The last 4 days were spent on Marco Island with good friends Bill and Julie. The weather was perfect, Julie cooked some great vegetarian food for us (Bill and Denny added meat to the finished product), and the company was superb. And, did I mention the great view from the lanai? They have a beautiful, relaxing view of the gulf.

Bill and Julie

View from the lanai

The boys accidentally strike the same superhero pose!

We ate, we drank, we laughed, we sang, we danced. Well, maybe not the last two but we did have a wonderful time. We visited a Lego exhibition and an orchid show at the local botanical garden.

Julie, Janet and Bill

 The pictures don't do these justice, they are bigger than life size and most are the size of a person!

A scary spiny tree

 The next day, we went to a wildlife sanctuary in search of the elusive Wood Stork, who remained elusive. But we did see baby alligators!

Mommy alligator. Enlarge to see the 2 babies on her back.

Close-up of a baby alligator about 6 inches long.