That’s Entertainment!

[Grandson Tom prepares for Show Choir as the Black Knight from Monty Python's Flying Circus!    ]

Within the sudden plethora of spring sports events (two softball games and a track meet to follow this missive), we had the 2nd Annual Kentucky Derby fundraiser for Theatre L’Homme Dieu (TLHD) at the Alexandria Golf Club and the usual assortment of music, music, music.

[Local icon and gadabout, "Dangerous" Dan, toasts one and all on behalf of TLHD.]

[And looking lovely with the supervisor.]

[Appears to be having fun (and below) despite a total disinterest in horse racing.]

[Doing their bit (a play on horse racing?) for the arts.]

[The supervisor and someone who shares my birthday.]

[A natural ponytail (a play on horse racing?) . . . and one made out of taffeta?]

[The supervisor and a known area tenor.]

[Thanks Michelle and Chuck!]

[Pretty as a picture.]

[Dancin', yah!]

[Reaching the height of her profession.]

[Here's lookin' at you, kid!]

[He won't mind being used as an event break.]

[The following weekend (a/k/a, the last one) began with another premium performance by the Salty Dogs at Carlos Creek Winery.  Though a pretty day, it was quite windy meaning any videos would have come with a howl.  Apparently that also dissuaded use of the camera's still photo capabilities.  We just enjoyed the music tucked under our blankies.]

[But, hey, Mikko was there!]

[Sunday was the annual Mother's Day brunch with the Annen's at the club.]

[Several people enjoyed the goodies!    ]

[Here he is again - with his fashion designer!]

Then it was on to the winery, which was introducing a new wine, Aurora, made for the first time from grapes exclusively grown on the property.  And Bruce Hecksel, of Patchouli fame, was the artist who designed the label – and he and Julie just happened to be there to perform on that day:

[Local fan with camera shoots from behind local druggist.]

[Same local fan with same camera shoots Patchouli again.]

[Local fan shoots local fan.]

[And the supervisor was just delighted to be there.]

[Sue Elliot, traveling fan from Burnsville in the foreground, advised that, as with the previous day, it was too windy for videos.  She took several good photos, however (soon to follow).]

[Julie and Bruce together as "Patchouli."]

[A red sparkling wine, making it rather unique.]

[Zing went the strings of my heart.]

The remaining Patchouli photos were submitted by Sue:

[This is what's called a comedic interlude - either that or an old man.]

[From here we'll just laugh our way to the next story.  Thanks, Sue!]

[New Ulm co-eds (from other schools) frolic on the grounds at St. Thomas University.  And whom amongst us doesn't like frolicking?  Photo from the StarTribune.]

Alexandria – 10, Rocori – 0

[Happy Mothers' Day, Happy Fishing Opener, Happy National Junk Rotation Day!]

Meanwhile, back to the subject at hand:

[Bob "Weakie" Annen (light cap), glad to be a snowbirder no more, resumes his elite status as a Cardinal Super Fan.]

The Cardinals were hosting the Rocori Spartans Friday afternoon.  The supervisor and I thought it a perfect prelude to the final Central Lakes Concert Association performance of the season later than evening (Metales M5, a brass quintet from Mexico, who were terrific).  OK, not quite perfect.  As you can see, “Weakie” is in winter attire though it appears to be a beautiful day.  Super Fan Ruth Anderson was present in her snowmobiling outfit.  A stiff breeze made “just sitting there” a chilling event.  The supervisor decided to stay in the car and read.

[JV fans at the abutting field - future Cardinal softballers watch intently from the back row.]

But the ladies mucked up our timing a bit.  They have been on a roll – winning their 5 previous games by a 51 – 9 run scoring margin.  On this day, they continued their onslaught.  Sophomore hurler Taylor Ellingson was terrific in not giving up a single walk (that I can recall) – and the bats kept producing.  The game was called in the 6th inning when the Cards reached a 10-run advantage – and a 10-0 victory.  The game only lasted one hour.  The supervisor and I had an hour and half to kill before the concert.  We determined a butter burger would make a fine time killer – and it was despite that fact the place was overrun with patrons, many of whom we assumed were on the road for the midnight fishing opener!

The game.  The following video is of the Cards 4-run fourth inning:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8Rt3rfs4Rk

We scored 3 runs in the first, 4 in the fourth, and 3 more in the sixth, thus ending the game.  And the hitting has been up and down the line-up.

[Taylor (7) was the first hitter I captured in the 1st inning - she bats 5th.  Yeah, we were a little late.]

[Emily Kuennen (4), sophomore 1st baseman, batting 6th, badly bruised the ball all day.]

[Taylor]

[Junior shortshop Danielle Carlson (2), and lead-off hitter, makes a play.]

[Junior 2nd baseman Jess Syvrud (1) bats 2nd.]

[Emily at 1st (and below).]

[Senior rightfielder Mikayla Lucas (9) in rightfield.  I failed to get a photo of our leftfielder in this game, junior Rachel Peterson (12), because that would have required me to get up out of my comfy chair and move to a different sight line!]

[A happy centerfielder, sophomore Amanda Christianson (5).]

[Senior catcher Lauren Trumm (3) snags a high hard one.]

[Danielle continues a tradition (at least since we've been following the team) of great shortstop play!    ]

[The half inning meet and greet.]

[Jess]

[LT, batting 3rd, has another successful plate appearance (and the next 3).]

[Sophomore 3rd baseman, Sarah Bruzek (13), batting clean-up.]

["Baby Bruiser," the only player I could occasionally shoot without having chain link in my way!]

[Taylor helped her own cause by ripping a double.]

[And then Emily drove her home, as I recall?]

[I must have been right - there's Emily on 1st base now!    ]

[Players are running around everywhere!]

[Amanda?]

[Junior infielder Danielle Strater (14).]

[I believe it was a pinch hit situation for Dani . . .]

[So, she hit it.]

[Because this is the last photo of a swing, must have been the play that ended the game by "Baby Bruiser" . . .]

[Sarah by the Echo Press in the Brainerd game.]

[ . . . because her comes a Cardinal heading home . . .]

[As another heads to third.]

Game over.  Next home game Monday v. Tech – and v. Apollo on Tuesday (and a treack meet, as well)!

Better Than Netflix . . .

Because you either know the participants . . . or you are them!

http://www.youtube.com/my_videos?feature=mhee

The above site includes all the YouTube videos posted in this blog, I think.  And if you want to go back even further, the videos posted under Ruth Obert go back to the Lincoln-Douglas debates.  I thought of this last night when the lead guitar player for Funky Gumbo Trio, Spencer Christensen, told the supervisor he has watched every video we’ve posted – and wished we would do more!    [Editor's note:  I have subsequently been advised by the supervisor that she meant Spencer Johnson.  Accordingly, please disregard the preceding and following sentences.]  A young man of refined tastes with a descerning eye for amateurish cinematography.  Then today I decided to post the little over one minute video of our Norwegian Star leaving port at the beginning of our cruise (note The Biddies waving about halfway through) - and I noticed that the other videos not only didn’t have mass appeal, they didn’t even have mass play.  Since the blog generally receives enough hits to “finance” my jelly bean habit, I could only conclude that the readership didn’t have time for a movie at the time?  So, here they are – all in one place.  Alexandria’s finest athletes and musicians – in a family-friendly format, nothing should be beyond the scope of a PG-13 rating.  And because they are of limited duration, there will be no time for popcorn - and its subsequent after mess!  Without further adieu, and absent the usual still photos, we bring you Alexandria in sound and motion.

Cruisin’ – The End

[Yes, the end of the trip.]

We joined up with Rog again that last day for a trip to Naples and Marco Island – as with the previous day, I would be visiting places of first impression.  We would be wandering into the land of the “1 percenters,” and in our rented Jetta, that made us feel out of place.  Ha!  OK, we played the bumpkin role to the hilt.  Ruthie lived in Gainesville in the early 80′s when she was getting her master’s degree, and she and the kids made several trips to Marco Island.  She no longer recognized the place.  And I admit my preconceived ideas were of a still somewhat limited, if elite, population with lots of protected wildlife areas.  It’s a monster of high-rise condominiums.  And we didn’t notice any elk.

[First of all, it's a Benz SUV.  The license plate is for "Basketball Dan."  For many years, his visits to us and Washington, D.C., always required a fine dining experience at El Caribe (there were two of them).  They are now long gone - RIP!]

[We decided to drive on through and visit Marco Island first.  Then we would hit Naples on the way back.  So, the several following photos are on Marco Island.  There was a scent of money in the air.]

[Our chauffeur had her hand on her cheek - the universal signal for OMG!]

[The southern end of the island.]

[A "Mickey D's" in Marco Island.  An opportunity to check e-mail - and to call an Alexandria Golf Club member who winters in Naples.  Rita photo.]

[Then it was on to Naples!]

[Old Town area]

[Tin City]

[. . . and its everything but grapes winery.]

[A park whose name I cannot read because of the hedge row?  ]

[Old Town.  After parking in an alley garage, The Biddies ran into some fellow Hoosiers who told them it was this way to the ice cream!]

[Beginning our perpetual search for food.]

[We're getting close.]

[Aha!  And Rita knows someone who is related to these people - I think that's how it went?]

[. . . so she requested that I "shoot" her there.]

[Dine outside . . . then, theatre.]

[To arugula, or not to arugula?]

[The Florida professional at happy hour?    ]

[Go, Gators! Yeah, the supervisor was one of them for her advanced degree.]

[Rog took us to a few of the beaches on his beat - had to admit the ones in Naples are pretty nice.]

[Fan out for shells!]

[For perspective, the skyline on the left is Naples; on the right, it's Marco Island.]

[Got the feeling Rog liked the beaches here.]

[We said thanks and good-bye to Rog at his Ft. Myers condo.]

[The following morning we said good-bye to Rita at her friend, Reva's, place in N. Ft. Myers.  Thanks again Rita and Reva!]

Then it was on to Southwest Florida Airport and my forever fun with TSA agents!  This is the first time I’ve gone through one of those all around, we-can-see-you-naked, scanners.  And, of course, they pulled me out for a further pat down.  And the supervisor had a good laugh photographing the event.  I seldom do air travel anymore – I am always pulled out for further screening.  It’s a major pain in the back of my front.  These people have got to realize that in my government career I had direct oversight over their pay and benefits!  Maybe it’s the Florida gun law . . . and the fact that I don’t carry one?  I will put off the next air trip again for as long as I can!  And that will be as soon as someone starts “Take Your Chances” Airlines, where you just get on the plane without any faux security procedures!!

[When we got home, we met local family and family from Arizona for dinner (what else?) at Boca Chica in St. Paul.  Of course, before we got there we had to deal with the usual difficult travel logistics - this time discovering the car had a flat tire upon our return!  It made us an hour late for the dinner.  It was good to get home!]

[Until next time!    ]

Looks like fun. Felt like I was on the cruise with you guys as I scrolled through your photos. ~ Gretchen (4/16/30)

Tom …Thanks…we enjoy and appreciate your emails. They are the greatest!  Enjoy the snow! God bless your day. ~ Dave and Carol  (4/16/30)

You do not really understand something unless you can explain it to your grandmother. ~ Albert Einstein

Tell the supervisor she looked Gorgeous!   ~ Marnee’ (5/6/12) [Oh, that was for the Kentucky Derby party.]

We Interrupt “Cruisin’” for a Special Report

[Remember sports?  Aaaaayyyyyyyyy!]

I began yesterday with a rant about the vicissitudes of spring: . . . our golf course superintendent was saying how much he loved spring – his green acreage coming back to life!  I don’t know, boys and girls?  In spring, one can’t plan [bad word].  I’m beginning to think we’re going to have a spring and summer like last year when lake levels reached record highs.  It rains just about every day now – and the weather forecasters have no clue.  Last night, our forecast was for a nice, sunny day – good, our Thursday morning senior golf league is starting today.  But I’m sitting here typing this in the middle of a thunderstorm – now predicted for on and off all day.  I don’t know whether I should go to the ‘Y’ for my morning walk – or walk the golf course.  It can all change so fast.  Tuesday I was hoping to catch a track meet and a softball game – the track meet was postponed (not for weather, but would have been?), but I went over to see the softball game in the afternoon (after all, the last rain had been hours ago) – but no one was there (I guess you have to advise the traveling opponent early of the possibility it can’t be played).  S’pose to be a game today [yesterday] – we’ll see.  It seems every year spring sports - track, golf, softball – lose about half their scheduled meets or games to weather.  The supervisor would like to get out to mow the lawn – but it is constantly wet.  I hate heat but look forward to the regularity of summer.

Yesterday afternoon, surely a most delightful day (thus contrary to my previous rant about spring weather), we watched a softball game of much import – particularly since the state no longer has a professional baseball team.  Super Fan Roger Riley and I staked out primo box seats behind home plate.  We later discovered Super Fan Bob “Weakie” Annen was also at the game, but we never noticed each other in the overflow crowd.  “Weakie” has been a snowbird the last couple of years and has lost his way.  He thought that since he once lived in Brainerd, he was required to sit with the Warrior fans.  He goes in for counseling next week.

Anyway, “Weakie,” by pure happenstance, sat next to the grandparents of Warriors’ pitcher, Nikki Anderson, who will pitch for your University of Minnesota Golden Gophers next year.  Brainerd has won the conference and the section ever since Nikki became their starting pitcher, some time around 3rd grade.  The Cards scored three runs against Nikki when we played at Brainerd earlier this year – an unheard sum because she had been known to record 21 strikeouts in a 7-inning game.  So this figured to be a good game.

Roger should have sung the Anthem – he noted that the “canned” version had a bit of a dirge-like quality.  Then sophomore twirler, Taylor Ellingson (also of hockey fame), took the mound for our Cardinals.  The video is of the top half of the 1st inning:

http://www.youtube.com:80/watch?v=xQ67JHAb9HA&feature=email  

p.s.  At the end of the video, I pan across to the softball parents – all in this frame have/had daughters who are/were multiple sport stars for our Cards.  Val Trumm’s daughter Lauren (senior) is the catcher, Chris Kragenbring’s (sunglasses) daughter Quinn (senior) is the leftfielder, and standing in white, fellow class of 65er, Bud Bruzek, whose daughter Sarah (sophomore) is the 3rd baseman.

p.p.s.  Spring weather back today.  Cloudy, chilly, 400 mph winds.

[Leading off for the Cardinals, Danielle Carlson (2), junior shortstop, who like most of her teammates is a multiple sport athlete - a good hockey player, too!]

[A good at bat by Danielle, testing Ms. Anderson.]

[On deck, Jess Syvrud (1), junior 2nd baseman, also plays basketball  and soccer, I think (I probably won't get all their other sports, but hey, I try.    ]

[Jess squaring to bunt.]

[Lauren Trumm (3), senior catcher, basketball and soccer.]

[Early in the game, the Cards ran themselves out of a couple scoring opportunities.]

[Taylor Ellingson (7), sophomore pitcher, and hockey player.]

[Danielle at short - made all the plays, including an ESPNer!]

[Jess at 2nd backing up Taylor.]

[Amanda Christianson (5), sophomore centerfielder, and volleyball and basketball.  Have you noticed when I use the long lens, the chain link disppears?  Eat your heart out, David Copperfield!]

[Danielle and Amanda, top and bottom.]

[The meet and greet after every inning.]

[Dugout, PA, and scoreboard operations.]

[Sarah Bruzek (13), sophomore 3rd baseman, "Baby Bruiser," Bud's last daughter, followed her two older sisters onto the softball team, batting clean-up as a sophomore, and also plays soccer and basketball.]

[Taylor, as are the following two - with a good blue line slap shot, can swing the bat too.]

[Emily Kuennen (4), sophomore 1st baseman (and pitcher), and volleyball spiker.]

[Amanda]

[The Cards were impressive with their aggressive swings against an overpowering pitcher.]

["Baby Bruiser" on the fence; Echo Press, on the right, with superior resources bring a ladder to "shoot" over the fence.]

[Sarah @ 3rd.]

[Quinn Kragenbring (10), senior leftfielder, situational switch-hitter, here batting lefty to bunt her way on, volleyball and hockey.]

[Mikayla Lucas (9), senior rightfielder, co-captain with fellow seniors Quinn and Lauren, a fan favorite batting last in the line-up with a hit and contact every at bat.]

[Back to Danielle at the top of the order.]

[As a follower of the sport, I had heard of Nikki Anderson, but for as long as she has been the Warriors starting pitcher, I had never seen her play (note spring rant at the beginning).  So, I was delighted to finally have a nice day and a chance to see her perform in her senior year.]

[She does have great stuff.  And that's why the Cards were impressive, too.  We challenged her every inning, and had several well hit balls.]

[The auto focus opted for the chain link this time - nice effect though!    ]

[Her blue and white Warrior mouth piece produces a gap-tooth look.    ]

[I wouldn't want to hit against her!]

[Jess, and the next three.]

[Lauren]

[I believe this was the at bat she tripled down the left field line.]

[The Cards were down 1-0 at the time; a hit-by-pitch batter had scored for Brainerd as those things always seem to come back to haunt you.]

[Sarah stepped up with LT on 3rd.]

[A mighty swing . . .]

[Another might swing - base hit - LT scores!  Game now tied 1-1 in the bottom of the 4th (as I recall).]

[Emily tries to keep it going . . .]

[Then Amanda.]

[Rachel Peterson (12), junior outfielder at the fence, and basketball player, has a key role in the last inning.]

[Quinn, batting righty this time.]

[I believe this was the at bat when Quinn hit the hardest shot of the game - a bullet two-hopper at the shortstop.  It handcuffed the shortstop, but since it was hit so hard, she was able to recover and throw Quinn out on a close play.  We had runners in scoring position - a little to either side . . . .]

[Mikayla]

[Jess dances out of the way.]

[C'mon, LT!]

[Tensions are mounting - we're getting late in a 1-1 game.  Front to back, the up the middle defense of Danielle, Jess, and Amanda look on.  I believe in the 6th the Warriors got a lead-off triple.  Later a walk.  That runner tried to steal 2nd - and Lauren threw her out!  After the game, Lauren told her folks she couldn't believe the runner on 3rd didn't try to score - but she was throwing through because they needed the out.  The lead-off triple never scored.]

[Sarah again.]

[Another good swing, but I think it was a ground out.]

[Taylor]

[Emily]

[In the top of the 7th, Brainerd's 1st two batters bunted and reached base.  Then two batters walked - that's an arrrgggghhhhh!  The Warriors took a 2-1 lead into the bottom of the 7th.]

[Dani Strater (14), junior infielder, basketball player, got to pinch hit.]

[The aforementioned Rachel came up to pinch hit . . .]

[and got a base hit!  The Cards then had runners on 2nd and 3rd and only one out!]

Then Anderson showed why she is such a good pitcher . . .

[First, Mikayla . . .]

[then Danielle were victims of devastating change-ups, a pitch Anders0n threw only 3 or 4 times the entire game when she really needed a strike out.]

So, the Warriors won 2-1 in a really good game.

Also a shout out to freshman golfer, Natalie Amundson, conference player of the week.

[Echo Press photo.]

Cruisin’ X

We’re “cruisin’” Florida again.  So, we decided to pick up a local tour guide – Roooggggg!  Old family friend from D.C. daze, Rog Tweed, recently retired from a distinguished career as a federal government bureaucrat, purchased a condo in Ft. Myers last year for use as an occasional respite from brutal D.C. winters.  Rog hosted brother Cam down there a month ago and graciously returned to join the fun and frivolity with The Biddies.  Our first morning, we picked up Rog for a day trip to Sanibel Island and Captiva – Rog recommended a first stop at the “Ding” Darling nature preserve.  [Regarding the photo on the left:  Our Minnesota Twins have left local fandom wondering - just when is it that the Lynx season begins again?]

[Darling was a cartoonist/columnist/environmentalist who became head of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.  We live on his lake!    ]

[Gopher turtle - appropriate since they're gold!]

[Amazing story.]

[Going through the Darling preserve - looking for gators and wading birds.]

[Tide markers - wading birds are most likely to be seen on low tide.]

[Sand bars are visible at low tide - likely to see birds.]

[Bird watchers and photographers were all along the route.]

[Rog and Rita emerge - cameras in hand.]

[Canal to the Gulf.]

[Fish!]

[Young mangrove trees - their seed pods (like a large green bean) float around until their GPS system says this is a good spot, then they tip and take root.]

[Egrets]

[. . . lots of 'em.]

[The supervisor climbs the observation tower.]

[Supervisor to kid, "Shhhhhh!"]

[The observation tower.]

[Rog knew these black birds - I don't recall.]

[Our last stop at "Ding" Darling.]

[Let's go, Reets!]

[A random shot of an estate on Captiva, the last of the connected island chains after Sanibel.]

[Tour guide Rog suggested we dine at the Bubble Room.  Captiva has limited parking and pull off spots, so most of our photos there were in this restaurant.  Ha!  We went to see the beach at the end of the island, but the line of cars just waiting for a spot to open in the beach's parking lot was daunting.]

[On the restaurant wall . . .]

[So, Rita and I went on a photographic expedition within the restaurant.]

[Boop-Boop-A-Doop!]

[Men's room wall.  The ladies reported beefcake on the Betty Boop room walls but were too shy to obtain photographic evidence.]

[More photos inside a restaurant than outside?  Weird.]

[Uffda.  Can't remember if a Captiva beach, or if we're back on Sanibel Island?]

[Rog pays for beach parking lot time on Sanibel Island.]

[Bird]

[Sanibel Island beach - all reportedly the best shell-searching beaches in the country.]

[Here shell, here shell!]

[Another bird]

[That same "another bird."]

[By concentrating on shelling, the supervisor almost ran into "another bird," much to the surprise of both of them!    ]

[Adios, "another bird."]

[Heading back to our entry point.]

[Rita photo.]

[Rita photo.]

[On the way back to the mainland.]

[A personal sunblock installer - what a concept!    ]

[Just like home!]

[When you're "of age," two things are crucial when you're on the road - availability of restrooms and . . . availability of orange ice cream dispensers.  Rog was delighted we found this place for him in his neighborhood!    ]

Tomorrow, Naples and Marco Island.

Cruisin’ IX

Tampa.  We arrived back in port the following morning under the moon’s Full Monty of the city.  The photo ops were abundant.

[This is the room where we started a week ago.]

[Hooked up and ready to go.]

[Hared took care of us - we forgot him.  The supervisor thought I left the tip, I thought she did.  Oy!  She tried unsuccessfully to locate him in the gargantuan that is the cruise world.]

[It was time for grandma to say good-bye to the boy.  We'll see him again next month in Indiana for his high school graduation.]

[ . . . the right shirt for every occasion!    ]

[Off the ship, and adios to the whole famn damily.  They had a long trip ahead to get back for school and work.]

So, as we bid adieu to the cruise, some final memories:

[Tom found his niche . . .]

[Gee, I guess he had fun?]

[So did Mom & Dad, who apparently participated from a distance.]

[OK, we all did!    ]

[Then The Biddies and I got a rental car - but not without the usual trip hassles, this time for Rita - and went in search of Ft. Myers, about 2 1/2 hours south of Tampa.  First photo op stop along the way was for the Sunshine Skyway.]

[Well, actually this was the first, and most important, stop along the way.  And the first photo op for Rita.]

[The Biddies join the party, disembarking from the much price negotiated Jetta.]

[Rita captures Mr. Excitement in full bloom.]

[Rita photo of parachute of surfing.]

[This was our first dining in Ft. Myers - as I recall, the Three Fishermen.]

[The views therefrom.]

[Fig tree roots . . .]

[. . . at the entrance to Thomas Edison's winter estate on the Caloosahatchee River.]

[And Henry Ford also had a place on the Edison compound.  Apologies to Rita for cutting her in half.]

[The Biddies dial in their audio tour guides.]

[Edison's house - I have to admit to not knowing of the existence of this place.  Pretty impressive, I would recommend a visit if you're ever in Ft. Myers.]

[The Caloosahatchee at the end of the entry walk.]

[A rather impressive fig tree.]

[An Edison light bulb . . .]

[The estate was the first place in Ft. Myers to have electricity.]

[The view of the river from the house.]

[The walkway from Edison's to Ford's.]

[Edison's]

[Ford's]

[The Biddies window peep under the gaze of a tarpon!]

[Go stand by Henry.]

[Henry and me.  He was known to be quite the dancer as they had a great place for entertaining.]

[Edison's on the left; Ford's on the right.]

[Rita peeping in on the Fords.]

[Probably not the riverfront view in Edison's time.]

[Mrs. Edison makes The Biddies a threesome!    ]

[Thomas Alva and me.  And a new hat for me, purchased at the museum (always willing to contribute to the arts!).]

[Befitting their status as guys who like to find out about stuff, they also had a botanical lab on site for research.]

[The Biddies were ready to take us to our Ft. Myers lodging.  Thanks again to Rita's friend, Reva, for providing such.  On the morrow, we would be off to Sanibel Island and Captiva.]