Took couple mile hike along the trail of the Hilochee Wildlife Management Area in Polk County.
Archive for Swampy’s Florida Travels
Here’s the Fourth of July beach crowd at Howard E . Futch Memorial Park at Paradise Beach in Brevard County. The parking lot is overflowing with cars still coming in.
Right now in Downtown Orlando through the new Year is the traditional Christmas Star. A variation of the star has been in the center of Orange Avenue near central since the 1950s. Swampy’s dear friend Jack Kazanzas was an angel[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
From my 2012 post: “It’s Toys ‘R Us in Ocala at 7:30 pm Thanksgiving night. The parking lot full and people parking everywhere else. The building itself is set back almost a block back from the sidewalk full of people.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This is oldest operating post office in our state, local produce and honey is available, along with some local history books. The neatest thing to do there is to just look around inside the building at the post office boxes,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy’s #Florida live at the Winter Park Public Library where I pulled a copy of friend Stetson Kennedy’s 1942 ‘Palmetto Country’ off the shelf and it opened to a page listing 2 groups who should not visit that is reproduced[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy’s #Florida live at the last Rexall Drug Store Restaurant here in Inverness, Florida. I wish I could stop here more. It’s almost closing time for them. I hear their breakfast rush is standing room only.
Swampy’s #Florida live: Did Swampy see his shadow?
Swampy’s #Florida live: Did Swampy see his shadow? Will we have 6 more weeks of tourist season??? And where is Punta Gorda Pete???????? Swampy’s #Florida live: Did Swampy see his shadow? Will we have 6 more weeks of[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy’s #Florida Travels: Cool Signs: Palm Aire Motel in St Petersburg!
Love the Palm Aire signage! This motel is along 34th Street north in St Petersburg. Here’s their contact only website: http://palmairemotel.com
Swampy’s #Florida Travels: The Venetian Pool in Coral Gables
The Venetian Pool in Coral Gables during last week’s trip. It overall looks so much as it always has. A closer look sees so many alterations made over the years.