Fort Myers Beach to Michigan

Mary and I flew to Florida on Sunday to close the condo down for the summer and then drive home with the boat. We got everything done and Wednesday morning we were on our way home. Five minutes into a 25 hour trip we had our first argument about which way to go but after that it went great. The first day on the road we had great weather and we drove till 10 that night. Thursday it rained the whole day but we made it home by 4 pm. Now if only Summer would come to Michigan.

Field Work

I spent Friday working at the tree farm property on Filmore Street. This used to be a Christmas tree farm years ago. I burned as much as I could then disked it up. I want to turn this into a productive field for crops.

Everything was going well untill the golf course next door came over and asked me to stop because all the smoke was blowing over the course.

Spring Break 2009

Mary and I spent the last few weeks in Florida. We had lots of fun with Gisele on the beach.

The neighbors built a huge sand castle.

Grandma and Gisele on the beach.

This is the balloon lady. She has been working at Ft. Myers Beach for at least ten years. She knows Jacob and Gisele by name.

Always room for ice creme.

Gisele loves to make new friends.

Eating lunch on the boat.

Easter egg hunt by Gisele's cousins place.

The excitement of the week was this sailboat that blew up on the beach during a storm. The owner was a beach bum that everyone felt sorry for. He collected money for five days then took off leaving the boat.

We have great beach for finding sand dollars and shells.

This was my find of the week. Three live star fish at low tide. I let them go.

Everyone shelling at low tide.

My Bull Elephant

A little video of Keith shooting his elephant in Africa.  Killed with his .416 and a "Perfect Shot"