THEY are back!!!Run! Hide! They are everywhere….for a few weeks, at least.Came across these two and many more around the 125 year old Sparr United Methodist Church Saturday.(Side note: If you aren’t seeing love bugs around you, that is likely[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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Swampy’s Florida Postcards : Alligators at Homosassa Springs.
Who is watching who in this unmarked postcard of Homosassa Springs. This postcard is part of the Swampy’s Florida collection. . . . . . . . #Florida #pensacola #FloridaLife #FloridaLifeStyle #FloridaLiving #History #FloridaLiving #FloridaHistory #Transportation #FloridaAlligators
Here’s an interesting undated postcard. This is what The Florida Orchestra needs: Singing Alligators. It sure would fill some seats!
We should all travel like this today in Florida… Imagine how unclogged the roads would be! Here’s a postcard from my Swampy’s Florida collection from the early part of the 20th century.
Swampy’s friend, Steve Orth visited SharkCon in Tampa this past weekend! Here are a few photos of his visit! This is Steve’s ‘Jaws’ shoe signed by the widow, Wendy, of the author of ‘Jaws’, Peter Benchley. Peter Benchley was the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Chester B. Keene shared these photos of a hunting gator near Arcadia. The cows decided to protest. “Not a good day for the Gator after Brenda Mercer Barnes cows. Photos taken by Brenda Mercer.Barnes.”
Swampy’s #Florida Postcards: Gator Lagoon at Homosassa Springs!
This unmarked postcard looks to be from around 1970. The location is the fantastic Homosassa Springs, a location to visit if you haven’t. Click here to learn more.
Here’s my newest painting – ‘Playing along the Oklawaha at Fort McCoy’. The setting is the Oklawaha River from a photograph I took. Eventually to be available as a print. Here’s where some prints are available to purchase now:[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I love these birds! A photo posted by Madame Jo Ann (@madamejoann) on Mar 22, 2016 at 11:47am PDT These photos were taken at a park in northwest Pinellas County, early on March 22nd, 2016.
Swampy’s #Florida Postcards: Caspar’s Alligator Jungle!
Here’s a postcard of the old Caspar’s Gator Jungle. I wish this postcard had two things: 1) a postmark 2) an address. I’ve seen much about Caspar’s over the years. I know I’ve read about it, but the memory is[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
A pair of sandhill cranes in the Everglades surveying their nesting area. This photo is from ‘The Everglades: The American Wilderness, Time-Life Books’ by Archie Carr. You can get your copy of this book by clicking here or below:[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
DANIA BEACH, Fla. – For half a century, they have haunted the swampy forests east of Federal Highway. The Dania Beach monkeys, African vervet monkeys thought to have been released by an old tourist attraction in the 1950s, beg bananas,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…