A bit of kindness to help two wary travelers across a tributary of the Peace River. You can learn more about World Kindness Day here: https://www.randomactsofkindness.org/the-kindness-blog/2961-make-kindness-the-norm . . . . . . . . . . . . #WorldKindnessDay #Kindness[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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Swampy’s Florida Postcard Thursday: Downtown St. Petersburg & The Vinoy, 1948.
Downtown St. Petersburg during another Boom, post WW II. The area was thriving and would well into the ’60s.The strip of trees jutting off shore and into the water is what is better known today as the pier area. Hard[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
“It’s Really Cool” declares the sign of an installation of the new-fangled air conditioner at the Golf Park Building restaurant in Miami in the 1920s or 30s. Seth Bramson, author of the book noted below, notes that the open doors[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Alva loves riding on trains! Model trains have always been popular in Florida since the wooden version appeared over a century ago. This was mostly due to the prevalence of trains wherever anyone lived in our state. Often trainspotting could[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
In Swampy’s travels over time he has seen many a wee child play with toys. Toys are played a lot less these days. Decades ago playing with toys were also a rite of passage to future endeavors for young people.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Alva thought she’d play Air Traffic Control to control the mosquito air space. The mosquitoes have other ideas. You can learn more about International Day of the Air Traffic Controller here: https://www.icao.int/secretariat/PostalHistory/ifatca_international_federation_of_air_traffic_controllers_associations.htm …………#InternationalDayoftheAirTrafficController #Celebration #Daily #Dailyart #Dailycartoon #cartoon #Happy #AirTrafficControl[…]↓ 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…
Trilby becomes well aware of sharks. You can learn more about Shark Awareness Day by clicking here: http://www.oceanfutures.org/news/blog/national-shark-awareness-day . . . . . . . . . #SharkAwarenessDay #NationalSharkAwarenessDay #Sharks #Florida #Celebrate #Happy #DailyCartoon #Celebration #daily #cartoon #Fish #Aquatics #Ocean[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Trilby finds Penney on her way to the same picnic he is going to by way of the fresh apple turnovers in her basket leaving a trail of hot, wonderful apple goodness. Penney is considering wearing a bikini she recently[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Bunny was going to celebrate Social Media Day by Tweeting from her cell phone until she finds Trilby is celebrating the day eating it. You can learn more about Social Media Day by clicking here:https://www.agorapulse.com/blog/celebrate-social-media-day-smday/………#SocialMediaDay #SocialMedia #Happy #DailyCartoon #Celebrate #Facebook[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
It’s around 1890 and A.C. McSween has his crew laying track through a pine forest in Escambia County. This photo is from ‘Pensacola – The Deep Water City’.You can purchase a copy of the book by clicking here or below.https://amzn.to/3ywEDvs[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy also enjoys a macaroon! A great place to get macaroons in our state is in Fort Walton beach at BON APPETIT FRENCH BAKERY AND CAFE. You can plan a visit by clicking over to their website: bonappetitfrenchbakery.webs.com …..#cartoon[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…