Southwest Daily Images
A snowbird shows photos from southwest Florida (Naples) and southwest Connecticut (Ridgefield) and New England and other places he goes.
Friday, January 17, 2025
Thursday, January 16, 2025
Wednesday, January 15, 2025
Bonita Springs National Art Festival
Tuesday, January 14, 2025
Renaissance Faire
I talked with Genesis for a while. She is a hatmaker for performers at Renaissance Faires. But, when a Faire is in Southwest Florida, she likes to spend time in the tent of a friend who shows a dozen or so eagles, falcons, and other big birds of prey, like the caracara below.
Monday, January 13, 2025
Mandala
Tibetan monks from the historic Gaden Shartse Monastery are touring the USA to showcase their culture and demonstrate their practices of meditation and paths to inner peace and compassion.
Sunday, January 12, 2025
Panoz
My friend Pat has long wanted a Panoz, a rare racing car manufactured in Atlanta. He bought a 1998 Panoz at auction a few weeks ago. It has only 8,000 miles. Only 176 were made.
Pat tells me that his Panoz AIV (Aluminum Intensive Vehicle) roadster has a Ford drivetrain and lots of internal Ford parts, so in a way it is a unique, custom Ford Mustang. It is a completely impractical vehicle. Too low to get in easily. Uncomfortable for a passenger. But fun . . . for a while.