Life In Cougar Town: 2010

So where exactly IS the "Real Cougartown"...???

Where IS the "Real Cougartown"?? To answer that question, you have to watch the Title Sequence of ABC's "Cougartown", the part where they do a flyover of the map of Florida's West Coast (see video clip on gadget bar to the right). I wouldn't recommend watching much more of the show past that however... more than a little crude. However, in the Title Sequence the Words COUGARTOWN are bordered on the south by a large inlet of water - Charlotte Harbor- and to the north by a performing elephant - presumably Venice Florida, the home of the Ringling Brothers Circus. That would put the words COUGARTOWN right on top of..... North Port Florida. And oddly enough, the cougar is the mascot of the High School! Of course, controversy has erupted over this issue, and Sarasota has tried to claim the title of the "Real" Cougartown. I mean... have you ever BEEN to Sarasota???

After all we even have cougars here in North Port... real ones! And bobcats, and wild boar... although I've never seen any sign of them on the TV show. In fact, the idyllic suburb depicted in ABC's COUGARTOWN is nothing at all like the reality we live here day to day. And so, it is our pleasure to bring you a glimpse of what life is like in the REAL Cougartown...North Port Florida!

Tuesday, November 16, 2010

The Vice Pricipal with a Local Cougar...

Saturday, October 9, 2010

Charley Dog and the Little Man

Backyard Camping

Coffee by the fire

Tuesday, September 21, 2010

Oh My....

After my knee surgery it's been about three weeks since I could mow the lawn... I once heard that if all the people left Florida suddenly, within 50 years most traces of them would be under a layer of overgrowth.

Not sure it would take that long...

Friday, September 10, 2010

Wolfpack!

It must be a full moon.... James and Charley join in the fun!

Monday, September 6, 2010

James and the First RV

1917 Ford On display at Edison - Ford museum in Ft Myers

Wednesday, August 25, 2010

Sleepy Hound

Friday, August 20, 2010

Little Guy goes to the Dentist

Thursday, August 19, 2010

Wii havin' Fun...

Charley seems unamused by it all though!

Assembly Line Lunch...

Summer"s almost done... Few more days...

Too hot to play outside...

So it's better to either sleep or quietly play with trains

Saturday, August 14, 2010

Slip Slidin' Away-Hey

Butterfly Breakfast!

At Last.....

The Caterpillars are Back!

Thursday, August 5, 2010

Glass Bottom Boat Fun!

On the first of three boat adventures...so pretty! Love these springs!

Sleepy James

Long day at Silver Springs and the waterpark...

Silver Springs- August 5th 2010

Wednesday, August 4, 2010

At Troy Springs...

At Troy Springs

In front of the spring...we had just been swimming out there,..

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With Nana at the Suwanee...

Troy Springs

Tuesday, August 3, 2010

Charlemagne's First Vet Visit

Such a good dog!

Saturday, July 31, 2010

New Dog!

Our new dog...Zeke, Jake, Elvis, Roi... Haven't named him yet

Saturday, July 24, 2010

T.S Bonnie says Goodbye...

With a kinda strange Rainbow/ Tornado looking thing

Tuesday, July 20, 2010

Butterfly Bush in Bloom

But still waiting for the Monarchs to start laying eggs... None found yet!

Sideyard Garden

The Aloe plants are taking over!!

Garden Toad

Gotta love 'em....

Wednesday, July 14, 2010

Seriously!

Another thing seen frequently... And still some people are gonna go swimming anyway!

At the Library

The little guy is surrounded by Ibis.
They're pretty much the same as pigeons, just more exotic looking. Some things in Florida take some getting used to....

Friday, July 9, 2010

Monarchs Return

We normally have a LOT of Monarch butterflies around the garden. They all but disappeared after the severe cold in January...looks like they're coming back!

Sunday, July 4, 2010

And the smoke clears....

As the show finishes

That was a BIG one!

Kids

Wow!!

As the fireworks begin...

In line for the bounce-house

4th of July

Wednesday, June 30, 2010

Morning Walk

Sunrise over the pond. The pond is in the middle of our neighborhood and is home to a variety of water birds and a few large alligators. This picture is taken from the side of the pond opposite our house. You can see the squared outline of the elementary school on the right...

Tuesday, June 29, 2010

Pool Days!

About 95 degrees out...but the pool is just fine!

Monday, June 28, 2010

Fishing at Manasota

The Heron wanted our bait, I think... the little guy in the chair, having grown up in Florida is generally oblivious to the giant birds, exotic animals and other unique aspects of the area, and prefers to just eat his apple in peace!

....doing something like this....

Would so much rather be home!!!

Saturday, June 26, 2010

After the Storm

One of the nice things about the afternoon rains.... rainbows are a nearly everyday sight this time of the year as afternoon rains come as the sun is low on the horizon to the west. This particular picture was as I was leaving work in Sarasota...