Swampy and the gang have driven up 98 & 301 into Pasco County until the car Battery konked out. This lack of energy in the battery had little affect on the lack of food in Trilby’s stomach. You can learn[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Photo from the Suwanee River hike I took last week.
Vero, the dog, marches his vast Presidential campaign resources, himself-that is, through Lakeland. #PresidentsDay
Under an umbrella in pouring rain, strangers Sparky, the dog, Makes Friends with little James. You can learn more about Make a Friend Day by clicking here: http://www.examiner.com/article/national-make-a-friend-day-best-quotes-and-sayings-about-friendship #MakeAFriendDay
A talk with Michelle Quigley with the Delray Beach Historical Society about the 3 building museum. Here’s where they are so you can visit them soon: Delray Beach Historical Society 5 NE 1st St, Delray Beach, FL 33444 (561) 274[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
A pair of sandhill cranes in the Everglades surveying their nesting area. This photo is from ‘The Everglades: The American Wilderness, Time-Life Books’ by Archie Carr. You can get your copy of this book by clicking here or below:[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Zuber leaps into the air, as the Wright Brothers began their first successful flight this day in 1903, to grab the Monkey Jungle monkey to get Frank Sinatra’s hat back. [Story so far: Zuber and Trilby have landed in Miami[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This photo is from : http://www.sunpostweekly.com/2010/04/29/may-1-2010-miami-history-in-the-making/
Next week is a matchbook from the hotel right next door to the Motor Lodge. Next door to the hotel was the White Turkey Restaurant owned by Champ Williams. This was also the hotel with the tall diving board that[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Trilby indulges in turkey disguised as a 3-layer cake. He doesn’t want to make the turkey upset. #HappyThanksgiving #CakeDay
The Orlando Air Base eventually became the Orlando Naval Training Center in 1968. It later was shuttered and sold to developers to become a complex named Baldwin Park. A footnote here: Swampy’s handler, Rob, was born on the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Jim Ivey Political Cartoon from 60 years ago today in the St Petersburg Times! While looking for today’s advertisement i came across, my old friend, Jim Ivey’s editorial cartoons from the St Petersburg Times. The onfirst is from November 17th[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…