On day 4 of my Florida adventure I kept going south to Naples.
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| at Naples Botanical Garden |
I was happy to connect with friends from MA who now live there year round. We had known each other through our behind the scenes volunteer work at the WGBH Auction ~ so nice to still have connections from those memorable times! I started volunteering at the Auction in 1968 and kept going back until they switched to their online format.
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| me with Nancy |
I had a lovely brunch with Nancy & Bud at their club. Then Nancy and I went to the Naples Botanical Garden. It’s a beautiful place for a walk. They have a variety of different of different gardens so there are plenty of opportunities for photography. We wandered through the Asian, Water, Florida, Caribbean, Brazilian, and Children’s gardens.
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| overlooking the bocce court at Naples Botanical Garden |
I wasn’t sure how much we would see in January but there were lots more flowers than I expected.
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| lily pads |
There’s a butterfly Aviary in the Children’s Garden. I was using my point and shoot camera - not the best choice for capturing images of butterflies.
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| zebra longwing butterfly |
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| at Naples Botanical Garden |
On my way back to my motel in Ft Myers I decided I had time for a quick stop at the Calusa Nature Center. This was a place I visited last year so I knew I could get some pix and have another nice woodland walk. This nature center has some indoor exhibits, a planetarium (didn’t go there), some bird aviaries for rehab birds, and 3 nature trails.
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| caracara ~ beautiful raptor |
After a quick pass through the exhibits I went for a walk. Almost lost track of time out in the woods because it was so nice to be outside.
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| MUSAP along the trail |
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| pine cone along the trail |
Last stop of my day was to see South Pacific at Broadway Palm Theater. This is a dinner theater in Ft Myers. Dinner was a buffet with plenty of choices, especially for dessert. The show was very good. I’d go to another show there in the future.
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| theater, located in a strip mall in Ft Myers |
Here’s another ‘unexpected’ from the trip - an analog in my rental car.
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| analog clock - gotta love it! |
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