PJ's PINES: WE HAD TOO TOO MUCH FUN WITH THE MAKI'S

You know Ron Maki said I was fun to be around because of how much I enjoy life. I wonder if that's true and if it is, how about the rest of us. Aren't or shouldn't we be super grateful for each day the good Lord gives us. Maybe I'm nuts but I so love each and every day so very much but don't all of us. I think we do. Anyway it is not the first time I have heard this but it is always a surprise. I like being around almost everyone, hey the exception might be our neighbor next to us here at Lake Crystal. They said hello to us once when they were out watering, by the way they have lovely lovely flowers, but friendly, they are not. In fact they look like the perfect couple but they must almost hate having us here. The neighbor next to them stopped and talked to us several times because of their Yorkie "Precious", too cute, stated that this really isn't a park that likes rentals. I thought, thank you for sharing you jerk. Anyway you get the real feeling we somehow have offended them and maybe it is as simple as having dogs. I don't know. I think I don't like her because she is about a size 2. Who ever heard of 2 except for my friend Judy Thompson who has lost weight because of her husband's illness.
OK back to Ron and Polly. They took us to the Tuscan Bistro. First we went to their house for blue margaritas. Now it actually was an Orange liquor and was delicious but strange drinking a blue margarita. Polly has been so quite in all our former meetings but I feel she is coming out. Ron seems to answer for her and maybe it's because she thinks before she speaks, she sure is a pretty special lady. We went to dinner and had a lovely time, Ron bought, I had two glasses of Chianti but how could I not. I'm Italian, well maybe not technically but I am in my heart, I eat their bread like I am all dipped in Olive oil and such. It was Oh so good. We went to Barefoot Beach after, of course Ron got me a plastic bag and we all picked up shells for me. I am a shell freak but I can't help myself. I always wanted to live on Lake Superior you know. Now I know you will be saying to yourself what has that got to do with shells and the Ocean. Well I am coming to that. WATER WATER EVERYWHERE. Same thing. Sort of. On Lake Superior it's rocks and I love them just as much.

Here we have Ron Maki, ME, Polly Maki and my Honey.

We went for a drive on the way to Barefoot Beach and Jim took pictures along the way. Posting. When we left Maki's we not only saw one snake when returning to their house, we saw a black snake at the curb driving to their house and some kind of sidewinder going down the middle of the road. I don't do well with snakes. Even under the car.

We just had to stop along our drive to have Ron take our picture with theis Alligator. Hey don't you love the bright colors. I match don't I.

Jim got me running barefoot on the beach. How could I not. Looking for shells of course.

I wonder what kind of bird this is. Good picture of course.

I know this is a little blurry but it is downtown Naples from Barefoot Beach.

What a sunset.

We had to have Ron stop the car so Jim could snap this lovely flower.

I don't know if you can see some of these houses to their full advantage. Wow is all I can say.

Nothing is on the lower level except the garage.

The steps to some of these house is spectacular.

They are right on the Ocean.

The flowers are so pretty.