Batman Day celebrates the first appearance of Batman in Detective Comics #27 on this date in 1939. I’ve shuffled some Swampy characters in tribute to Batman Day! Here’s the original cover: Save Save
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Trilby happily dips raisins in chocolate for Chocolate Covered Raisins Day until realizing that Alva has taken a bath in the chocolate. Angell and Phelps, since 1925, in Downtown Daytona Beach hand makes chocolate covered raisins amongst many candies. Click[…]↓ 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.
Trilby wishes all a Happy Easter today! Maybe when you open you’re eggs you’ll get a baby alligator! This artwork is part of one of the Swampy’s Florida greeting cards. #Easter #HappyEaster
Trilby’s path to find Swampy is suddenly encumbered by a swath of pumpkins! Learn more about Pumpkin Day here: http://www.pumpkinday.com/pumkinfo #PumpkinDay
Swampy and the gang head over to Golf-n-Gator in Cape Canaveral to celebrate Miniature Golf Day. Zuber, the cat, wonders if any of the gators in the surrounding pools are related to Trilby. Golf-n-Gator is right on A1A in Cape[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Pasco Pete is given a sponge cake from Lion Country Safari for bringing the elephant back to them. Trilby is ready to eat. First to find a knife. Here’s more about National Sponge Cake Day: http://www.food.com/food-holidays/sponge-cake-day-0823 #NationalSpongeCakeDay
Pasco Pete and Trilby find themselves on the south side of Jupiter Inlet and there to greet them is an elephant! Where the stray elephant came from is quickly solved as they learn he slipped out of Lion Country Safari.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Gave a talk at the Reddick Public Library Saturday about Florida heroes in history. Great crowd for a small library. Wrapped up with a drawing based on suggestions from the audience members. Thanks to Natalie Lyons for putting this together[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Trilby and Estero’s canoe trip comes to an abrupt end as they strike mud! #InternationalMudDay #MudDay Save
A visit with Jerry King, retired Orange County fire fighter, at the Pine Castle Women’s Club in south Orange County. He speaks of memories of a railroad wreck, alligators on a runway and why he was paddled as a young’un.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…