A close friend spent the past week doing a bit of hunting pheasant in Iowa. He texted me a couple … More
Category: Photo
Photos that don’t fall in any category I’ve listed …
Another milestone in life (ha-ha) … our first visit to a Buc-ee’s!
It’s kind of pathetic, but we looked forward to our first visit to a Buc-ee’s store. You know, the overgrown … More
A close-up view of life on a reef in the Bahamas … photos courtesy of a friend!
I’ve posted a couple of underwater photos that my best friend shot recently while on vacation with his wife on … More
A lionfish is beautiful, but it is a harmful creature in the Atlantic
My best friend has been on vacation with his wife on a yacht-type cruise that started in the Bahamas to … More
Here’s an incredible view of a diver headed to the reef below!
My best friend is on vacation with his wife and on a yacht-type cruise that started in the Bahamas to … More
At her first pro golf tournament … at 1-year-old!
Our granddaughter was at her first professional golf tournament today (Thursday, Jan. 26, 2023). She just turned 1-year-old last week … More
No disco party at the airport! Port Authority Police had made a stop!
With flashing lights and colors, it almost appeared to be a disco party at the Southwest Florida International Airport. However, … More
A pre-dawn photo of Gulf Coast hospital complex in Lee County
A family member got this beautiful shot this morning of Gulf Coast Medical Center in Fort Myers, Fla., which is … More
A rat’s nest of discarded wires makes for an interesting photo!
What’s this? It’s a rat’s nest of computer and electronics wiring! A member of our family works in IT at … More
What’s holding up traffic in Labelle? A drawbridge!
Look in the distance. What do you see? It’s a drawbridge! I was driving through LaBelle in Hendry County on … More
Hendry County’s courthouse building is a step back time
I drove to Okeechobee here in Florida on Saturday (Nov. 20, 2021) and on the way back home to Naples, … More
A very scenic view in Maine during a friend’s hunting trip
My best friend just returned to Florida after a hunting trip in Maine over the past couple of weeks. Here’s … More
My blog reaches the milestone of 100,000 page views!
Well, it took just a little longer than seven years, but my blog has reached 100,000 page views. Yes, I … More
Today is the seventh anniversary of my blog … so, THANK YOU! to those who’ve visited
Today, May 22, 2021, is the seventh anniversary of my blog that I call “A Gator in Naples.” I’ve been … More
A plume of smoke in the distance rekindled my police-reporting instincts!
While driving to the driving range – OK, so that’s an interesting play on words – I saw this plume … More
Cherry blossoms are bloomin’ in Virginia!
Our daughter got these photos of cherry blossoms in Virginia on March 17, 2020. Until the coronavirus threat appeared, she … More
I got this photo of Mount Fuji via a text
Friends were in Japan recently and texted back this photo of Mount Fuji. We’ve been to China, but not Japan, … More
From the 80s in Naples, to the chilly experience of Minneapolis
A family member traveled Feb. 11, 2019, from our home in Naples, Fla., where the high would be 84 degrees … More
My blog ’18: Hitting the milestone of 50,000 page views!
Today is the last day of 2018 and as we segue to 2019, I want to revisit the highlights of … More
Minnesota in April? That’s a snowman, for sure!
Hey, it’s Deb’s first snowman since she was a youngster. She’s in Minnesota for a couple of days on a … More
Another surgery, but this time knee replacement
A couple of years ago, it was three surgeries to repair a ruptured right Achilles tendon. Now, the first of … More
Thoughts and numbers at my blog’s 3rd anniversary
Today is the third anniversary of the first posting of my blog, “A Gator in Naples.” It has had nearly … More
Look, up in the nest … it’s a bird!
Look close … you’ll see the tail feathers of a bird in its nest at Disney’s Port Orleans Resort – … More
That’s no pay phone … a pay what?
Look close. For some of us, this appears to be a “pay phone.” You millennials haven’t seen many, if any … More