Sunshine is delicious, rain is refreshing, wind braces us up, snow is exhilarating; there is really no such thing as bad weather, only different kinds of good weather. ~John Ruskin
The Sunshine Skyway connects St. Pete to Bradenton . (Credit: roger4336's photostream @ flickr.com) The Gulf of Mexico was still churning today from the remnants of Tropical Storm Lee. As the hubbs & I were returning from an early morning doctor's appointment in St. Pete the wind & rain pretty much followed us south across the Sunshine Skyway. It's always a test of nerves to cross the very top of the Skyway as the wind shakes your vehicle & you glance down at the bay agitating like a heavy load in a washing machine. As we cruised the downside of the bridge & made our way south the waves were slapping up the sides of the seawall. I know this is the kind of weather that makes surfers & beachcombers happy....hey, that would be me. Two hours later after getting the hubbs situated I donned my snazziest red rain poncho & made my way up the flooded streets to Manasota Key. As I pulled into Blind Pass Beach's parking lot there were only a few c...