My morning bike ride ( A tour of Anna Maria)

Nothing is more relaxing than my morning rides.  I live in a VERY small town.  We call it "Mayberry at the beach"!  We don't have mailboxes because there's not enough people to have a mail carrier.  Everyone goes to the Post Office to pick up their mail from the Post Mistress.  ( Yes, I'm serious)  There's the Community Church and the Baptist Church...if you're some other denomination, you have to go to Holmes Beach or Bradenton Beach for church.  We have seven restaurants because of the tourists and a few shops for them to browse.  Oh, and two fishing piers, a City Hall and a Community Theatre that puts on plays when the Snow Birds arrive.  And that's my town in a nutshell.

But on my ride yesterday morning, I decided to go really slow and look for things that were unusual, or just pretty to me.  The only camera I had was my cell phone, but I think the picture turned out o.k.

So enjoy the tour of my little town, my Mayberry at the beach.....

             Anna Maria City Pier.  Great place to watch families fishing together!

                                     Heading out from one of the canals for a day on the water.

   Bear in a golf cart pulling a kayak!

                                                         

Looks like somebody's all set for a day on the beach!

One of many rental houses on the island.  This one is gulf front.  You can open the windows and listen to the ocean or just walk across the road and your standing on the beach!

   The Egret screen door...love it!

Totally Old Florida Wacky!

More wacky

  Ginny and Jane E's at the old IGA..great place!

 Ordering breakfast at Ginny and Jane E's

More of Ginny and Jane E's

                  The General Store...basic needs plus wine, cheeses and Artisan breads made daily

The Waterfront Restaurant.  Really good food and if you sit on the porch to eat, you can see the Cruise Ships come under the Skyline Bridge heading for Mexico on Thursday and Sunday night!  

  Getting ready for Winter at the marina on Bimini Bay

Oleander 

Gotta love this yard!  It makes me smile every time I ride past.  Little signs everywhere telling you what kind of flowers and trees are there, and one that says, "Free Weeds - take as many as you like"!