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Delray Beach- Bobby Jack at the Beach

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Delray Beach- Bobby Jack At the Beach

Three-day weekends always throw me off.  All week, I’ve either been a day ahead or behind what it really was. Thankfully I showed up where I needed to be when I needed to be there.

Labor Day we had thunder storms mid afternoon.  The beachgoers left and by the time we took a late afternoon drive, it was pretty quiet along A1A.

 

delray beach monkey

This is Bobby Jack… at least he looks like him.  He was hanging out at the beach a few days this week.  It may be that someone asked him to guard the meter.
 

“America will never be destroyed from the outside.  If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves.”                       Abraham Lincoln

 

delray beach

And towards the end of the week, our focus was on where we were 14 years ago.  We were reminded of how fragile life is and how vulnerable we were.

 

“Do not allow to slip away from you freedoms the people who came before you won with such hard knocks.”    D.H.Lawrence

 

At the same time, we were reminded of how strong and resilient this country is.  Members of Congress stood on the steps of the Capitol and sung “God Bless America.” American flags flew everywhere and we all wore our flag pins.

 

the beach at delray

“There is a certain enthusiasm in liberty,that makes human nature rise above itself,in acts of bravery and heroism.”                   Alexander Hamilton

 

What’s happened to all of those flags and pins?  It’s important that we never forget.   We need to tell this story to our young children and continue to tell it.  We need to continue to honor the memory of all those lost that day by never forgetting.

 

green cay wetlands

Have a weekend of remembrances.

 

 

image from delray beach

 


 

 

 

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Comments(22)

Dorie Dillard Austin TX
Coldwell Banker Realty ~ 512.750.6899 - Austin, TX
NW Austin ~ Canyon Creek and Spicewood/Balcones

Good morning Kathy Streib,

September 11th was a day to remember and is one I'll never forget. I like Lise Howe was relieved the day passed without another event. Thank you for your photos, quotes and sentiments.

Sep 11, 2015 09:37 PM
Kathy Streib

Dorie- I remember holding my breath and saying a prayer when President Bush went out to throw the first pitch 

Sep 11, 2015 11:45 PM
James Dray
Fathom Realty - Bentonville, AR

Good morning Kathy.  I fear some in congress has already forgotten that day 14 years ago.  

Sep 11, 2015 09:45 PM
Kathy Streib

James- they should wear the flag pins every day.

Sep 11, 2015 11:47 PM
Raymond E. Camp
Ontario, NY

Good morning Kathy,

I think Bobby Jack was a deception to get more revenues if someone parked there.

Great quotes for a day we should aleays ahve on our minds.

Make yourself a great day.

Sep 11, 2015 10:08 PM
Kathy Streib

Raymond- once in a while you can pull up to a meter that has some time left on it! That's always fun.

Sep 11, 2015 11:50 PM
Sharon Lee
Sharon Lee's Virtual Assistance - Jonesborough, TN
Retired and loving life

Good morning Kathy-Love all your pictures and the quotes and I was watching a lot of different footage from 9/11 last night and it was almost like watching a horror movie except for the fact that it was REAL and it happened here on our soil.  It was one thing to watch it on TV and quite another to be there and experience it first hand.  I hope this country never has to deal with anything like that EVER again.

Sep 11, 2015 10:10 PM
Kathy Streib

Sharon- I remember years before the attack Dick Cheney warned that one day terrorists would come to our country and wage a war.  

Sep 11, 2015 11:53 PM
Sheila Anderson
Referral Group Incorporated - East Brunswick, NJ
The Real Estate Whisperer Who Listens 732-715-1133

Good morning Kathy. What a variety of thoughts and pictures. Enjoy the day.

Sep 11, 2015 10:23 PM
Kathy Streib

A bit of a smorgasbord 

Sep 11, 2015 11:54 PM
Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
Pasadena And Southern California 818.516.4393

Hi Kathy -- I agree with you about three day weekends.  Thanks for sharing the quotes and your photos.   

Sep 11, 2015 11:04 PM
Kathy Streib

Michael- I woke up this morning looking for Mike &Mike on ESPN.

Sep 11, 2015 11:55 PM
Patricia Feager, MBA, CRS, GRI,MRP
DFW FINE PROPERTIES - Flower Mound, TX
Selling Homes Changing Lives

During the last 14 years, I've noticed that September always has some ominous clouds but then the sun comes out, or like this year, that beautiful rainbow and that gives us ALL hope!

Sep 11, 2015 11:49 PM
Kathy Streib

Patricia- where in the world would we be without HOPE. 

Sep 12, 2015 02:49 AM
Bill Roberts
Brooks and Dunphy Real Estate - Oceanside, CA
"Baby Boomer" Retirement Planner

Kathy Streib  Only 150 years later his words come true. So sad. But maybe we can recover. Let's hope so anyway.

Bill Roberts

BTW It is good that you left Bobby Jack there. Maybe the true owners will come back.

Sep 12, 2015 12:00 AM
Kathy Streib

Bill- we always leave behind the toys we fin at the beach.  There was a toy bear stuck in the branches of a tree one year and it stayed there forever. 

Sep 12, 2015 02:50 AM
Liz and Bill Spear
Transaction Alliance 513.520.5305 www.LizTour.com - Mason, OH
Transaction Alliance Cincinnati & Dayton suburbs

Kathy, I decided one 3 day weekend wasn't enough, took yesterday off to make another one.  We went to see Jurassic World for the 3 p.m. show, and Liz and I were the only ones at the showing.  I think we caught the last week of showings in the main run theater, and with all the kids in school we had no one else there.

Sep 12, 2015 12:01 AM
Kathy Streib

BLiz- Haven't seen that one yet.  Is it worth it?  Going to see "A Walk in the Woods" next week starring Robert "My Man" Redford!

Sep 12, 2015 02:51 AM
Kristin Johnston - REALTOR®
RE/MAX Platinum - Waukesha, WI
Giving Back With Each Home Sold!

I know what you mean about being thrown off...I put the garbage bins out the normal day, and there they sat a day due to the holiday...oops!

Sep 12, 2015 12:43 AM
Kathy Streib

Kristin- I cannot tell you how many time I've done that!

Sep 12, 2015 02:52 AM
Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Napa Consultants - Carpinteria, CA
Luxury Real Estate Branding, Marketing & Strategy

Kathy,

Lovely post on your part.  Three day weekends always upset the apple cart, so to speak..But we are also thankful for them.  A

Sep 12, 2015 03:49 AM
Lou Ludwig
Ludwig & Associates - Boca Raton, FL
Designations Earned CRB, CRS, CIPS, GRI, SRES, TRC

Kathy

Abraham Lincoln quote from the past . . . . Speaks volumes for us to hear today.

Good luck and success.

Lou Ludwig

Sep 12, 2015 04:21 AM
Dick Greenberg
New Paradigm Partners LLC - Fort Collins, CO
Northern Colorado Residential Real Estate

Hi Kathy - Such wonderful photos to go with the quotes - you lie in a beautifulo place. And I have to confess that I'm sadly out of touch as usual - I had to Google Bobby Jack to see who he was :(

Sep 12, 2015 05:11 AM
Belinda Spillman
Aspen Lane Real Estate Colorful Colorado - Aurora, CO
Colorado Living!

Yes those three day weekends throw my week off too.  Oh wait - is today Saturday.....  

Great photos and inspiration today.

Sep 12, 2015 05:20 AM
Anna "Banana" Kruchten
HomeSmart Real Estate - Phoenix, AZ
602-380-4886

Kathy this week is always a mixed bag this past 14 years. And 3 day weekends do throw most of us off track. I couldn't believe it was Friday already and here we are almost the middle of September?  How does that happen/ Maybe we should ask Bobby Jack!

Sep 12, 2015 09:03 AM
Grant Schneider
Performance Development Strategies - Armonk, NY
Your Coach Helping You Create Successful Outcomes

Kathy - those quotes from Lincoln and D. H. Lawrence are reminders to us.  We really came together when attacked from without.  They can't hurt us but we can destroy ourselves. Guard liberty and freedom.

Sep 12, 2015 11:27 AM
Brian England
Ambrose Realty Management LLC - Gilbert, AZ
MBA, GRI, REALTOR® Real Estate in East Valley AZ

Looks like Bobby Jack was having a great time at the beach!  I always enjoy the beach, but don't get to visit it very often, as we don't have any beaches (natural) in Arizona.

Sep 12, 2015 11:55 AM
Sally K. & David L. Hanson
EXP Realty 414-525-0563 - Brookfield, WI
WI Real Estate Agents - Luxury - Divorce

We lined our driveway with flags....the only ones in the neighborhood....and that is a day none of us will every forget. 

Sep 12, 2015 01:55 PM
Wayne Zuhl
Remax First Realty II - Cranford, NJ
The Last Name You'll Ever Need in Real Estate

Good morning Kathy - The smoke from the towers was visible from our block, as is the Tribute in Lights Memorial now. We couldn't forget, even if we tried.

Sep 12, 2015 08:54 PM
Sharon Tara
Sharon Tara Transformations - Portsmouth, NH
Retired New Hampshire Home Stager

It must have been a very long night for the parents of the child who left Bobby Jack behind!  LOL

Sep 12, 2015 11:40 PM