• Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
28 May 21
@DianneN I am eating out again!!! More about that over the weekend!!
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@DianneN (247186)
• United States
28 May 21
@GreatMartin . It’s been a beautiful spring up here. We may come down earth for a month. We should meet for lunch!
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@db20747 (43440)
• Washington, District Of Columbia
26 May 21
Yes it is!! Pretty soon I'm going to be knocking on your door and moving in!!
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@GreatMartin (23672)
• Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
26 May 21
Come on down BUT I live alone--why do you think I am such a happy guy?!?!?!?
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@GreatMartin (23672)
• Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
27 May 21
@db20747 It is THE smartest move I have ever made in my life BUT there is a 3 year waiting list for an apartment--I do have a sofa bed in the meanwhile you can use!!
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@db20747 (43440)
• Washington, District Of Columbia
26 May 21
@GreatMartin this is perfect for me!! Staying where you are sounds so wonderful!
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@thelme55 (77061)
• Germany
25 May 21
That is a beautiful photo collage. We still have cold weather here at 10C at the moment.
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@GreatMartin (23672)
• Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
26 May 21
I live here because I LOVE HOT weather!!!
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@GreatMartin (23672)
• Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
28 May 21
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@thelme55 (77061)
• Germany
27 May 21
@GreatMartin I also love hot weather but I have to live in the cold country..
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@much2say (55601)
• Los Angeles, California
25 May 21
Your weather seems quite pleasant right now - thank you Bette Davis . Oh my gosh, that tree orchid is still around! Maintaining a boat/yacht is a lot of work - that would drive me insane. I didn't know Uncle Sam was a twin . Glad life is treating you well !
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@much2say (55601)
• Los Angeles, California
26 May 21
Right . . . a great life for @GreatMartin - no other way .
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@GreatMartin (23672)
• Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
26 May 21
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@GreatMartin (23672)
• Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
25 May 21
It better NOT treat me any other way!!
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@RasmaSandra (79833)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
26 May 21
Glad your window viewing gives you so much pleasure, I would love to see those Uncle Sams,
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@GreatMartin (23672)
• Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
26 May 21
If I can I'll get a closer picture!
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• Eugene, Oregon
26 May 21
Great photos, thanks for sharing them. That is amazing weather you have. It rained here for two days, but we really need it so no problem.
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@GreatMartin (23672)
• Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
26 May 21
We need rain too but with summer coming and hurricane season I'll take this weather as long as I can!!
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@nela13 (58667)
• Portugal
27 May 21
You have wonderful views from your window.
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@GreatMartin (23672)
• Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
28 May 21
Constantly changing!!
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@nela13 (58667)
• Portugal
29 May 21
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@erictsuma (9726)
• Mombasa, Kenya
25 May 21
Here the weather is very windy and Cold. Have a nice day.
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@GreatMartin (23672)
• Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
25 May 21
And that's why I live in Fort Lauderdale---we have, maybe, 7 'cold' days a year!!
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@erictsuma (9726)
• Mombasa, Kenya
26 May 21
@GreatMartin oh that's nice
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@LotusEyes (2711)
• India
26 May 21
Pictures look very beautiful. The weather here is a bit cloudy
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@GreatMartin (23672)
• Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
26 May 21
We are having another beautiful day today--have to enjoy it before we hit summer and then everywhere you go is air-conditioned, glasses fog up when you go outdoors and everyone sweats!!
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@LotusEyes (2711)
• India
27 May 21
@GreatMartin Wow! What a beautiful weather there. I can imagine what you said. Have a wonderful time
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• India
25 May 21
The pics are very nice and beautiful. Keep up the good work. Enjoy. Have a good day.
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@GreatMartin (23672)
• Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
25 May 21
Every morning I wake up makes for a good day!
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