Frolicking Manatees in the Indian River Lagoon

Each morning when I arrive at the office, I look for manatees and dolphins near the Indian River seawall. One June morning, a family of four manatees was frolicking including a young one. I grabbed my camera and was mesmerized by these prehistoric-looking creatures. They bobbed up and down and tumbled across each other in the water. They continue to amaze me.

Broken Things

Why does everything break? And it happens in threes? In the past week, our air conditioner, our pool chlorinator, and our toilet broke. First I thought I could blame it on a lightning strike, but that wouldn’t cause the toilet to leak. Fortunately, two of these things are under warranty. But the warranty doesn’t cover labor. So, to avoid future unexpected costs, we sprung for an extended warranty on the A/C. My mother keeps telling me “You shoulda bought a Trane.”
My husband, handyman that he is, and unemployed right now, is scheduling the repairmen and trying to fix the toilet himself. We were without A/C for 3 days, but our electric bill didn’t go down. We had a window unit in our bedroom which probably wasn’t the most energy efficient. But at least we were comfortable. We’re using chlorine and tablets in the pool until Tuesday.
Things are gradually getting fixed until the next lightning strike.