Locally Owned Shops

I need to show some of the old one-story, locally owned shops on Fifth Avenue South before someone buys them and knocks them down.  Personally, I like their character.

Most have been replaced by much bigger places like these.  Many old-timers in Naples call this the Miamification of Fifth Avenue South.  Indeed, many of the new buildings are handsome.  I just liked it better when there was more of a mix of new and old, big and small.

Hope

 

On election day in America, I am hoping.  But also dreading.

Brambles

Brambles, an English tea room, is down an attractive alley.

Day of the Dead

Naples Botanical Garden hosted a Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) celebration on Friday and Saturday.  Naples has many Latin residents, but few of them are Mexican, so few visitors dressed for it.  But, there were musical acts, vendors and a few installations.

Naomi worked in a pastry booth.  She overflows with personality.

Canal

 

Decades ago developers dug canals from Naples Park into a channel leading to the Cocohatchee River so many homeowners could have waterfront homes.

Cooking

 In November 2013 we stayed at the Cathedral Peak Hotel in the Drakensberg Mountains of South Africa.

I remember delicious food, nicely presented, and plenty of it.

"Cooking" is the theme for November 1 for participants in the City Daily Photo group.  

I was surprised how many photographs showed up when I searched my photo archives for "cooking."

Half-Hearted Halloween

 I gotta say, the Halloween decorations are much better up north.  In Naples, the few people who decorate for Halloween just add it to whatever else is already there.  Here is a golfer, a stone supporting the Miami Dolphins football team, and a pair of skimpy pumpkins and scarecrows.