Sunshine State Shenanigans

Daily writing prompt
What do you love about where you live?

Really, WordPress?! You have to ask?

*sarcasm* ๐Ÿ™„

Welcome to Florida ๐ŸŠ (AKAโ€ฆWTF)

Well, whatโ€™s not to love about the Sunshine State?

Buckle up, because itโ€™s about to be a wild ride!

Sizzle ๐Ÿฅต

Weโ€™ve got beautiful oceans

Hillsboro Beach, FL – and a beautiful sunrise it was! (My photo)

Big ass invasive iguanas

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The coffee be strong as hell

A heavenly scent, and heaven-sent! โ˜•๏ธ

How about dem gators? ๐ŸŠ

Just donโ€™t jump into unknown water territory

Wildlife in generalโ€ฆ

Letโ€™s also not forget the mosquitos ๐ŸฆŸ holy hell Batman

Hurricanes

The chaos in this AI generated hurricane is better than I couldโ€™ve ever hoped for ๐ŸŒ€

Itโ€™s too hot for about 6-9 months out of the year

Donโ€™t get a sunburn, either! ๐Ÿ”ฅ

A random sun shower suddenly appears!

You get used to it ๐ŸŒฆ๏ธ

Floridians are a special breed ๐Ÿ˜œ

Watch out for Florida Man, the Floridian (or as I like to say, Floridiot) equivalent of Trevor from GTA V

Key West

Complete with graffiti and all! How can you not love it?!

Crazy drivers!

And theyโ€™re not all Floridians, I can promise you that! Stephanie also just wrote a post about crazy drivers as well

The oldest city in the United States

Vintage!

I forgot Disney World, which in my opinion is overpriced and overrated (donโ€™t shoot the messenger!)

The most magical place on Earth? Hmmโ€ฆthatโ€™s debatable lol ๐Ÿ˜‚

Publix!

Where shopping is a pleasure (sometimes)

Overcrowding ๐Ÿ˜ก

Itโ€™s just becoming ridiculousโ€ฆ

Snow birds!

Ahh, yesโ€ฆFall is among us soon enough

Florida has its own special level of crazy which most people find simultaneously fascinating, amusing, and horrifying all at once, but itโ€™s where I was born and although I may not live here forever, itโ€™s still my home.

For whatever reason, this is so accurate!

Thereโ€™s a specific charm that no other place has, thatโ€™s attributed only to Florida.

Because how can you not absolutely love that sky photo? ๐ŸŒด ๐ŸŒ™

Why do you think all the New Yorkers come running down here to live?

Hahaha ๐Ÿ˜‚

Kidding! I love my New Yorkers. ๐Ÿ˜œ

(Some of them)

Now before a war startsโ€ฆthatโ€™s all folks!


A tad shitposty, but what else did you expect from a Native Floridian? No doubt Iโ€™m forgetting something, someone, or somewhere, as well!

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    • ๐Ÿคฃ ๐Ÿ˜‚ this is true! Iโ€™m close to one and she tells me she never visits family members because โ€œwhy would I hop on the 3 hour train from Queens to visit someone in Brooklyn when I could take a flight to Florida in 3 hours instead?!โ€ (To be fair, she had a bad experience on the train) lol ๐Ÿ˜‚ Ahh yes, perhaps New Yorkers do know quality after all ๐Ÿคฃ thanks Mike! Hope youโ€™re having a great weekend ๐Ÿ™

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  1. WoW โ€ฆFlo- Flo- Flo – Rida !!! Loved the images, couldnโ€™t have been a better description by a native.. you made me laugh with the Alligators ๐ŸŠ and the news ๐Ÿ—ž๏ธ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚ Amazing!!

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  2. PERFECTO!! MAGNIFICO!!

    Ah, you captured so much, and these images capture the FEELING and the ESSENCE of the thing, even when (very slightly off!) reality!! That chaos photo does say so much. Agree about Disney, too. You well comprehend what love/hate means! ๐Ÿ˜€

    Funnily enough, a few days ago I did take a photo like the meme here with the blue vs. black skies. I looked left and it was gorgeous blue with white clouds as far as one could see, and then looked right and it was dark and foreboding, also as far as the eye could see!

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    • Hahaha!! ๐Ÿ˜‚
      Iโ€™m so glad you like it! And yet, I feel like I definitely feel like I left something out. Haha, ๐Ÿคฃ Iโ€™m glad you think itโ€™s accurate, some of the images just did its thing and I was like โ€œwow this is chaotic perfectโ€ haha!

      Love/hate is definitely a thing here. I think everyone has to some degree where they live. Still, give me mountains! ๐Ÿ”๏ธ home in mountains,
      Small apartment rental in Florida?! lol weโ€™ll see. I may move and never look back.

      Oh man, re: the sky photo, I see that more often than not but somehow donโ€™t have any pics that illustrate it well enough! You should post it!

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      • I’m fairly sure I’ll never visit once I move, so do try to notice what I love here, to store up and bring to mind later. ๐Ÿ™‚

        Your post had me giggling several times today. ๐Ÿ™‚

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      • Haha! Iโ€™m so glad! I know, right? I say that now, but once I escape, Iโ€™ll probably never wanna go back ๐Ÿ˜‚
        Saving the memories, need more storage lolol

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  3. Keep your weather, your hurricanes, your stifling heat and humidity, and all that other shit. I’ll take my blizzards a few months a year, thanks lol
    I didn’t even do this prompt. I’m so far behind I’d have to get caught up to say I was behind ๐Ÿ˜„

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  4. I love Key West, sat in a huge oak tree about half a block from the Southernmost point sign after pulling an all nighter. Florida is fun to visit and the best Conch ever tasted is found in St. Augustine. Great post, brought back some great memories Laura.

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    • Ahhh thanks for reminiscing with me!! ๐Ÿ˜Š Iโ€™m glad you had good memories and experiences, itโ€™s always nice to hear instead of the gripes (which are sometimes legit) about ole crazy Florida! Lol ๐Ÿ˜‚ I worked all night so Iโ€™m just getting around now to a cup of that peaceful insanity โ˜•๏ธ hope your weekend is going well!

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  5. What a glorious entertaining post, full of hidden and not so concealed truths ๐Ÿ˜Š

    Yeah, aren’t the Everglades also something like the Bermuda Triangle? ๐Ÿ˜‰

    Some people visit or are lured to the Everglades, never come back. No? Must be an urban legend ๐Ÿ˜Ž

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    • Thank you Chris! ๐Ÿ˜Š Iโ€™m so glad you liked it! Haha ๐Ÿคฃ

      Bermuda Triangle and Everglades alike are both places not to be trifled with, once you go out there I figure youโ€™ll get lost and all turned around and who knows what! lol ๐Ÿ˜‚

      Urban legends are always fun haha

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  6. I have some favorite palaces like: Biscayne , Biltmore and Fontainebleau. Best bar for salsa concerts: Mango’s at South Beach. Best pizza: Carpaccio, Bal Harbour. Mamacitas beach bar, sparkling.
    Weird weather, sure. one time , i grab a light pole to stay grounded. (end of hurracaine season).
    Florida is spicy, hot, wet, witty!

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  7. ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿคฃ….mixed emotions here, Laura ..should we shouldn’t we….plan a visit there๐Ÿ˜‹
    just kidding lol…does sound like a sunshiny adventure…

    all great images…the sky one magical.๐Ÿค๐Ÿ’ซ

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  8. I recently learned a fun fact: the founder of Publix was born and raised just eight miles from where I live in Georgia! So, technically, Georgia gets partial credit for Publix, right? Haha!

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