Here’s a postcard on ice! There’s no postmark on the back, but would guess this is from around 1960.
It was today in 1731 that Spanish pirates invaded the British ship Rebecca in the Caribbean. During the battle that ensued British Richard Jenkin’s ear was sliced off by a Spanish pirate. Jenkins survived to tell his tale and the British government was enraged and went to war against Spain. This led to battles here in Florida as British James Oglethorpe fought to keep the new colony of Georgia out of the hapless Florida Spanish hands. Oglethorpe was successful as Georgia ended up with a firm hold of land north of the St Johns and the Spanish with the land south.
Click here for a more thorough explanation:
http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/war-jenkins-ear
Into the quaint village of Downtown Mount Dora to check in on Julie Pointer of Julianne’s Coastal Cottage.
Here’s where you can learn more about & visit
Julieanne’s Coastal Cottage:
135 E 4th Ave, Mt Dora, 32757
(352) 383-1794
Take out your drawing pad and pen and doodle a bird or two! Today is Draw a Picture of a Bird Day!
How about drawing a Florida native. Like an egret, a spoonbill, a mockingbird, a bluejay, a pelican or so many other of our feathered friends!
If you do, take a photo of the drawing and post it below! We’d love to see you bird drawings!
Here’s Jasper, the Beaver, to celebrate Beaver Day!
Many Floridians don’t know we have beaver neighbors. The beavers are found in the most northern parts of our state. Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission have more about beavers you can learn by clicking here: http://myfwc.com/wildlifehabitats/profiles/mammals/aquatic/beaver/
#BeaverDay