About a month ago, we had crazy weather here in Manatee and Sarasota Counties. Two tornadoes touched down, coming from the gulf. Tornadoes are extremely rare in Florida. One of the tornadoes killed two grandparents while they were watching their grandchildren. The rest of the day was extremely windy. Our windows whistled with the winds whipping at them. I went out to Lido Beach, a beach I don't usually go to, but isn't that far from us. I was hoping for some different types of pictures to find. The waves off the Gulf of Mexico were so big there were actually surfers out on the water. I haven't seen that here yet!

Even these sea gulls were having a tough time with the strong wind. They were all facing into it.