My Virtual Dose of Vitamin-D

Photo by courtesy of Rob Howard and Garden and Gun Magazine

Photo by courtesy of Rob Howard and Garden and Gun Magazine

Thanks to the folks at Garden and Gun for bringing a smile to my face with their post of warm-weather photos.  We are bracing for two more winter storms this weekend and I desperately need the virtual dose of vitamin-D. Their slide show features one of my happy places–Islamorada, Florida.  After you soak up their lovely photos, check out some of my own shots from my favorite winter escape:

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Summer’s Sweet Swan Song

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The last precious days of summer are upon us.  It’s time to get the kids ready to go back to school.  Labor Day is right around the corner and before you know it, SEC football will be kicking off.

But summer is not over by a long shot.  Even during these fading days of August, summer is holding its own in Nantucket.

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Taking Kate, Jack and our friends out to Great Point at the northern most tip of the island.

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An peaceful spot to take a coffee break outside The Bean Coffee Shop.

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Brant Point lighthouse has been welcoming tired sailors into the safety of Nantucket Harbor for over a hundred years now.

Photos by Nathan Congleton for SXNE