Trabue Avenue -- a Sign for Punta Gorda's Founder

Muscle Car

Front grid of Ford Roadster from the 1940s or thereabouts taken at the Punta Gorda Muscle Car Museum car show

Another Day Another Dog

The Dawn's Early Light in Punta Gorda

Sun's early light through the clouds turns the sky into a purple majesty

Punta Gorda Pup

Flurgin at the Celtic Ray

Celtic Band Flurgin plays the Ray

Ribbon Cut on new Linear Park

Mayor Bill Albers cuts ribbon for new linear park at Olympia (others in picture left to right : Larry Friedman, Rachel Keesling, Harvey Goldberg, Bill Albert, Carolyn Freeland, Tom Cavanaugh)

On a Misty Morn Pelican Looks on

Peace on Earth -- Dove Nests in Christmas Wreath

Yes, that is a real dove nesting in this holiday wreath... not a fake.

Ibis on the Prowl

Hope is the thing with feathers... Emily Dickinson  (Photo by J. Bates)

CHEC Decked Out and Ready for the Mistletoe Ball

Florida Christmas Trees

Christmas Palms with their Bright Red Berries in Downtown Punta Gorda

Beautiful Blossom on Historic District Tree

New Home at the End of the Rainbow Last Night

Kids from the Tropics Enjoy Punta Gorda Snow Storm

During Punta Gorda's annual Christmas celebration downtown snowflakes bedazzle kids who may never or rarely see real snow.