Though there have been many admonitions to "live in the present", this month I am spending a lot of time anticipating the future, the near future that is.
It's been a disconcerting January with unusually cool weather here and the most devastating international news with the earthquake in Haiti.
I want to fast forward and February is generally a warmer, sunnier month on Island with the increasingly nicer weather punctuated by my favorite holiday of the year, Valentines Day.
In fact, I am often asked how Valentine's can be celebrated on Sanibel?
How can you celebrate this lovely holiday on a tropical island?
Romantic expression is all over so you barely need to try! Begin by taking a long walk with your special Valentine along the beach barefoot at dawn.
Build a sand castle together at water's edge.
Return home and make a cup of herb tea sweetened with honey and whipped with some milk.
Or sleep in and have breakfast at Amy's cafe. Then rent a tandem bike to tour the Island. Stop at Wilford and Lee or Pandora's Box and buy some pretty Island charm for each other to take home.
Take a cooling dip in the pool then apply scented sunscreen to each other in a loving way. Dry off and read poetry to one another under a swaying palm.
Enjoy an afternoon nap with a bottle of champagne and some sweets from The Cheese Nook at bedside.
Enjoy a sunset cruise and the music of Danny Morgan. Return to land and have dinner at the Gulf front Thistle Lodge.
Rent a romantic movie from The Video Scene and take it back to your condo with you. But first drive out to Captiva to watch the moon over the water and have a nightcap at the water front Green Flash.
Watch your video in the dark with candles as your only light source.
I can think of dozens of things to do, but why do them all this year?
Make plans to come back every Valentine's Day and explore the romance the Island has in store!
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