Zuber decorates the chicken egg he’s carrying around to celebrate National Teddy Bear Day. As so many young children do with a teddy bear, Zuber is carrying the egg everywhere. The Teddy Bear is named after President Teddy Roosevelt. Prior[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy says Happy Literacy Day! Swampy and friends were at the Literacy Day event at Colt Creek State Park yesterday! Thanks to Margaret Gerth Von Ehr and Paula Dockery for organizing the event to encourage more young people to read!
Back in the 1970s Swampy carried a coquina Pet Rock everywhere he went. Coquina is a solid mixture of various shells and is prominent in Florida. Studying rocks is studying geology. The geology of Florida is fascinating because of the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy becomes very aware of vultures during International Vulture Awareness Day. It’s unfortunate most of us are too aware of our Florida vultures as we traverse the highways and byways of the state. Too many people speeding so fast and[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy celebrates International Day of Charity. Here are just a few of the charities that Swampy is involved with and supports. We hope you’ll get involved, too! There are so many charities involving our state of Florida that could use[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy, Zuber and Trilby celebrate Skycraper Day amongst our state’s greatest skyscrapers, the cypress trees. Floria is home to the largest amount of giant trees of different varieties in the country. The cypress tree is certainly one of the grandest.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
V.J. Day recognizes the end of World War II by the signing of documents of the surrender by Japan. We at Swampy’s Florida want to salute and recognize the service men and women who served in World War II and[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
September is Chicken Month and Zuber, the cat, and Trilby, the baby alligator, celebrate by adopting a baby chicken. A real baby chicken. What name should this chicken have. It has to be a Florida place name. You can add[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Trilby, Zuber & Alva celebrate Eat Outside Day by celebrating National Trail Mix Day. The trio takes a healthy hike along Tarkiln Bayou Preserve State Park, west of Pensacola. Carting a load of trail mix gives the merry band an[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy celebrates Whale Shark Day by taking a dip and visiting his whale shark friend. Swampy thought he’d celebrate International Bacon Day by sharing bacon goodies with his under sea friend. You can learn more in our state about whale[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy celebrates Bow Tie Day with a bow tie from Nathan’s Mens Store. Nathan’s has been in Downtown Lakeland since 1942. It still thrives today just across from Munn Park. Carrying a full line of mens and womens wear. The[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy celebrates Burger Day by picking up a few bags of burgers from St. Petersburg’s BIFF Burger. BIFF Burger has been a popular spot for burgers in Pinellas County for over fifty years. At one time BIFF Burger shops were[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…