Finshing up at Lakewood

It's Monday morning ... the sunshine illuminated the spanish moss on the live oaks and the red shouldered hawk called to her mate ... what a beautiful way to start a day.

We began our final week back at the mini-golf course where another three holes needed to be carpeted. The tee off pads are named by the fruits of the spirit. Annette wanted to photograph the first and ninth pads when she noticed the number nine pad was missing. A search of the area was not successful.

 

Numerous solutions for mounting the pads were discussed with the final decision being burning down the "grass" and then fastening them with liquid nails.

 

Annette and I were the first ones to try out the course.

Another morning and the final carpet job. Jim is sizing up the task ahead of rolling out over 70 feet of carpet and getting it glued and trimmed. Jim was giving instructions for the fellows spreading the glue and also needed the help of seven more helpers in walking the rug back.

 

After having built light boxes the first two weeks of our time here it was good to be able to install the final eight in the cabins renovated last winter.

It's definitely spring in Florida. We see it in the flowers begining to bloom, the sandhill cranes with their chicks and these snowbirds preparing to go back home.

The end of our six weeks have come and now it's time to say our farewells, pack up and head home
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