The Roaming Rosie Blog

It may seem strange that lizards are one of the things I’ve missed about living in Florida (well, I think it’s strange), but seeing them scurrying across the ground or climbing up the screens or doing their little push-ups when they catch you watching brings back a weird sense of warm nostalgia.

I never thought I’d say anything like this, but I find the presence of the lizards comforting.  Everything on this list is somehow strangely comforting.  But the list exists because when we were about to move back to Florida, we encountered a barrage of “Why do you want to go to Florida?  They have hurricanes and it’s hot and the pace of life is way too slow!”

So many people in the Northeast had negative opinions of Florida.  But, then again, they were choosing to live in the Northeast, and we were not.  Home is where the Army sends you, but now that my hubby is retiring, we get to choose where we live.  So here are a few of the things I’ve missed, strange or not, that have drawn me back:

1.  The water, i.e. the ocean, gulf, rivers, lakes, etc. that are everywhere

2.  Blue skies

3.  Light, spring showers / sun showers

4.  The sandy beaches and blue-gray waters of the Gulf of Mexico

5.  Lizards

6.  General tropic appearance of foliage, including Palm Trees, Spanish Moss and Palmetto bushes

7.  The plants don’t all die in the fall and winter – they’re green all year

8.  Slightly chilly but pleasant winter temperatures

9.  No snow, no snow shoveling, no salting the driveways

10.  The scent of the orange trees

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