fakahatchee

This place is so incredibly magical!!

adaptive sailing

On Tuesday afternoon at Sugden Regional Park in East Naples, disabled patients from NCH celebrated National Rehabilitation Week at the Adaptive Sailing Center. John Fahr, 89 (right), and his sailing buddy volunteer Debra Frenkel wave at John's wife, Helen Fahr, while she snaps a photo as they bring the boat back in. John Fahr suffered a sudden stroke two and a half weeks ago and was rendered almost speechless. "Its been a change," explained Helen, "but I've never seen this many smiles... Tell her how many more years you've got, John! You're gonna make the three digit number, right?"

senior idol

A-mazing! Except that I attempted to shoot video and stills at the same time, and, well, the stills won out, but I left feeling like my head was spinning and like I hadn't done either all that well. But this was only the first audition, so look for more to come...

remembering 9/11

competitive dance

after school

blood

custodians

The school board will decide this coming week whether or not to outsource the jobs of about 250 custodians in Collier County Schools due to necessary budget cuts. The Teamsters have been organizing various demonstrations around town for the last few weeks...

muck about

One of the coolest assignments I've had since I got here... and I got to meet Clyde Butcher- an incredible fine art landscape photographer whose work I have admired since I was very young.