of a Christmas vacation in Florida, by the pool. A woman was trying to tan herself by the pool in her bikini, and it was clearly too cold for that. The rest of us had on much more clothing than that.

She suddenly sat up and said "I don't know why I am trying so hard. When I get back to New York, everyone will only see me from the neck up."

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and story #2, at Sanibel Island in March, many years ago, wading in shallow waters. I looked up, and there were dolphins swimming in this shallow water, maybe 10 feet away from me. It was a special moment.

Canon Powershot SC 30 IS - amazing zoom (35X) - been in love with the Canon Powershots since 2007 or so...

I recently got a Samsung Galaxy, has zoom, not a 'big' camera, but does nicely @ my cottage, where Mother Nature does really well!

The state has an extraordinary natural beauty.

Sunsets over the Gulf can be truly awe-inspiring.

Sunsets affect him as much as they do everyone else thereabouts.

Gorgeous sunsets.

Did you see the Pelican trees? I'd never seen so many pelicans land in a single tree!

And the shells! I brought back some beauties!

Not so many pelicans - we biked in the Ding refuge, which is where I got the Yellow Crowned Night Heron and osprey pics.

Lots of shells, but not as many out of the ordinary, from what we understand.



we will certainly go back some day....ice cream at Pinocchios and Rosie's, omelets at Over Easy..nice dinner at Cips stood out food-wise.

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always an amazing sight!

Hope you loved it ! It's been a long time since I've been and it's a lovely place.

I think you had a great time...

Welcome home!

.....my laptop and external HD are going to collapse under the weight of the number of digital pics I've taken since 2003!

I love Sanibel and *dream* of retiring there. Looks like you had a wonderful time!

and sticker shock meant that we will be visiting Sanibel now and then when we can....like Ocracoke - we are priced out of it by so many factors it is not worth calculating! Run down foreclosures in the multiple millions....location, location, location!

No wonder housing is cheaper in the north! Of course we have a snow day, and they don't! nyah nyah nyah