One side and then the other: Bilingual marketing through both sides of a box truck! First Naples Church, formerly First…
From the bird feeder: Grackles have color, not just appetite
Here’s a collage of photos from this morning’s visit (Friday, Oct. 16, 2026) to our camera-equipped BirdBuddy bird feeder and…
Ticket to the Movies: ‘Pillow Talk’ is the gold standard of rom-coms
Welcome back to my blog. Here’s my recommendation of a movie to check out today and hope you punch your…
Let national Dictionary Day be a reminder to use one
National Dictionary Day each October 16 celebrates the birth of Noah Webster, who is best-remembered for publishing the first dictionary in…
In a galaxy … oh, yes … BOO-YAH!
Today’s view of license plates takes us from sports to outer space! The top photo of a Corvette is dark…
Back yet again at Four Seasons: Nighttime views of 2 new(er) residences
I’ve been posting images I’ve taken of residences in the Four Seasons community next to our neighborhood here in North…
Ticket to the Movies: ‘Happy Gilmore’ among the best golf flicks
Welcome back to my blog. Here’s my recommendation of a movie to check out today and hope you punch your…
Even more from Four Seasons: Before and after from a demolition
It’s obviously my time to post about the tear-downs (both homes and landscaping) in the Four Seasons community next to…
Take one for a spin! It’s international Top Spinning Day!
I don’t know why, but international Top Spinning Day is the second Wednesday in each October. Well, today is Oct.…
It’s a day late to post, but yesterday’s clouds remain beautiful in a photo
I’m playing a little catch-up today on my blog, as I’m just now posting this photo of an intertestiing spread…
More from Four Seasons: This tear-down is for bushes, trees
In the past week, I posted a photo of a house being demolished to make way for a megahome in…
Ticket to the Movies: ‘2 Days in the Valley’ a drama that didn’t win an Oscar (but deserved several)
Welcome back to my blog. Here’s my recommendation of a movie to check out today and hope you punch your…
Here’s a ‘little friend’ on one of our planter boxes
Remember the phrase, “Say hello to my little friend!” from the movie “Scarface” as Al Pacino as “Antonio ‘Tony’ Montana”…
A trooper makes a stop off the FHP’s usual patrol zone
It is very rare to see a Florida Highway Patrol cruiser on a two-lane road through some wealthy subdivisions here…
Pay $1.1 million, then tear it down
Pay $1.1 million for a tear-down? Yep! Yesterday (Sunday, Oct. 11, 2026), I photographed this demolition-in-progress of a home in…
Ticket to the Movies: ‘The Odessa File’ isn’t perfect, but it’s watchable
Welcome back to my blog. Here’s my recommendation of a movie to check out today and hope you punch your…
It’s always a busy time at our bird feeder
Here is a collage of the most frequent types of visitors to our BirdBuddy smart bird feeder at our home…
Enjoy! Every Oct. 11 is national Sausage Pizza Day!
As today is Sunday, Oct. 11, 2026, and each Oct. 11 is national Sausage Pizza Day, I’m reprising my photo…
Move your piece(s) on national Chess Day
OK, OK … so I staged this photo for national Chess Day! However, I’ve always enjoyed chess and technology has…
Ticket to the Movies: ‘Maid to Order’ saddled with stereotypes, but watchable
Welcome back to my blog. Here’s my recommendation of a movie to check out today and hope you punch your…
From ‘LUV’ to ‘BZ’ … with a little pirate in between?
Here is my latest collage of vanity license tags I’ve spotted in recent days while driving near our home here…
Before today’s World Post Day, I accidentally placed a stamp upside down!
Each October 9 is World Post Day, which celebrates the establishment of a postal union in Switzerland that helped begin…
For my birthday … a gift of the Gators!
My birthday is in a few days and I received an early present from my best friend: This wonderful book…
Movie review: ‘The Birds’
I don’t usually review films considered as a classic, but today I’ll take a look at legendary director Alfred Hitchcock’s…