I finally got around to having this map, which I brought
back from my tour of duty in WW II, scanned and
put on a CD. It is a map we used in flying to targets,
to avoid flak concentrations. The circles in orange
are flak concentrations.
RHD 

The area we have lived in for the past 13 years, is Old Port Cove. It is quite large, with 8 buildings, a group of town houses, and a large, well maintained Marina, and a yacht club. The grounds are beautifully maintained. After one of the hurricanes, I don't remember names well,
we lost over a hundred trees. The ones our sub association is responsible for, have been supervised by Marge and my friend, Lee Fisher. Lee was our first lady commodore, and is a real dynamo. Anyway, she supervised the replanting of most of our trees. The picture above is of one of the 4 palms she had planted in front of our 2 buildings, Cove Towers East and West. They may not be unique, but they are the only ones I have ever seen like them. I love 'em! Thanks Lee.
RHD

Palm Tree 

This 23 foot alligator was caught and
killed while trying to eat a full grown
male deer! They grow 'em big in Texas

My Daughter has been shaming me by the beautiful pictures
she's been posting on her blog. She takes most from her Kayak.
At 82, I can not Kayak, so I took one of these pictures
from our balcony, where we sit each night for our cocktails.
The other two are from my parking place in the condo parking
lot, looking at the lawn of our neighbor condo. So there!
RHD

The Ibis

  

Some feathered friends

  

view from our Condo