Fountain

A pretty nice fountain sits in the main concourse through Miromar Factory Outlets in Estero. 

Mike

While I was at Naples Botanical Garden, I ran across Mike, a volunteer.  

Mike and I worked together for three years in the early 1980s.

We haven't seen each other since then.  34 years!  Mike was surprised that I recognized him after all this time.  We had a good talk before we each had to go back to our tasks.  Small world.

LaGrippe Orchid Garden - II

Here are four more.

LaGrippe Orchid Garden - I

The orchid garden at Naples Botanical Garden has about 1,000 different specimens.

Pond Lilies at Naples Botanical Garden

I loved the colors and varieties of pond lilies.

Earth Day at Naples Botanical Garden

The deputy director, Chad Washburn, told us what our assignments would be.

Eric is responsible for the natural areas of the botanical garden.

We planted 80-plus Florida slash pines, some of them very small.

About a dozen were taller.  I planted the tall ones.  Others pruned undergrowth.
A third group spread pine straw mulch on the paths.

Beach Umbrellas

Three ways to show a row of beach umbrellas on Little Hickory Island.

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