Saint Michael

 

Saint Michael is a handsome Catholic church on Seagate, a street in Naples' Park Shore neighborhood.

I'm not Catholic, but I admire the architecture of well-designed churches, whether modern or classical.

And my favorite feature of Christian churches is stained glass.  Saint Michael has very fine stained glass.  Most of it is contemporary, but this more classical window is the one that I spent time admiring.

Too Big

 

An anhinga tried and it tried, but the fish was just too big for it.  

Eventually it dropped the fish and stared at it with regret.

Fountain

 

Collier County Library, Headquarters Branch.

Olga

 I recently got a new iPhone 13 Pro Max, which has improved camera functions, so I went to the Apple Store for a lesson.  Olga sat next to me.

Olga came to the United States with a two year old daughter 21 years ago.  

She is now a quite successful Naples realtor.

  When the lesson was over, she agreed to pose for me.

  There were no good backgrounds available in the Apple Store, so I photographed Olga using the camera's Portrait mode.  These three images are all the same, edited with the variations in Portrait mode that lets me blank out the background either to white or black.

Mel's Diner

 Mel's Diner is a handsome classical diner along US Route 41 in Bonita Springs.

I like it best at night after everyone has gone home.

This view is from the right side, near the rear.

And this is from halfway down the right side.

A couple of weeks ago a vehicle plowed through the building on the front left side, pushing in two windows, a wall, and shifting booths and tables.  It looks like there has been enough repair for the building to be used again, though the cosmetic work remains undone.

Vote!

 

This is a consequential election.  Don't fail to vote!

Naples Botanical Garden

 

A simple but colorful plot at Naples Botanical Garden.