Updates from Bonita Springs

It's finally showing signs of getting back to normal, weather-wise, down here in FL. The forecasters say that by the end of this week we should be done with the string of cold, windy days that have been filling the spaces between our sunny days. We are ready for that.

These pictures show the little park that is at one end of IBE, along the Imperial River. It is a nice spot to watch turtles, otters and of course manatees. The orange shapes in one of these pictures are manatees with the sun reflecting off them. The squirrels at this park have become used to humans, so they don't really run away anymore.



























































Both Sue and I have been continuing our activities. The pictures below show the two finished baskets that Sue made. Her other projects were shown in the last post but the baskets were not finished at that time.

































The barbershop quartet that we formed here at IBE sang a song at the church service last night. We get together at least once a week to work on songs. We are scheduled to sing a couple of songs at the "end of the season" show on March 19.

There are two other guys who play guitar and sing that have joined me on a regular basis for the Wednesday jam sessions. We are providing the entertainment for an ice cream social this Friday (3/5). It could be our big break. Should we call ourselves "The Oneders"? I saw that movie and the name was too confusing. One name suggestion was "The G-strings". I am going to suggest "Three Sheets To The Wind", since there are three of us. This group is also booked to do two songs at the show on the 19th. Ah, show biz!

In conclusion, Wickett is also enjoying the winter. He is at Petsmart getting more handsome this afternoon. Below, he is shown hogging the little ceramic heater that we used on some of our cooler evenings. Tough life being a dog.

Here is what he looks like after a trip to the groomer. Ignore the satanic eyes. I used the flash.