March 6-13 – Alive and Well in Naples

The past week has been reasonably uneventful … other than a lot of our friends reluctantly beginning to head north (anywhere from Georgia and Tennessee to Ontario)!  Given the weather reports we’ve been following, we’re certainly glad we’ll be hunkered down here in Naples until the end of the month.

We did take one “road” trip to Shark River Valley in the heart of the Everglades. 

Everglades from Tower at Shark River Valley, Miami, FL - 2014-03-09There we took a seven mile level (no hills around here) bike ride along the Shark River

Bike Trail at Shark River Valley, Miami, FL - 2014-03-09which teemed with wildlife.

White Peacock Butterfly

White Peacock Butterfly

Red Shouldered Hawk

Red Shouldered Hawk

Night Heron

Night Heron

Yellow-footed Egret

Yellow-footed Egret

Wood Stork

Wood Stork

Tri-colored Heron

Tri-colored Heron

Snowy Egret

Snowy Egret

Snowy Egret in Flight

Snowy Egret in Flight

Rosette Spoonbill

Rosette Spoonbill

Red-bellied Turtle

Red-bellied Turtle

Little Blue Heron

Little Blue Heron

Great Blue Heron

Great Blue Heron

Great Blue Heron in a Sea of Lily Pads (amid dozens of alligators)

Great Blue Heron in a Sea of Lily Pads (amid dozens of alligators)

Anhinga Drying its Wings

Anhinga Drying its Wings

Thistle

Thistle

Which a Crow Prizes as a Tasty Lunch

Crow After Thistle (b), Shark River Valley, Miami, FL - 2014-03-09 Crow After Thistle (a), Shark River Valley, Miami, FL - 2014-03-09 Crow After Thistle (c), Shark River Valley, Miami, FL - 2014-03-09 Crow After Thistle (d), Shark River Valley, Miami, FL - 2014-03-09

AND … OF COURSE SCORES OF Alligator Baby (a), Shark River Valley, Miami, FL - 2014-03-09 Some up to more than 10’ in length!

 Alligator (c), Shark River Valley, Miami, FL - 2014-03-09 Alligator (b), Shark River Valley, Miami, FL - 2014-03-09 Alligator (a), Shark River Valley, Miami, FL - 2014-03-09 Alligator (d), Shark River Valley, Miami, FL - 2014-03-09 Alligator (e), Shark River Valley, Miami, FL - 2014-03-09

Meantime, I have finally pushed my golf  scores below 100 for the first time in several decades and just this week have taken up Pickle Ball … although I am sore all over from using muscles I’d forgotten I even had!

Two performers put on a Johnny and June Carter Cash show last weekend.

While he sounded just like Johnny Cash

While he looked like a young Johnny Cash and sounded a lot like him

His wife was truly talented

His wife was truly talented

However, while our motorcoach resort’s generally busy program of scheduled events is beginning to taper off, we still find ourselves  as busy as ever with so many new and old friends here in Naples!

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