What do these buildings have in common? (Downtown St. Petersburg, Florida)
May 08, 2017
Over the last few weeks we have traveled over to St. Petersburg and stopped over in the downtown area. We walked down Central and then sat down to eat at a dog friendly restaurant, Urban Comfort. The Urban Comfort opens at 11 for lunch - they have great food. Jim noticed something about the building - it had a prior life before it became this resta...
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Eureka Springs Park, Hillsborough County
April 30, 2017
I love this place! It's quiet most days, has a beautiful boardwalk among the trees (almost all shaded, but that also means bugs) and lots of gardens and flowers. It's located on the road to the old Vandenburg Airport, now Tampa Executive in a somewhat secluded area making it all the more of a gem to visit. It's dog friendly, so Dolly used to go wit...
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Finding Fairy Land - Tampa History Museum
April 23, 2017
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This week we visited the Tampa History Museum. If you're interested in history, they have done a wonderful job of putting together exhibits about the Indians, Cigar industry, Sports, Military and other historic displays regarding Tampa's history. I however wanted to visit the temporary exhibit, Finding Fairyland. Memories of Lowry Park's fairyland...
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Community Garden - Vista Gardens at Carrollwood Village
April 16, 2017
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It seems that more and more I hear about various communities creating community gardens. We now have 3 community gardens in Temple Terrace where Jim and I garden at the Riverhills location. The other gardens are Greco Middle School and Linwood, with Linwood being the newest garden. We also have a garden at Riverhills Elementary where the children h...
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Frogs, Geckos, and Snakes
April 09, 2017
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I have always wanted to photograph one of these little red eyed frogs - perhaps that's a silly thing, but every since I saw someone's photograph of it, I wanted to take my own. So, recently Mike Matthews held a workshop in Sarasota that gave me that opportunity! I was thrilled to have the opportunity (of course there was a fee, but it was worth it)...
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