Ah, Minneapolis

Having out of state visitors gave us an excuse to revisit some wonderful places.

I haven't posted much lately even though I take pictures every week. It seems that by posting to Weekly Shots I fulfill the need to post. Anyway, here are some recent shots. The gator is from Myakka State Park, the birds are from Little Estero Preserve right by our beach.

Wasting Away Agin in Gatorville

We took Stephanie and Isabelle to the Everglades for a day of gator sighting. It was a fun day and boy did we see gators!

Strutting

I had a fun time watching these guys fishing.

St Patty's on Ft Myers Beach

Sun Down

I lost a good and valued friend this week, one of the "good guys". Jim Voight had so many friends and affected so many people that our small relationship was just a blip on his life. But to me, there are few out there with the same intellect and compassion that Jim had. He had a knack of being able to talk to anyone, at their level, and make each person feel wanted and appreciated. That was his special gift and it will be missed. There is so much shouting today that we often overlook the quiet  persistence of caring that Jim brought. We should perhaps all make an effort to mold a little of that into our own lives. I'm going to try......

Rainy Days

Sometimes when you are chasing the sun it hides from you. Such is the case today. Even the egrets don't like it much and huddle on the mangroves. The picture looks a little blurry but that's just the rain messing things up. I spent the day finishing up a good book, Out Stealing Horses, by Per Pettersen. (translated from the Norwegian). He writes in the Hemingway fashion, spartan but strong.