"Here come bad news talking this and that, yeah, Well, give me all you got, and don't hold it back, yeah, Well, I should probably warn you I'll be just fine, yeah, No offense to you, don't waste your time..." ~ Happy, Pharrell Williams

On the outside looking in,

watching America from afar is sometimes a relief.

  In order to read about or observe the mayhem

 following our most recent democratic election 

(not available to many parts of the world),

I have to make an effort.

Most days I choose not to make the effort 

because it makes me sad.

And then,

yesterday,

 tragedy struck a family in our small town back home,

 and instantly, 

the groups of adults acting like children on a playground

 was put into perspective.

 So...

I made a movie...

a happy movie.

boating from vicki palmer on Vimeo.

Hopefully, this provides a temporary escape

 from any realities...

 or unrealities weighing you down.

Meanwhile,

 please enjoy...

 these still shots...

 of our escorts...

 down the Inter-coastal waterway...

off the west coast of Florida.

More on that adventure coming right up.