Downtown Fort Myers, Fla. By Paul Goldfinger, March, 2015.
REGINA CARTER. “Spring Can Really Hang You up the Most.”
Regina Carter.
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Old Florida downtown.
Posted in Fort Myers Florida, Photography by Paul Goldfinger, tagged MUSIC. Regina Carter, Photograph: Downtown Ft. Myers on March 5, 2026| Leave a Comment »
Light up your face with gladness—-smile.
Posted in Fort Myers Florida on October 5, 2025|
Ft. Myers, Fla. Dec. 24, 2019. Morning light. Paul Goldfinger photo. © Monochrom. Click to enlarge
JIMMIE RODGERS
Mo di lo. * A Fla kid makes a few bucks…
Posted in Blogfinger Presents, Florida connection on Blogfinger, Fort Myers Florida, tagged Caloosahatchie River, Ft. Myers river on September 3, 2023| 2 Comments »
Ft Myers, Fla. Paul Goldfinger. Jan. 30, 2021. Click image to watch him mow the lawn. The weird tree is a banyan. It’s a fig.
By Paul Goldfinger, Editor Blogfinger.net
“Mo di lo”* is the French pronunciation for “cut the grass.”
If you drive to downtown Ft. Myers, where the center of town is, you will have to travel uptown, ie north. The city’s westerly border runs along the Caloosahatchie River which is one mile wide at its widest point. Calusa Indians once lived along this river. There is a Calusa shell mound on Sanibel Island. If the Indians had a picnic, they would have clams on the half shell and toss the shells into the pile. Note that clams can live in fresh water or salt.
You will find that there are lots of ranch style houses–all over the place. It’s sort of claustrophobic because many of the interior roads are multi-lane highways, and there aren’t too many places to pull over, park, and walk around.
This photo of a dock shows how wide the river is. This is Thomas Edison’s private dock. The decorative entranceway was added many years after he moved in. Paul Goldfinger photo. January, 2021. Ft. Myers, Fla La Land.
THE BLIND BOYS OF ALABAMA. “Down by the Riverside”. This lively group has appeared in the Great Auditorium. The album is shown below this line.
At Rutherford High School (NJ) the Boys Glee Club (I was a baritone–we had no sopranos in that ensemble) sang this song “Down by the Riverside.”
For us it was the polluted Passaic River. If we wanted a snack, it wasn’t clams on the half shell. We would go to Rutt’s Hut, across the river, for burgers and fried hot dogs, consumed while sitting on the hoods of our cars overlooking the water and listening to Cousin’ Brucie play our music. Here’s a sample:
Do you remember Little Anthony? Do kids still cry on their pillows? Or do they just smoke pot?
Stay awhile; what’s your hurry?
Posted in Florida connection on Blogfinger, Fort Myers Florida, Photograph by Paul Goldfinger, Photographs Sanibel and Captiva Islands Florida, Photography by Paul Goldfinger, Photography: Florida, tagged Caravanning in Florida on August 14, 2023|
Gulf of Mexico near Sanibel Island, Fla. Paul Goldfinger photograph 2014. ©
Europeans are fond of taking a month off and caravanning from place to place during their summer “holiday.” This couple from France flew to Quebec and rented this mobile home. They stopped on the Causeway between Fort Myers and Sanibel Island.
He had been fishing and returned to the van for a nap. She was having a smoke outside when I strolled over to briefly chat. She was very mellow and relaxed while studying the seagulls and the calm of the Gulf where there were no barriers, boardwalks, restrictions, parking problems or life guards blowing whistles. These people sure know how to have a good time.
SHE AND HIM:
Last light ’till tomorrow.
Posted in Florida connection on Blogfinger, Fort Myers Florida, Music from the Broadway stage., Photographic Gallery, Black and White, Photography by Paul Goldfinger, Photography from Florida, tagged Gulf of Mexico at twilight, MUSIC: Fiorello on August 11, 2023|
Gulf of Mexico, Florida. By Paul Goldfinger 2014.
FIORELLO. Original Broadway Cast.
McGregor Boulevard: It’s raining, it’s pouring.
Posted in Blogfinger Presents, Florida connection on Blogfinger, Fort Myers Florida on June 24, 2023|
Fort Myers, Fla. c.2013. By Paul Goldfinger. © Blogfinger.net
RIHANNA, KANYE WEST, PAUL McCARTNEY “FourFiveSeconds”
Seek and find at the Farmers’ Market.
Posted in Faces at the Farmers' Market, Fort Myers Florida, Photography from Florida, tagged Ft. Myers Lakes Park market on December 10, 2022|
The hidden girl. Lakes Park, Fort Myers, Fla. By Paul Goldfinger. Click to see. 2015.
BOB DYLAN: “Where are You?”
Thomas Edison hung out on the shores of the Caloosahatchee River.
Posted in Florida connection on Blogfinger, Fort Myers Florida, Photograph by Paul Goldfinger, Photography: Florida, tagged Bucky Pizzarelli and Frank Vignola, Edison Estate on December 9, 2022|
The Thomas Edison winter estate in Fort Myers, Florida. Paul Goldfinger photo.
BUCKY PIZZARELLI and FRANK VIGNOLA “You’ll Never Know.”
Bikers from a trailer park. Adventures in SW Fla La Land.
Posted in Blogfinger Presents, Florida connection on Blogfinger, Fort Myers Florida, Photograph by Paul Goldfinger, Photography from Florida, Photography series Faces at the Farmers' Market, tagged Gulf Waters Bicycle Riders on December 4, 2022|
Gulf Waters Bicycle Riders Club. Lakes Park Farmers Market. Ft. Myers. March 6, 2015. Click to see who’s who’s who . Photo by Paul Goldfinger. ©
.By Paul Goldfinger from the Tropicana Forum.
They came into the rest area single file, or close to it, slowing down as they rode around me. “Hey, you better get out of the way,” said a man sitting at a table nearby. He was promoting the Bible, but instead of saving a soul, he was trying to save me. I realized then that I should stop daydreaming, so instead I starting shooting photos.
The Gulf Waters Bicycle Riders are a social group from a nearby mobile home community. “Candominium” corrected one rider referring to the metal construction of their houses which are not far from Tropicana Park which we wrote about recently. They didn’t seem tired, because they apparently take their time as they ride about 10 miles to get to their destination—the Farmers Market.
They saw me taking pictures, so they requested a group shot. They assembled in about 5 seconds. It shows how fast a group of seniors can move when they are asked to pose for a picture. One said, “Don’t put us in Playboy.” Another called out, “We need to show more leg.”
I call this a “Coaster shot.” That’s when persons stand in a horizontal row and grin at the camera.
But I did them a favor and then discovered this was my best shot, achieving a high rate of smiles due to some ribald remarks coming from both sides of the camera.
One of the group, Artie Johnson, stepped forward and asked me to be sure to send them a photo which he would share. He said he was from Calverton, NY and he handed me a card that identified him as an Ambassador for the USA Pickleball Association.
I didn’t know about that, but there was a merchant at the market who sold only pickles. I went up to him and made an offer, “Will you sell me half-sours for half price?”
He replied, “I’m not going to fall for that one.”
Sometimes my jokes fall flatter than a fluke in winter at the Belmar Marina.
I mailed Uncle Artie the photo and a link to this site.
Paul Goldfinger, Editor @Blogfinger.
BETS MALONE from the Marvelous Wonderettes
Lakes Park: bird sanctuary and farmers market.
Posted in Florida connection on Blogfinger, Fort Myers Florida, tagged Lakes Park on February 17, 2021|
Visit Lakes Park, off Gladiolus Dr. Ft. Myers, Fla. It’s very lovely, and there is bird watching. Feb. 17, 2021. Photo by Paul Goldfinger. Click image to enlarge.
The islands in the water are bird sanctuaries and breeding grounds where birds nest and lay eggs in the spring. There is a farmers market there each Wednesday until April. It is from 9 am to 1 pm. Lee County watches over this beautiful park. You can jog, bike, stroll, picnic, meet friends (in small groups) and take nature walks.
BRIAN WILSON REIMAGINES GERSHWIN.
Camelia River at nightfall…
Posted in Blogfinger Presents, Florida connection on Blogfinger, Florida photography, Fort Myers Florida, tagged Camelia River, Moon River on December 19, 2020|
Camelia River. Ft. Myers, Florida. December 18, 2020. Paul Goldfinger monochrom photograph. © Click to enlarge. (Don’t you wish life were that easy?)
NANCY LAMOTT: “Moon River” from Breakfast at Tiffany’s. With Christopher Marlowe on piano.
Southwest Fla: The Arvelee
Posted in Florida connection on Blogfinger, Florida photography, Fort Myers Florida, Photographic Gallery, Color, tagged Mambo on Blogfinger, Photo: The Arvelee on August 13, 2020| 1 Comment »
“The Arvelee” in downtown Fort Myers, across from the Caloosahatchee River. There are quite a few old Florida buildings in that neighborhood. Click left for full screen view. By Paul Goldfinger ©
SOUNDTRACK: This photo reminds me of Miami, and when I think Miami, I think Cuba and mambo. From the movie Mambo Kings, here is Antonio Banderas with “Beautiful Maria of My Soul.”
For The Beauty Of The Earth…
Posted in Florida connection on Blogfinger, Florida photography, Fort Myers Florida, tagged For the beauty of the earth on December 26, 2019|
Gulf of Mexico. Bunche Beach. Fla. Dec. 24, 2019. © Paul Goldfinger.
JOHN RUTTER, THE CAMBRIDGE SINGERS, CITY OF LONDON SINFONIA: “For The Beauty of the Earth.”