The Empress Lilly - Port of Lake Buena Vista - Disney World

A South Florida Christmas

A very busy, cloudy and cold day after Christmas - Summerfield, Florida

Santa down in Davie, Florida...call for help!

An eerie little Christmas in South Florida

Sunrise, Christmas morning, Florida Turnpike

Photo by Lois Anne.

Christmas - Weston, Florida

"Welcome to the Magic Kingdom!" - Disney World, Orlando

The easy life - near downtown Naples, Florida

In Florida, flowers grow in trees!

A navy ship in Fort Lauderdale...

...but which navy?

Key Largo

The boat used in the filming of The African Queen is located in Key Largo; the last I heard at the Holiday Inn's dock. More importantly, Key Largo is home to the John Pennykamp Coral Reef State Park which offers glass-bottomed boat rides and snorkeling tours on the reef, among other things.

Disney World - the Magic Kingdom

Key West, Florida - where the party never ends!

The Rolling Hills Country Club - Davie, Florida

This is an old photo that was scanned into digital life, thus the lack of quality.

You may remember the Rolling Hills Country Club. It was the site of the movie, "Caddyshack," starring Chevy Chase, among others. I've played golf there many times. Great golf course! I've attended meetings there on numerous occasions. We've been to several weddings there, and on one occasion I was the official (i.e., paid) photographer. Our youngest daughter was married there! I took a few photos then, too.

Hollywood Beach, Hollywood, Florida

Ernest Hemmingway's home/museum in Key West

Hemmingway, who came to Key West in the 1920s, is said to have owned this home from 1931 to his death in 1961. It was in Key West he completed his novel, "A Farewell to Arms," published in 1929. But he actually lived in this house just 10 years. Hemmingway was noted for the number of cats that took up residence in the house. Today, about 60 cats still live there, some of them said to be descendants of the original cat.

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The Intercoastal Waterway at Boca Raton, Florida

Palm Beach...

...looking toward the famous Worth Avenue.

Epcot - Disney World - c. 1986

Fire in the Everglades...

...a not uncommon occurrence.

Another highly revered food emporium - in the Hollywood/Ft. Lauderdale Airport

Hollywood Beach, Florida

Food court - Magic Kingdom - Disney World

Wet & Wild, Orlando ...

...about 23 years ago!

Don't fence me in! Woof!

Saint Bernard - Hollywood, Florida.

Fishing off the jetties - Fort Lauderdale

Dressing up the Magic Kingdom at Disney World...

...many years ago.

Marina from inside out - Dania, Florida

Holiday lights - Pembroke Pines, Florida

Arbor over the garden entrance at Rainbow Springs State Park

Silver Springs - Glass bottom boat dock

Photo by Lois Anne.

Ten miles to the ocean...

...must be a dream.

Glass bottom boat at Silver Springs

Photo by Lois Anne.

Stewardess at the Hollywood/Fort Lauderdale airport

Even stewardesses have to eat and these days it is unlikely they'll find any food on their airplane!

The Silver River - Silver Springs Park

Cypress trees - quintessential Florida

What you see adjacent to the tree itself are Cypress knees, an offshoot of the tree that gives the tree the ability to breathe in a swampy environment.

Swallowtail

Florida - autumnal sky

Evening at Chili's - Weston, Florida

Silver Springs Park animal island

This is an old photograph (scanned).  The animals were part of an island animal park/zoo which at the time was a major feature of Silver Springs Park.  Unfortunately, it is long gone.

Nancy Lopez Golf Club - Spanish Springs, The Villages

Photo by Lois Anne.

As most of you know, we recently flew to Colorado to be with our daughter who was recovering from major surgery. She is improving and doing well. Ironically, about 36 hours ago, I contracted what is euphemistically called a "food-borne" disease, but should be more accurately termed "gastro-intestinal hell"! I'm improving, too, but it will be awhile before we're back home and back to normal. At that time, I'll do my best to catch up on your blogs and commenting.

Thank you for your various expressions of concern and care. This is a great blogging community of which to be a part.

Heron fishing in south Florida

A Florida Icon

This is representative of the machines which have been tearing up Florida for years. It continues today - we call it paving over Paradise - and in that sense the machine provides an appropriate icon for the State.

Chili's Margarita Bar...

...located in the Hollywood-Fort Lauderdale Airport.

Cedar Key Water Tower - Polarized

Florida's old gray mare...

...she ain't what she used to be...can barely keep her eyes open for a photo shoot!

Photo by Lois Anne.

The dock/marina - Naples, Florida

This was scanned from a photo taken about 23 years ago, thus the quality is not very good. The Naples dock/marina was always a very colorful and busy place. We haven't been there for several years so don't know if it still looks like this or not.

A little bit of jungle - Silver Springs Park

Morning sun washes over the Waterfront Inn ...

...in Lake Sumter Landing, The Villages, Florida.