ANOTHER FLEA MARKET AND RED SHOULDERED HAWKS!

TRR--Scorchy's HotSpot quickly! / Dade City, Florida

Sunday, January 25, 2015

55 F, Sunny

Bright and early we all went to a small flea market by a private airport.  I did see military items and nice produce, but nothing we were looking for.  This market had more antiques than new items. I reflected that there are no nice large flea markets with good parking in the Erie area.

Another thing I thought of was the difference between an American market, a European market, and those in the Caribbean. American vendors let buyers ask questions and react only if the buyer is interested. Vendors are very aggressive in the Caribbean. At my favorite markets in Aix en Provence, Florence, Nice, and Barcelona the vendors are somewhat in between—not too aggressive, but they encourage sales!

We had a great lunch at Florida Cracker Kitchen—TK had a Spanish Chorizo (omelette) and I had a very good burger.

Back at TRR we spotted a red shouldered hawk (buteo lineatus) on a nearby telephone pole.  I thought I got some good photos! She was beautiful. We deduced that this is the one we saw a few days ago and now we know the species for certain. She’s probably watching for squirrels.

Tomorrow we (TK, me, ML, and S) are driving to Ft. Myers to visit TK’s brother. I hope it is a little warmer there! However, there is no snow in sight!!!!!

TK’S TAKES: “Too cold for me.”