The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year

Well, it may not be Christmas, but it's my favorite time of the year. The sky is blue, the water is green, and it's hard to take a bad picture. The not-so-little fishy you see above is in the water off Longboat Pass. Way in the background is the Cortez Coast Guard Station. Up until this week, the water has been a dark green, or even brown at times. But finally, the tide has turned, so to speak, and we're starting to get this color back. Sometimes it's so intense that it looks unreal. Check out the boat below, it almost appears to be floating in the waters of New Pass, between Longboat Key and City Island. One of my goals this year is to get up in the air while the water is still this color. I tried last year, but never seemed to find the time. We'll see how it turns out this year.