The back of the card states that in 1933 at the Hialeah Race Course 69 flamingos were hatched for the first season. Also stated is that the year of this postcard 100 were hatched. unfortunately, this postcard has no year[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy’s #Florida Outdoors Everyday:Egrets in Orange County by Ronald Miller…….##floridaliving #floridaoutdoors #floridabirds ##floridawildlife #floridaegrets #egrets #birds #birdshots #floridalife #floridalifestyle #realflorida
If you look reeeeeal close you’ll see a couple decorative anklets worn by this stylish sand hill crane. Those are made by only the finest spanish moss found in the exclusive environs of Moss Park in south Orange County!
This was a standard scene all over Florida prior to 1948 when new Governor Fuller Warren went about getting fences up to corral the cattle. This scene is along what would become Kennedy Boulevard in Tampa. This photo is from[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
THEY are back!!!Run! Hide! They are everywhere….for a few weeks, at least.Came across these two and many more around the 125 year old Sparr United Methodist Church Saturday.(Side note: If you aren’t seeing love bugs around you, that is likely[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Who is watching who in this unmarked postcard of Homosassa Springs. This postcard is part of the Swampy’s Florida collection. . . . . . . . #Florida #pensacola #FloridaLife #FloridaLifeStyle #FloridaLiving #History #FloridaLiving #FloridaHistory #Transportation #FloridaAlligators
Here’s an interesting undated postcard. This is what The Florida Orchestra needs: Singing Alligators. It sure would fill some seats!
We should all travel like this today in Florida… Imagine how unclogged the roads would be! Here’s a postcard from my Swampy’s Florida collection from the early part of the 20th century.
Swampy’s friend, Steve Orth visited SharkCon in Tampa this past weekend! Here are a few photos of his visit! This is Steve’s ‘Jaws’ shoe signed by the widow, Wendy, of the author of ‘Jaws’, Peter Benchley. Peter Benchley was the[…]↓ 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.”
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.
Here’s my newest painting – ‘Playing along the Oklawaha at Fort McCoy’. The setting is the Oklawaha River from a photograph I took. Eventually to be available as a print. Here’s where some prints are available to purchase now:[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…