Strawberry Festival - 2016
March 13, 2016
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The annual Strawberry Festival held in Plant City, Florida comes to an end in a few hours - today was the last day. This festival started in 1930 and is held for 10 days in late February/early March. The roots of this festival are deeply associated with the strawberry harvest and represents a piece of Americana when festivals brought communities to...
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Lowry Park Zoo - Zooper Pass for 2016
March 06, 2016
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Hi Everyone! This past week we went to Lowry Park Zoo located in Tampa, Florida and photographed some of the animals. Lowry Park Zoo has a new pass called the 'Zooper Pass'. If you purchase a one day admission to the zoo, you can get a Zooper Pass that will allow you to visit the zoo for the rest of the year with a few blackout time periods. This i...
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Lynx - Tall Ship in St. Petersburg
February 28, 2016
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Sunday morning we visited the Lynx, a 1812 tall ship replica. The ship was anchored in St. Petersburg at the Harborage Marina just south of the USF campus. As we approached the ship at the end of the dock, a few people were moving about as the flag flew in the gentle breeze.
Looking up one of the tall mast for the sail. The mast is made of wood...
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Dragonfly
February 21, 2016
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Catch a dragonfly sitting on a plant and sunbathing is one of the wonders of the insect world. Seeing the little details of them requires patience along with a good camera or binoculars. Dragonflies eat those pesky little mosquitoes - so having them in your garden can be a wonderful sight. They can eat a large volume of mosquitoes in a single day,...
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Native Indian Festival, Brooksville, Florida
February 14, 2016
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On February 6th and 7th in Brooksville, Florida the 3rd Native Indian Festival was held at Florida Classic Park. Different Indian tribes were represented at this festival and several different types of Indian dancing were performed. Sunday was a chilly, sunny day (unlike Saturday which was cloudy, rainy and dreary).
Here's a picture of arrowhead...
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