Mount Vernon

Plantation home of George Washington, first president of the United States.

View from Mount Vernon's front porch across the wide expanse of the Potomac River south of Washington, D.C. George Washington once said of Mount Vernon, "No estate in United America is more pleasantly situated than this." I tend to agree!

Washington DC at night

Jefferson Memorial

Washington Monument

In the Everglades

Raccoon

11-foot alligator

Pelican perched on the prow of our airboat

Bumper Crop of Shells Yesterday

Yesterday, the tide washed in sea shells in piles 9" deep...mostly small shells like cockles, clams, scallops, slipper shells and "kitten paws". Can you find the kitten paw in the photo above?  (Hint:  top center!)

Sunset cruise with dolphins

Sea Urchin

Three Pelicans on Three Posts

Captiva Sunset

Captiva Crab

Roseate Spoonbills

At Ding Darling Nature Preserve

Another Ding Darling Resident

Newt? Gecko? Chameleon?

Snowy Egret, I think

My seashell hoard so far

Off to the beach, Captiva Island, Florida

Lazy Heron

Looks like this fisherman gave up fishing, since the heron would probably get to any fish he caught before the fisherman did!