A snowbird shows photos from southwest Florida (Naples) and southwest Connecticut (Ridgefield) and New England and other places he goes.
Tuesday, March 28, 2023
Monday, March 27, 2023
Historic Punta Gorda Army Air Field
Back to Punta Gorda for another mural.
This is a 2021 mural "HISTORIC PUNTA GORDA ARMY AIR FIELD" by Keith Goodson.
Linked to Monday Mural.
Sunday, March 26, 2023
Saturday, March 25, 2023
Friday, March 24, 2023
Thursday, March 23, 2023
Wednesday, March 22, 2023
Tuesday, March 21, 2023
Habitat for Humanity
I spent some time Friday morning volunteering at a Habitat for Humanity site with a group from Greater Naples Leadership. This development will have 120 townhouse homes by next year. 50 are completed so far and 60 are under construction.
I was a caulker like this man. Getting down is easy. Getting up again on 76 year old knees is not.
Monday, March 20, 2023
First City Council
Sunday, March 19, 2023
Chris
Chris is a carpenter. He is originally from Glasgow but moved around Scotland a lot, spending most of his time in the Central Highlands.
He is also a photographer. He showed me some excellent images on his phone of the Naples Pier being battered in Hurricane Ian.
Saturday, March 18, 2023
Birds Again
An anhinga and fish.
Swallow-tailed kite. A reverse snowbird that is away in the winter and back for spring.
Friday, March 17, 2023
Happy St. Patrick's Day
Thursday, March 16, 2023
Wednesday, March 15, 2023
St. Patrick's Day Parade
The Naples St. Patrick's Parade is a big one. Politicians. School marching bands. Retired police, fire, state troopers, etc. Bagpipers and fife and drum corps.
Tuesday, March 14, 2023
Carole Feuerman
Monday, March 13, 2023
Marion Avenue Cattle Drive
So long as I was in Punta Gorda to see "Caribbean Colors" at Peace River Botanical and Sculpture Gardens, I drove around the waterfront area to see some of the city's noted murals.
The mural honors "cracker cattle," a breed of cattle brought to Florida by the Spanish 500 years ago and still a dominant strain of cattle raised in Florida cattle ranches.
Linked to Monday Mural.
Sunday, March 12, 2023
Leoma Lovegrove
Leoma Lovegrove is a popular artist in Southwest Florida. She is a colorful individual and paints with loose strokes in bright, happy colors. Peace River Botanical and Sculpture Gardens is exhibiting some of her works and has many more in its gift shop.