Jodi came to visit!!
November 24, 2019
Our Veterans, Our Flag: Remember and Offer Thanks
November 10, 2019
Our Mediterranean Trip Page
September 15, 2019
Ruth and I made a fantastic trip to the Mediterranean in August. We went to some amazing places, met some great people, made some good friends, ate some excellent food, and drank (a lot of) really good wine.
Go to our Trip Story Page to see the trip, the story, and the images. The page is a section of my Galleries, so the image copies are much better quality then I can post on this website.
Hither & Yon: Places South of Us
July 20, 2019
The Florida Keys
Orlando
The Caribbean... the Bahamas, Dominican Republic, Grand Turks, and at sea
April- May, 2019
Florida Weather
July 04, 2019
Hither & Yon: Doors, Walls and a Gated Community
June 23, 2019
Key West
The Bahamas
The Grand Turks
A Rural Gated Community, with communal mailbox
May- June, 2019
A bus trip through Puerto Plata in the Dominican Republic
June 08, 2019
Key West in the round
April 14, 2019
Lensball, assisted by a shot-glass repurposed from what it is normally used for in Key West.
April 2, 2019
Road delay in route to Key West
April 14, 2019
Out of Business- a continuing series
April 10, 2019
A bit of explanation:
The images above are from the FL DOC Road Prison on Big Pine Key. There used to be approximately 60 inmates housed who did basic road maintenance all up and down the Key's roads. The state decided several years ago that infrastructure repairs were too much to spend and closed the prison, contracting the roadwork out instead. The prison sits empty now.
The following are from the Big Blue Hole on Big Pine Key.
This now scenic stop is actually an abandoned rock quarry that was used for local roads and dug in the 30s and 40s.
If you search back through my posts, you can find images of the
One-eyed Alligator that lives in the Big Hole.
Big Pine Key in the Florida Keys
April 3, 2019
Carrabelle Beach sunset
March 30, 2019
St. Augustine- November, 2018
March 24, 2019
Last batch of images-
November, 2018
Birds at home
December 30, 2018
The pond in front out our home is visited by beautiful and graceful birds. They walk elegantly on long legs, brilliant white feathers glowing in the sun, occasionally dipping long beaks into the water for a snack. When done they spread beautiful wings and soar off to another spot.
And then there is this guy...
December, 2018
Flight!
December 16, 2018
Out of Business- Santa Maria Restaurant
December 16, 2018
The Santa Maria Restaurant opened in the '40's on St. Augustine's waterfront, next to the popular downtown. In 2015 it was sold and closed down. An ongoing battle between the new owners and the city left the once popular landmark desolate and abandoned. The hurricanes and storms have not been kind, causing more damage with each passing year. The big sign on the roof is gone and the walkway to the building is collapsing.
This is an ongoing series, now going back over four years. Visit my Out of Business gallery to see all the images.
St Augustine Signs
December 16, 2018
Sunrise Walk
December 15, 2018
Tulum: ancient Mayan ruins
November 12, 2018
Tulum (Spanish pronunciation: [tuˈlum], Yucatec: Tulu'um) is the site of a pre-Columbian Mayan walled city which served as a major port for Coba, in the Mexican state of Quintana Roo.The ruins are situated on 12-meter (39 ft) tall cliffs along the east coast of the Yucatán Peninsula on the Caribbean Sea in the state of Quintana Roo, Mexico. Tulum was one of the last cities built and inhabited by the Maya; it was at its height between the 13th and 15th centuries and managed to survive about 70 years after the Spanish began occupying Mexico. Old World diseases brought by the Spanish settlers appear to have resulted in very high fatalities, disrupting the society and eventually causing the city to be abandoned. One of the best-preserved coastal Maya sites.
From our visit:
The Mayans are gone, but there are still local residents...