Neilans

This Blog is actually just an excuse for me to have a place to post a few of my myriad and always growing collection of photos! And, a way to keep my family and friends up to date on our activities.

Monday, November 16, 2009

Why I've not been blogging much

Sometimes I sit on the enclosed part of our lanai, where the breezes are delicious, while I'm writing.
It's a slow slog, but it's coming along!

Living Garden







This was so cool. There is a professional street performance troupe called Living Garden, and they were in Naples last weekend to advertise the grand opening of our newly renovated local botanical gardens.
There were two women, performing separately. They were on tall stilts, and they were holding what I call 'hand stilts' as well, so they had four balance points they could use at any one time. They were completely wrapped in ivy and grapes, and basically walked around, twining around various structures and striking ballet-type poses. Really, really amazing.
They mostly moved in slow motion, and it was hard to discern the shape of the person inside. They startled quite a few unwary shoppers when they went from stationary to moving!





















Monday, November 02, 2009

The Dry Season

It's official. Florida has entered its "dry season".
Our hurricane season this year was eerily calm, but I'm not complaining.
We are still in a drought here, but it seems to be much better than the last few years. At least there is water is some of the roadside ditches.