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parks

Sunday Morning in the Dog Park

November 21, 2009

Daisy Grady Last weekend, I visited my son and his fiancé up in Atlanta. Sunday morning, their two dogs (Daisy and Grady–both pictured above) and my son and I went to a nearby dog park for some fresh air and fun. Anyone who thinks dogs are not sentient beings fully capable of emotions including [...]

Tagged as: ACTIVITIES, Atlanta, dogs, favorite articles, Florida, NATURE, parks

Lake Vista Park

July 18, 2009

In the Inkwatu Lassing Park post, I gave the following statistics: There are more than 2,300 acres of parks within the city limits of St. Petersburg, Florida. There’s an astounding list of all these parks (complete with addresses) at the parks page on the St. Petersburg city site. I count 126 named city parks dedicated [...]

Tagged as: ACTIVITIES, Florida, NATURE, parks, St. Petersburg

Lake Maggiore Park

January 28, 2009

click here for larger image WILDLIFE AT LAKE MAGGIORE In an earlier post on St. Pete’s Lassing Park, I mentioned that I’d be covering more of my favorite city parks. Today’s post has some pictures and information about one of the largest of these parks, Lake Maggiore Park. This hiking site has some details [...]

Tagged as: attractions, fishing, Florida, NATURE, parks, St. Petersburg, wildlife

Lassing Park

November 19, 2008

There are more than 2,300 acres of parks within the city limits of St. Petersburg, Florida. There’s an astounding list of all these parks (complete with addresses) at the parks page on the St. Petersburg city site. I count 126 named city parks dedicated for public use plus an additional 11 that are shared [...]

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St. Petersburg Wednesday Mid-day Market

November 12, 2008

WEDNESDAY MID-DAY MARKET A week ago today, the Wednesday Mid-Day Market opened for the 2008-09 season. It’s in Williams Park, downtown St. Petersburg, every Wednesday during the season from 11 am until 2 pm. According to that wiki, Williams Park was “Founded in 1888 and originally named “City Park,” it was changed to Williams Park [...]

Tagged as: Florida, FOOD, markets, MUSIC, parks, St. Petersburg

a bit of green

November 5, 2008

A couple summers ago I had the chance to visit London. When I returned, I shared some snapshots with friends. One friend said something like (paraphrasing), “they know how to keep a bit of green in their lives don’t they?” I hadn’t recognized it at the time I took the pictures, but he’s absolutely right. [...]

Tagged as: favorite articles, flowers, London, parks

The Florida Botanical Gardens

May 21, 2008

The pictures in this post are all of the Florida Botanical Gardens and are in random order, unrelated to the text. Kids have “mountain top” experiences that key in to fundamental aspects of their intrinsic personalities and unlock an affinity that lasts for the rest of their lives. Visual memories come floating up throughout their [...]

Tagged as: ACTIVITIES, favorite articles, Florida, flowers, parks, St. Petersburg, wildlife