Friday 4th January

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Time is moving along without you

We’re making new memories

But all the while you’re in our hearts

Sharing in all our stories

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Love you sweetie

Precious Angel son

xxxxxx

Just chillin’ ‘neath the palms

Sun going down

So very peaceful

All quiet across the waves

An explosion of colour

Stripes of pink splashed across the heavens

Thursday 3rd January

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A kayaking sort of afternoon

Full sunsuit, floating sunglasses

Looking for manatees and dolphin

Try not to wobble as the wave passes

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You liked going out in canoes too

Although you’d try to rock the boat

Quite literally, hoping we’d capsize

But we did manage to stay afloat

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Fun and games on the water

You really were quite adventurous

Loving the adrenalin rush

Anything a little risky and dangerous

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Thinking of you always

My darling Angel son

xxxxxx

Off we go….

Full coverage sunsuit, big hat, floating sunglasses, SPF50…

Flat calm…..

Looking for manatees in the mangroves…

Still looking for manatees and dolphin….

So very peaceful….

And a long way from shore….

And very hot…

Heading back…..

Pretty sunset this evening…

Leaving a golden glow….

With a perfect view…..

Wednesday 2nd January

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Twelve years ago

A dream come true

Swimming with dolphins

Then Angel wings you grew

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We miss you so much

Precious Angel son

Memories to treasure

Now you’re forever young

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xxxxxx

Dolphin fun at the Research Centre

Islamorada

Tarpon

Islamorada Fish Company restaurant on the water

89°F in the shade

Another glorious day

Boats in the marina

Oh dear, a casualty of hurricane Irma

Watercraft at dusk

Golden sunset

Tuesday 1st January

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New Year’s Day

You couldn’t stay

Life stolen away

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With angels you play

On clouds you lay

Sky’s starry display

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Come what may

See you someday

With love to convey

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Beloved Angel son

xxxxxx

Leaving Marathon this morning, making a stop in Islamorada

A beautiful location for brunch

A spot in the shade, meeting up with friends

The Nautilimo water taxi 😀🙃😀

Beginning 2019

Beneath the palms

And now, the view from our cottage in Key Largo

Right here, right now, taking in the view

Monday 31st December

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The end of another year

Yet again without you here

Goodbye twenty eighteen

Now only memories to be seen

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From the lighthouse an anchor drop

Colourful fireworks burst and pop

Party, music and champagne

Lots and lots to entertain

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Each year I miss you more and more

But remembering the fun before

Blowing kisses to the sky so clear

Wishing you a heavenly new year

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My darling Angel son

xxxxxx

Decorated palm trees at Key Colony Beach

Such a beautiful day

Frank on Key Colony Beach (11th August 2011)

Blue skies and sunshine

Sparkling seas

As the sun sets on the last day of the year

Off to dinner beneath the stars

A nice pinot noir

Getting in the swing of things

In the party mood

Sunday 30th December

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A drive to Key West

Flea market at Big Pine

You loved looking round

In the warm sunshine

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Then later in the day

A dinner at Burdines

Overlooking the waterway

A memory that reminds

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You were here with us

In two thousand and six

I’m so very pleased

I took so many pix

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You were with us tonight

Eating Key Lime Pie

My precious Starman

My Angel in the sky

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xxxxxx

At Big Pine Key

At Bahia Honda, and the remains of Henry Flagler’s Florida East Coast Railway Bridge

Swaying palms at Burdines

Looking along the Intracoastal Waterway

At sunset

Yummy Key Lime Pie

Burdines on the waterfront

Frank at Burdines, Sunday 31st December 2006, with his DVD player

Saturday 29th December

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The national newspaper

‘USA Today’

In its weather report

The hottest place yesterday

In the whole of the country

Marathon, where we’ve come to stay

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You’d have fun

Sheltered from the sun

Darling Angel son

Now forever young

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xxxxxx

Crane Point

Christmas tree on US1

Hot, hot, hot on Sombrero Beach

A busy Saturday

Sunburst through the clouds

Flying high

Friday 28th December

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Down south to Marathon

To stay for a few days

Seeing in the New Year

Warmed by the sun’s rays

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You would like it here

Two swimming pools

No running or diving

But you’d break the rules

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Love you my sweetie

Wish you were here

But safe in my heart

I know you’re near

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Beloved Angel son

xxxxxx

Leaving this behind in Key Largo

Down to Marathon

Many boats in the marina

Blue skies all the way

Pelicans too

The lighthouse

Lit up at night

Trees in the gardens

Wednesday 26th December

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My sweet angel son

Flying in the sunset

Thinking of you always

And will never forget

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Love you

Miss you xxxxxx

Cloudy and wet in Miami, beneath the flightpath to the airport

Driving back to the Keys across the causeway

The rain has stopped, but it’s still grey

And finally the sun peeks through the clouds

It’s warm, but breezy