FLA

Northern Florida has an interesting mix of people. It is definately the south. There are people who have weddings at old plantation houses and drive around in cammo 2 seater pick up trucks, then there are the educated well to do types. Jacksonville also lacks the influx of senior citizens and Hispanics found in much of southern Florida. Southerners also put up a different front compared to Northerners. New Yorkers have a 'Stay out of my way, I've got places to go' front, while down here people are either really friendly or have a 'Don't mess wit me or I will kick yer ass, boy' front... but everyone's got a slight drawl.

Alex's place is cool. It's part of a housing development that tried to maintain some of the natural vegetation. So within this 3 village apartment complex, he has an end unit apartment that is tucked away into a corner. There is a maintenance shed that distracts people from realizing that there is common public space right next to his entrance. His apartment is way back there, the last window on the bottom level of the building.



Alex's front door is beneath these steps in the corner. This tennis court and gazebo has been forgotten, now officially Alex's 'front yard.'



Through the gazebo is a wooden pathway that leads you through the woods and to the pool.




In the afternoon, the tall trees allow the sun to only shine down at the end of the pool. As the afternoon wears on, the shade begins to take over until there is only enough space for one lawn chair to get sunlight. I didn't realize this until somebody else walked up to the pool, looked around, and walked home because I had that one spot.