Happy Play in the Sand Day! Get out and enjoy any of the 1,350 miles of coastline around our great state! A bit about Play in the Sand Day: http://sciencelens.co.nz/2012/08/11/play-in-the-sand-day/ . . . . #Florida #Happy #Celebrate #Celebration #DailyCartoon #Celebrate[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This postcard is marked 1967 and sent to Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Danforth in Bonita Springs, Florida. They write of visitors from New Smyna Beach and Miami to the place they just cleaned. They end with a note that the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The above posed photo is very interesting if you look at it closely. I know it’s difficult to find the right pose to photograph to help sell an area and it looks like they were trying to be more creative,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This postcard was mailed from Sebring in 1955 to George W. Hardy in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. It’s signed “Dad”, so it appears the postcard was mailed to his son, George. Apparently George’s mother had a bad headache and went to the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
To also celebrate Quotation Day, Swampy reads Neil Armstrong’s famous quote, “That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.”, that Armstrong stated after landing on the moon, July 20th, 1969, after a launch from Cape Canaveral. Armstrong[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy’s Florida Friday Train Stops: Hawthorne Railroad Station, 1912. Â The small city of Hawthorne, in eastern Alachua County once had a train stop coming north from Ocala. Hawthrone was once an up and coming city. It’s still there along[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Fellows at a subdued juke joint in Glades County in 1941. That is all that is tagged in the photo that was published in an issue of ‘Tampa Bay History’ magazine in 1988. Likely the juke joint was a bit[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Narcoossee was once an up and coming city. There were people living around there, businesses, This photo is from ‘Osceola County Centennial 1887-1987’ by the Centennial Book Committee. Click here or below to purchase a copy of this book. https://amzn.to/31XUWUy[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Trilby first thinks the horseradish ice cream has made his head explode. But it’s actually Pasco Pete roaring a hearty tune with his bagpipes recognizing Bagpipe Appreciation Day…..#BagpipeAppreciationDay #Bagpipe #Music #Florida #Happy #Celebrate #Celebration #dailyCartoon #daily #Cartoon Save
This unmarked postcard is of the restaurant and pier at the beach in Flagler County. This postcard is part of the Swampy’s Florida collection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . #Florida #Postcards[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy takes to a hammock to take in a book.If not today, maybe this weekend, take some time to swing in a hammock and enjoy our outdoors! You can learn more about Hammock Day by clicking here:https://www.eaglesnestoutfittersinc.com/blog/its-national-hammock-day/…….>#HammockDay #NationalHammockDay #Hammocks #Florida[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…