Storm from days ago left hurricane-like damage to patio screens

We suffered a severe rain/wind/lightning storm this past Friday (July 10, 2026) and it left us with a vision from … More

A neighbor’s ‘sad tree’ rebounds in the best way

My tale of what I call the “sad tree” has taken a turn for the better over the past year. … More

We’ve been back on the usual summer track of afternoon (and some morning) rainfall here in Southwest Florida and here’s … More

The photo I’m posting today isn’t as dramatic as one of my favorites that I called the “dark heart” of … More

Here’s what I’ve come to call the “Sad Tree.” It was a tree placed in a neighbor’s yard here in … More

Thankfully, most of Southwest Florida was spared much damage from the winds, rain and storm surge from powerful and massive … More

Helene is a tropical storm at the posting of this blog entry, but it is forecast to develop into a … More

We are fortunate here in Naples in Southwest Florida because we’ve only been hit by some rain and light winds … More

We only this year moved from plywood to real storm shutters for our home here in Naples, Fla. Here’s a … More

Today, Thursday, June 1, marks the “official” beginning of the start of the 2023 Atlantic Hurricane season. Yes, we have … More

The sun broke out after the big line of storms passed across Southwest Florida this morning (Sunday, April 30, 2023). … More

You can see by this U.S. flag pointing due south that Tropical Storm Nicole is approaching Florida’s east coast as … More

It was somewhat ironic that I found this old mug while cleaning out a cabinet at our home here in … More

Here we go … it’s the 2022 Atlantic Hurricane season and while we’ve been quiet so far since the June … More

OK, we have a new tropical system ready to boil up as it heads into the Gulf of Mexico. The … More

We’re one day away from the beginning of the 2022 Atlantic Hurricane season, but Southwest Florida is already in the … More

A large thunderstorm front arrived across Southwest Florida tonight and I got these shots while driving near our home in … More

It was clouds, clouds and more clouds as I drove home from work on July 19, 2021, here in Naples, … More

Southwest Florida managed to get just a scrape from Hurricane/Tropical Storm/Tropical Depression Eta on Nov. 11, 2020. We had some … More

A tropical system was near Southwest Florida on the morning of Sept. 13, 2020, and I got this shot of … More

From dark, rain-filled clouds and a thunderstorm to a beautiful sunset, we experienced both on Aug. 13, 2020, at our … More

Dark clouds were threatening a rainstorm when I got these shots on June 21, 2020, near our home here in … More

We’re in for a wet weekend here in Florida as a tropical system crawls up along the state’s east coast … More

I had an errand to run and as I was stopped for this red light on July 21, 2019, I … More