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This is the view of a sunset from one of the stores I work in. Nice way to end the day, huh? I'll be there tomorrow. Hopefully it will be as nice then.

Nighty night, Folks!

I don't generally go to air shows, but this one came to me. I was driving down A-1-A in Ormond Beach, just north of Daytona, when I saw these planes putting on a fantastic exhibition, so I grabbed a couple of quick shots. They were doing a lot of acrobatic maneuvers, which were quite amazing.

Years ago, I had a friend who was a stunt pilot. He offered to take me up for some loop-de-loops. I refused, not because I was afraid of the stunts, but because I didn't think my middle ear would let me do it without getting sick! Some people are cut out for acrobatics, and some are not. I'd LOVE them, but unfortunately, I'm one of the nots. :-)

Sometimes I really wonder how things end up where they do. I was in Bushman Park when I spotted this shoe, just lying on the ground. Now, empty food wrappers and bottles make some sense to me, since people walk around eating and drinking, and get sick of holding on to their stuff, they just pitch it. Shoes? Seems a little odd to me....

Lawn mowers? That's what it seemed they were using these goats as! I took the shot of the goats as they ate the grass in the lot across the street from where I was working in Sanford, Florida last month. Rhinehart Road is in the business district, and I did a double take when I saw these animals nibbling away. Not what you'd expect to see in an area like that, as you can see by the giant, electical poles, but apparently they once used animals to "mow" the White House lawn, too! I'm not sure if I would find that kind of government cut to be practical these days. :-)

Remember Herbert Hoover's campaign promise in 1928- "a chicken in every pot..." Maybe one of the current crop of political lu-lus will promise a goat in every yard. I'll be glad when November is over.

Last month I was at work in Sanford, Florida, in a strip mall on a busy road. I looked out the window, and across the street I saw these goats eating away! That was certainly not what I expected to see in a business district! It seems odd to watch them grazing amidst giant, electric pilings, and it took me aback for a few seconds.

Goats are a common sight in more rural areas of Florida, and people who own large acreages seem to be using them in lieu of mowing the lawns! From what I've heard, they're very efficient! I guess that was what was going on here.