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![](image/thumb/dcp_0493-tn.jpg) Ron by the laptop in Bonita Springs, FL. |
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![](image/thumb/dcp_0494-tn.jpg) Things looking dry at the Corkscrew Swamp Wildlife Sanctuary, near Fort Myers, FL. |
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![](image/thumb/dcp_0495-tn.jpg) Ron looking sharp in his Midland Hills hat. |
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![](image/thumb/dcp_0496-tn.jpg) Red-shouldered hawk hanging out for a photo-shoot. |
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![](image/thumb/dcp_0497-tn.jpg) The same red-shouldered hawk. |
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![](image/thumb/dcp_0498-tn.jpg) The unusually dry prairie at Corkscrew Swamp. |
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![](image/thumb/dcp_0499-tn.jpg) Some plants were still mustering the "lush" look. |
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![](image/thumb/dcp_0500-tn.jpg) A cypress tree with lots of lichen. |
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![](image/thumb/dcp_0501-tn.jpg) The same cypress... |
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![](image/thumb/dcp_0502-tn.jpg) One of the few barred owls which inhabit Corkscrew. |
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![](image/thumb/dcp_0503-tn.jpg) The barred owl. |
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![](image/thumb/dcp_0504-tn.jpg) A little rest for the weary at the pavillion overlooking the expansive swampy lands. |
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![](image/thumb/dcp_0505-tn.jpg) Father and sun, catching some rays. |
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![](image/thumb/dcp_0506-tn.jpg) The expansive swampy prairie (?). |
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![](image/thumb/dcp_0507-tn.jpg) Immature egret in some of the rare wet areas. |
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![](image/thumb/dcp_0508-tn.jpg) The little egret again. |
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![](image/thumb/dcp_0509-tn.jpg) A better shot of the egret. |
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![](image/thumb/dcp_0510-tn.jpg) And now a mature one saunters along. |
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![](image/thumb/dcp_0514-tn.jpg) The sunning skink. |
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![](image/thumb/dcp_0515-tn.jpg) There's a purple gallun over there near the base of the plant growth. |
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![](image/thumb/dcp_0516-tn.jpg) Birdlife abounds. |
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![](image/thumb/dcp_0517-tn.jpg) Can you see the alligator hiding out? |
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![](image/thumb/dcp_0518-tn.jpg) An anhingas drying its feathers (they secrete very little of the oil which keeps most water birds' wings dry). |
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![](image/thumb/dcp_0519-tn.jpg) Closer shot of the anhingas. |
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![](image/thumb/dcp_0520-tn.jpg) Ron and Karen enjoy Sunday brunch at the Spring Run clubhouse. |
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![](image/thumb/dcp_0521-tn.jpg) Randy joins in for the photo as they all gear up for a round of 18. |
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![](image/thumb/dcp_0522-tn.jpg) Palms decorate the front entrance to the Spring Run clubhouse. |
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![](image/thumb/dcp_0523-tn.jpg) Karen stays out of trouble, as usual. |
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![](image/thumb/dcp_0525-tn.jpg) Here comes the sandy. |
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![](image/thumb/dcp_0526-tn.jpg) Putting from the Bermuda is recommended whenever possible. |
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![](image/thumb/dcp_0527-tn.jpg) Patient around the green. |
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![](image/thumb/dcp_0528-tn.jpg) Karen takes her time. |
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![](image/thumb/dcp_0529-tn.jpg) Waits until she's got it lined up just right... |
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![](image/thumb/dcp_0530-tn.jpg) Catching Karen on the follow-through. |
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![](image/thumb/dcp_0531-tn.jpg) On the wind-up. |
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![](image/thumb/dcp_0532-tn.jpg) I forget this guy's name now, but he was our 4th. |
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![](image/thumb/dcp_0533-tn.jpg) A good-looking backswing. |
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![](image/thumb/dcp_0534-tn.jpg) At address. |
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![](image/thumb/dcp_0535-tn.jpg) Where's the follow-through on this guy's swing?! |
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![](image/thumb/dcp_0536-tn.jpg) That one could be going in the water. |
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![](image/thumb/dcp_0537-tn.jpg) The putt... |
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![](image/thumb/dcp_0538-tn.jpg) The follow-through... |
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![](image/thumb/dcp_0539-tn.jpg) The result... |
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![](image/thumb/dcp_0540-tn.jpg) Happy with that hole, I think! |
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![](image/thumb/dcp_0541-tn.jpg) Ron and Karen just relaxing for a moment. |
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![](image/thumb/dcp_0542-tn.jpg) Karen lines up the putt. |
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![](image/thumb/dcp_0543-tn.jpg) The camera man never did wait long enough to snap during the actual putting stroke. |
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![](image/thumb/dcp_0544-tn.jpg) She's going to be happy with that shot. |
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![](image/thumb/dcp_0545-tn.jpg) A toast to my wonderful hosts, to Doc's burgers, and to the Gulf of Mexico. |
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![](image/thumb/dcp_0546-tn.jpg) Ron and Karen wait in the wind for a table to open up at the ever-popular Doc's. |
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![](image/thumb/dcp_0547-tn.jpg) Randy in front of Doc's. |
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![](image/thumb/dcp_0548-tn.jpg) Our tour guide at the Edison-Ford Winter Estates. |
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![](image/thumb/dcp_0549-tn.jpg) A tribute to Edison's mother. |
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![](image/thumb/dcp_0550-tn.jpg) A look back at one of the world's first swimming pools. |
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![](image/thumb/dcp_0551-tn.jpg) The river runs right past the Estates. |
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![](image/thumb/dcp_0552-tn.jpg) A turkey platter inside what was once Ford's place, and then Edison's place prior to the estate opening for public tours. |
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![](image/thumb/dcp_0553-tn.jpg) Ron near some Ford model A's and T's. |
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![](image/thumb/dcp_0554-tn.jpg) The Ford home. |
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![](image/thumb/dcp_0555-tn.jpg) The world's 2nd or 3rd largest banyan tree. |
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![](image/thumb/dcp_0557-tn.jpg) There's that tree again. When a branch grows too far to support itself, it sends a shoot down to support itself. Then the growth continues. |
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![](image/thumb/dcp_0558-tn.jpg) Inside Edison's chemistry lab. Edison's big agri-chemistry effort went toward developing a type of ragweed which could be used to make rubber. |
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![](image/thumb/dcp_0559-tn.jpg) Another shot of Edison's lab. |
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![](image/thumb/dcp_0560-tn.jpg) Edison's lab again. |
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![](image/thumb/dcp_0561-tn.jpg) Randy near the gramophones in the museum. |
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![](image/thumb/dcp_0562-tn.jpg) Ron and Randy near the gramophones in the museum. |
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