Miracle on Island Pines

Here it is, a picture of sunrise over Ft Myers Beach. I must have been sleepwalking or something as I normally get up at around 9:00. I'm reminded of what a cruise ship captain once said when he was trying to get rid of people early in the morning: "Watch the sunset; it's the same".

Very good advice.

Test Document for Blog

Ready for Summer (Already)

So, here is the final stage of summer dress for the laughing gull. Soon most of these will look like this.

More Birds

Surprise, Surprise, I've been out with my camera chasing birds. The first two shots show just how delicate egrets really are. The gull is here because as you can see, he is switching to his summer look. In the winter they have white heads and in the summer, black. If you can figure out why, you're smarter than I am.

Weather Report

I heard something new on the local weather report last night. He showed a satellite view of Florida and had drawn an arrow to the nearest cloud ------- 430 miles away! Now that's a high pressure center. Anyway, here's my picture of the same phenomenon. No clouds, nohow, noplace, no time.......

A Foggy Day

Here's proof that even though I'm chasing the sun, I don't always find it. It's been foggy here for a couple of days and the effect is a little eerie. I took these shots off the front balcony of our condo.

Shared Items

I've added a feature to this web page. It's called shared items and it's made possible through the Google Reader. The one thing I'm sharing now is a site I love by a 108 year old Australian woman named Olive. Once you've accessed the shared site you will be able to look at more of her postings. They are worth the effort, especially the video clips. The link is at the bottom right hand section of this page.