Tue, 12/21/10:


Lazy Lakes RV Park, Sugarloaf, FL:  A beautiful day today.  Could have been a little warmer, but I was outside in shorts.  Mike slept in this morning since he was up half the night with the lunar eclipse.  In the evening we went to see The Nutcracker Ballet at the Tennessee Williams Theater.  It was done “Key West style”.  Instead of a German couple’s house, it takes place in Key West in 1861 at the home of Mayor Patterson.  Some of the visitors were the Curry’s and Rear Admiral Stribbling and his wife.  It took place in the garden of this home.  There were palms and mangroves, and one scene took place in the salt ponds.  Instead of the battle with the mice, it was the battle with baby Key West chickens.  And the costumes on these kids were wonderful.  The chicks were these little white fluffy feathery things.  And this whole production really showcased the talents of the Key West children.  In the second act, instead of taking place in a forest wonderland, it takes place on a reef beneath the turquoise waters of Key West.  Clara and her Prince go down in a diving bell.  And then they have a bunch of angel fish (the little kids again in these really cute costumes) being chased by a barracuda.  Oh, and in one of the first scenes with the Prince he has a conch shell on his head instead of a crown.  It was a really professionally done production with its own Key West flavor.  The little kids did such a good job.  They must work on it all year.  Some of the kids were only like 3 or 4.   In all the years we’ve been coming down here, this was the first time we had seen it. Stopped by the clubhouse to see if anyone was around.  All quiet, so we went home. 

The Rooster Kings

The dance of the snowy egrets