Life
2025

Florida

A year in place

A quieter year in Florida — less road, more work.

January started with snow in Florida — the first in 50 years.

Snow in Florida, January 2025

We mostly stayed close to home this year — back on the boat again. The year’s biggest events were Christina’s graduation and her move to Orlando, for college.

Dinner by the marina, 2025
On the boat, 2025
Christina’s graduation, 2025
Orlando Sister Cities sign, with Orenburg among them, 2025

We took trips to South Carolina and to Helen, a Bavarian-style village in Georgia. We spent Christmas at home — and Stark had already turned one.

Charleston, South Carolina, 2025
Bavarian-style buildings in Helen, Georgia, 2025
Main street in Helen, Georgia, 2025
Christmas at home, Stark turns one, 2025