Contents

Rearview Mirror - Summary of the past week
Headlights - Our schedule as to where we will be heading

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Rearview Mirror

Jaunt Out West
I spent most of the week on business--the first part in San Francisco for a keynote speech for a global sales force summit. From there I flew to San Antonio for a presentation to business owners of audio/video/broadcast system integrators. Great folks all around.

Island Walks
Here are a few pics from walks around the Island.







Ospreys in Turmoil
Three doors down from our house there are a pair of ospreys trying to build a nest on top of a pole. Huge credit for effort, but their results are pathetic--take a look a their nest. In addition to their building, they seem to be continually fussing with other ospreys. Here are a few action shots.











Jan’s Awesome New Chest
For the third year in a row, Jan is donating a piece of her art to raise funds for the Calusa Land Trust. It will be auctioned off at the Annual Duck Race to be held Saturday, March 3 at Woodies in St. James City (www.calusalandtrust.org). If you are in SW Florida that day you ought to come--it is a hoot.

Here are a few pictures of the steamer chest that she is donating. Yes, I know I am biased, but it is really cool…makes you want to grab your sunglasses, charter a boat, and head for Cuba!











Also, four images of Jan’s other art pieces* have just been uploaded to www.janalexanderart.com.

*For example, one of her paintings is called “The Cover Up.” Years ago when I was dating a famous Italian model, this beauty painted her self-portrait for me, which I hung in our foyer. One time I came home from a business trip and it was gone--painted over by Jan in my absence.

Headlights

MAA ’12 tentative departure date is set! We are pleased to announce that Motoring Across America 2012 is already in the planning stages and our tentative date of departure is April 13. More to come…

See you next week after a week at home on the Island.

Tags: Pine Island, Wildlife photography