Photos that I've taken — around 2,500 jpgs in all. Some with small captions in the lower left corner. Flora, fauna, history, panoramas, food, classic cars, sunsets, favorites. Free to download.
When viewing a gallery, click on a photo to get an enlargement and slideshow.
Scroll down for links to the galleries. And a link to my YouTube videos.
Photos taken in Southwest Florida — Everglades and parks and wildlife refuges.
See also separate pages of photos of tortoises, alligators, and birds.
Photos of landscapes and coasts taken in Southwest Florida parks, wildlife refuges, and beaches.
Photos of flora (plants including trees and flowers) taken in Southwest Florida parks, wildlife refuges, and beaches.
Found only in Southeast US. Estimated 5 million total. Of that, 1.25 million are in Florida. No longer endangered. Live in fresh water. Average 800 pounds, 13 feet long. Eat fish, birds, turtles, snakes, small mammals. As adults, their only predator is humans.
Herbivore land tortoises. 6 to 16 inches long. 4 to 13 pounds. Live in underground burrows up to 50 feet long. Protection from predators and the elements. At least 350 other species live peacefully with the tortoises in the burrows.
Photos of birds I took in Southwest Florida. Please note that I use mostly an inexpensive compact camera. You really need a better camera to get good bird photos.
Photos of manatees in Florida. Manatees are large, fully aquatic (fresh and salt water), mostly herbivorous marine mammals. Migrate to warm Florida river waters in winter.
Historical places to visit in Southwest Florida. With captions.
Landscape panorama photos in SW Florida. With captions.
Photos of meals from most of China's provinces. With captions including location. Mainland cuisine is quite varied.
Hong Kong cuisine is different from mainland China cuisine: Lighter, more seafood, rice rather than wheat, less deep fried, less chilies. With captions.
Photos of dishes from Macau. Macanese food is heavily influenced by Portuguese and Chinese cuisine.
Photos of Muslim dishes and markets in various parts of China. With captions.
Photos from Naples area markets and local dishes from restaurants and home-cooked. With captions.
Cuisine of Northern and Central Cambodia and Phnom Penh, as well as cuisine of Laos. With captions.
Photos of Costa Rican dishes. With captions.
Cuisine of Cuba. Havana, Trinidad, and Vinales. With captions.
Regional dishes from all over Italy. With captions including location.
Japanese cuisine is based on rice with miso soup. Also many simmered dishes in broth. These photos are from all over Japan. With captions including location.
Photos of Korean dishes from Seoul, Busan, and Gyeongju. With captions.
Photos of dishes from Chennai, Pondicherry, Thanjavur, Madurai, Periyar, Cochin, Mysore, Goa, Hyderabad, Bangalore, and Mumbai. With captions.
Heavily influenced by the food of Fujian Province, China, and by Japan’s 50-year occupation of Taiwan 1895-1945. Because Taiwan is an island, seafood is dominant. Gallery of photos with captions.
Meals and street food from Bangkok, Chiang Mai, and Chiang Rai. With captions. Thailand has 7 dishes on CNN's World's 50 Best Foods, more than any other country.
Photos of Vietnamese dishes. Pho, spring rolls, and more. With captions.
Photos of classic cars in the collection of the Toyota Automobile Museum, Nagoya, Japan. Worldwide cars, not just Toyota. With captions.
Photos of classic cars in the collection of the Revs Institute, Naples, Florida. "The finest sports car collection in America" (NY Times). With captions.
Photos of classic cars on the streets of Cuban cities (mostly, but not all, Havana) in November 2022.
Photos of classic cars in the collection of the Tampa Bay Automobile Museum, Pinellas Park, Florida.
Photos of classic cars in the collection of the Riga Motor Museum (Rigas Motormuzejs), Riga, Latvia
Photos of sunrises and sunsets around the world. Location is noted.
Recent photos of Naples-area wildlife, landscapes, and flora that I especially like. With captions.
Small videos. Subjects include:
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