Fourth of July 2025: Fireworks are fun, but remember it as Independence Day

Today is the Fourth of July for 2025 and that means … FIREWORKS! Of course, the real meaning of the … More

It was Happy (Almost) New Year’s Eve for our party last night!

Well, it wasn’t New Year’s Eve when I got this shot of a skyrocket bursting over a friend’s home in … More

Some folks in our neighborhood here in North Naples, Fla., shot off some pre-Fourth of July fireworks on July 3, … More

Well, it took just a little longer than seven years, but my blog has reached 100,000 page views. Yes, I … More

Today, May 22, 2021, is the seventh anniversary of my blog that I call “A Gator in Naples.” I’ve been … More

It’s the Fourth of July in this terribly challenged year of 2020. I lit off an early “fountain” firework on … More

In honor of the Independence Day national holiday here in the United States on this July 4, 2019, I’m posting … More

Today is the last day of 2018 and as we segue to 2019, I want to revisit the highlights of … More

My beloved University of Florida Gators opened the head coach Dan Mullen era and the 2018 season with a 56-3 … More

Today, July 4, 2018, is Independence Day here in the United States. The holiday has lost a little of its … More

Be careful if you’re behind the scenes at the Star Wars: A Galaxy Far, Far Away stage show at Disney’s … More

Nothing tops fireworks at Walt Disney World. Even fireworks from a park when viewed from afar. Allison got this shot … More

Allison really didn’t want to see the end of the nightly fireworks show “Wishes” at the Magic Kingdom. It has … More

I call the fireworks photos by Allison the “tree branch series.” A tree branch can be seen in each one. … More

Happy Independence Day 2017! Today is the Fourth of July and what better photo on my blog than fireworks! Sorry, … More

Put fireworks together with a slow shutter speed and moving your Nikon and this is what you get: A nice … More

Today is the third anniversary of the first posting of my blog, “A Gator in Naples.” It has had nearly … More

Our daughter hates that the nightly fireworks show “Wishes” has ended at the Magic Kingdom. It has been replaced by … More

Here’s another shot I got of the fireworks going off March 4, 2017, at the Magic Kingdom. I got interesting … More

Our daughter Allison is a very good photographer. Here’s another of her shots of the fireworks during IllumiNations: Reflections of … More

Here’s another view of the fireworks during IllumiNations: Reflections of Earth on March 3, 2017, at EPCOT. Allison got the … More

No, this isn’t a scene from “Apocalypse Now” or practice for a fire department. It is the fireworks during IllumiNations: … More

Deb and I decided to miss the 9 p.m. fireworks on March 4, 2017, at the Magic Kingdom and hit … More

HAPPY NEW YEAR! Whew! 2017 has arrived … and not a moment too soon. The new year needs to be … More