For Christmas my parents rented a beautiful house in the town of Bradenton Beach on Santa Maria Island in Florida. The house is on part of the island that is three blocks wide, so the beach is sprinting distance in both directions. This is the Boxing Day sunset.
We left California on Christmas Eve and arrived in Florida early Christmas morning before the fog had burned off.
Our rental cars at the Bradenton Beach house.
Catching golden hour on Christmas day.
Nene and Daddy practice their sand throwing.
Watching the Christmas sunset.
After the sun goes down, everything turns pink and it looks so cool!
Wandering around the island.
Someone gets to grow bananas in their front yard.
Florida gravel.
Leffis Key is attached to the island and has a network of boardwalks across it.
The view from Leffis Key.
A crab wondering if we are going to leave soon.
A horseshoe crab shell.
Driving to the much-praised Siesta Key, through Sarasota.
One of the delightful shops in St. Armands Circle in Sarasota.
Siesta Key.
Headed inland to the Orlando area.
The speedy, highly entertaining birds at Bradenton Beach; sunset at Siesta Key; and a sped-up sunset at Bradenton Beach.