Sunday Morning Post... Card. Where is this cove? 1-12-20

[Susie Cougar]

Wow! You have more guts than I do to keep on traveling like that when it’s so hard for you. And especially after everything you’ve been through medically. If anyone should be in a wheelchair it should be you! Why were you walking?
As far as the dogs, I totally agree with you. Luckily, I don’t ever see dogs when I travel. Only once when I was in Baltimore did I notice that a dog had taken a poop right in the walkway and I was shocked that the owner didn’t even pick it up.

[Sandyisl]

Originally Posted by Susie Cougar

Wow! You have more guts than I do to keep on traveling like that when it’s so hard for you. And especially after everything you’ve been through medically. If anyone should be in a wheelchair it should be you! Why were you walking?
As far as the dogs, I totally agree with you. Luckily, I don’t ever see dogs when I travel. Only once when I was in Baltimore did I notice that a dog had taken a poop right in the walkway and I was shocked that the owner didn’t even pick it up.

Well
I was walking in the airport because I can. I have fought hard to be able to.
June 6th I was released from the physical rehabilitation hospital when I was able to achieve 150' of walking with the assistance of a walker, 6 steps up stairs and transition in and out of a car.
In Nov I was cleared to start swimming. I have been in the water every single day since and am making an incredible recovery. By the fourth of July I will swim the shore line around sandy (round the island swim) and then some.
Im 35 years old and recovering strong despite TSA's portrayal. Im not going take the easy route.
As far as dogs my family raised a seeing eye dog as a volunteer for guiding eyes for the blind, and now I am seriously considering training a service dog of my own.
Mike

[ishoot308]

Originally Posted by Sandyisl

Well
I was walking in the airport because I can. I have fought hard to be able to.

Love that response Mike!

Congrats to you on an amazing recovery! You are going to be just fine!!!!

Dan

[Susie Cougar]

I commend you. And you’re only 35 years old, I did not realize this.

I moved to Florida five years ago because I have many health issues that I’m dealing with. I really need the vitamin D for my osteoporosis and my achy bones.. too many years up north I’m afraid without any sun. My whole family is affected, unfortunately. But I’m a lot older than you are. I do my best every day but sometimes it’s just really hard. I have been swimming also these last few days, really enjoying the warm weather now. I always try to ride my bicycle at least around the block once every day.
My legs really don’t want to walk much anymore. So I do what I can. But I was still embarrassed to have to use the wheelchair. I will admit that. I don’t think I’ll be traveling anytime soon.

You need to keep going and pushing yourself. You’re barely older than my youngest son. You’ve been through a lot and you’re still strong through it all. Congratulations on everything you’ve accomplished!

[Susie Cougar]

Sandyisl, I don’t know how to reply to your private message, LOL. I’ll have to wait for my son to come on Friday to tell me how to do that.

I’m glad you have a lot of support and it’s important to ask for help when you need it. If you ever need to talk I’m always available.

[Winilyme]

Lot's of fun trying to compare views and orient myself. Challenging especially when you consider that there are no good date-references that I could find. Couple of observations:

Sandyisl' postcard view in post 1. The boathouse. I'm thinking that's the same structure you can see in the lower center of Top-Water's photograph in post 2.

Compare Top-Waters photograph (I'm assuming it's a photo) in post 4 to his photograph in post 6. The former I assume is a much more recent view than the latter. Yet check out the view. It's almost identical and I think you are looking at the same field and almost exactly the same spot. Just that the guy painting is a bit more to the right of the house view. You can tell by lining up the trees to Rattlesnake in the background. Also, the profile of the trees/hill at the bottom of the field match almost exactly. Wonder how many years separate these views. Wonder if Top-Water just came upon these specific views or if he/she has some personal attachment to that property.

Checking out Google Maps, I'm thinking that the property in posts 4 and 6 might be the one seen here - sitting a stones throw from Roberts Cove Road. By zooming onto the house in Maps, I'm guessing it could be a more modern rebuild of what was there in the past. Is anyone on the forum familiar enough with this area to say?

Other clues. There's stone walls on each side of the road as you can see in post 4 and on Google Maps along Roberts Cove Road. Also, and maybe my imagination is getting away from me here, it 'feels' like the road in post 4 is starting to veer ever so slightly to the right as Roberts Cove Road does to swing down around the northeastern side of the cove - just as you can see it does a few hundred feet below the noted house on the map. When you zoom into the map alongside the road next to the house, there are what look to be some sizeable trees. Could one of them be the maple tree we see in post 4? I also tried to zoom in to see if the painter was still there - but he isn't :-)

Forum members...am I right with this or have I gone awry?

One thing seems certain - I have too much time on my hands. Thanks Sandyisl for giving me something to do tonight. Looking forward to more challenges.