Swampy celebrates Whale Shark Day by taking a dip and visiting his whale shark friend. Swampy thought he’d celebrate International Bacon Day by sharing bacon goodies with his under sea friend. You can learn more in our state about whale[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Archive for Swampy’s Florida News
Swampy celebrates Bow Tie Day with a bow tie from Nathan’s Mens Store. Nathan’s has been in Downtown Lakeland since 1942. It still thrives today just across from Munn Park. Carrying a full line of mens and womens wear. The[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy celebrates Burger Day by picking up a few bags of burgers from St. Petersburg’s BIFF Burger. BIFF Burger has been a popular spot for burgers in Pinellas County for over fifty years. At one time BIFF Burger shops were[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Trilby, Zuber and Alva were going to celebrate all things canine and then decided to chase a dog instead! Natural parks all over Florida have set aside areas just for the pooches of the state. Consult with your local parks[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Trilby tries his juggling skills with Randall knives and Alva, the mouse. One of the world’s most known independent knife makers is located in south Orange County. Since 1938 Randall knives have carved a place in knife history. Considered to[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here’s Alva, the mouse, trying out the sponge cake for National Sponge Cake day! Highlighting the amazing sponge cakes at Cafe Mozart / German Bakery in St. Petersburg. Cafe Mozart is a German Bakery that serves everything from muffins[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Happy Photography Day! Get out there and snap a few photos of our great state! People come from all over the world to Florida to take photographs of birds, buildings and landscapes. Of course, there are the slew of pictures[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Yesterday indulged in the yummy dessert at Del’s Freez in Melbourne! There’s so many from Dairy Belle, Powell’s Dairy Freeze, Bo’s Ice Cream etc, etc,! Visit your local soft serve ice cream shops!
Florida is a major producer of honey in the U.S. There are even specific types produced that can be found available In the Florida Panhandle is Wewahitchka a place famous for it’s Tupelo honey. There’s even an annual Tupelo Honey[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy’s Florida is sad to learn of the death of Lauren Bacall. She was an incredible beauty that portrayed a steel will in most all of her characters from her ‘Key Largo’ Nora Temple character to Margaret Kramer in ‘My Fellow Americans’.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Celebrating kitties all over the world! Here Swampy and Trilby raise Zuber in celebration of International Cat Day!
A few days ago we celebrated the U.S. Coast Guard off Amelia Island. Today we reverse the view of the image from the lighthouse on Amelia Island with the Coast Guard boat passing in the distance. There are many lighthouses[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…