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Mount Dora, Florida

February 25, 2010

OVERLOOKING LAKE DORA FROM LAKESIDE INN
Mount Dora is a small town in central Florida on the edge of Lake Dora. As you can see in the map below, Lake Dora is just one of dozens of lakes, large and small, scattered throughout this area adjoining the Ocala National Forest.

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This past weekend was my [...]

Tagged as: antiques, attractions, birds, boats, crafts, events, favorite articles, fishing, Florida, galleries, HISTORIC, lakes, Mount Dora, NATURE

Pantheon

January 20, 2010

Pantheon, Rome, Italy
Taken in 1990
Most images link to larger images.

Tagged as: b&w, buildings, favorite photos, HISTORIC, Italy, Rome, weathered, zhongheting

Colosseum

January 16, 2010

Rome, Italy
Taken in 1988
I’m working on a project for Kindle publication. Kindle graphics are all in black&white. Throughout this week, isolated photos I post to Inkwatu are from some experiements for that project. There will also be regular Inkwatu posts this week, with color photos and text. But, I’m discovering just how much I enjoy [...]

Tagged as: b&w, cityscapes, favorite photos, HISTORIC, Italy, Rome, zhongheting

Antiques Show at St. Pete Coliseum

January 7, 2010

Tomorrow, the Sunshine City Antiques and Collectibles Show opens at the St. Pete Coliseum. Here’s the details from the City of St. Petersburg Events page.
January 8-10
Sunshine City Antiques and Collectibles Show, Friday 5pm to 8pm, Saturday and Sunday 10am to 5pm, $6 adults, 12 and under are free. This nationally recognized show features nearly [...]

Tagged as: ACTIVITIES, attractions, events, Florida, Floridiana, HISTORIC, postcards, vintage

memories of another museum and another time

December 7, 2009

Metropolitan Museum, NYC
taken on August 25, 2009
Most images link to larger images.

Tagged as: buildings, favorite photos, HISTORIC, museums, New York City, zhongheting

Cassadaga, Florida

September 19, 2009

The best non-fiction book I have read this year is The Power of Coincidence: How Life Shows Us What We Need to Know, by David Richo. I don’t say that lightly, because I read a lot of books. It’s so good, in fact, that I’ve already begun rereading it.

THE CASSADAGA HOTEL
(note the spirit orb that [...]

Tagged as: ACTIVITIES, attractions, Cassadaga, favorite articles, Florida, HISTORIC, vintage

St. Petersburg Mirror Lake Library

June 6, 2009

St. Petersburg is divided by a major street, Central Avenue, that runs East to West from the bay side all the way to the Gulf of Mexico. “Avenues” in St. Pete run East and West. “Streets,” North and South. Any street or avenue north of Central Avenue is North; any street or avenue south of [...]

Tagged as: BOOKS, buildings, Florida, HISTORIC, St. Petersburg

My Favorite Doughboy

May 23, 2009

Monday is Memorial Day when we honor those who have been lost in war. Thankfully, to my knowledge, none of my kin have ever been lost in battle, but they have indeed served during wartime. Normally, Inkwatu doesn’t cover personal things, but today’s post is a tribute to members of my family, living and dead, [...]

Tagged as: cemeteries, HISTORIC, HOLIDAYS

the waning Moon passes Venus

April 25, 2009

THE WANING MOON PASSES VENUS OVER TAMPA BAY

The picture above doesn’t capture the optical illusion that we humans witnessed early this past Wednesday morning. The Moon and Venus appeared to be at least 10 times larger than they really were and Venus was so bright it had pointy spokes like a child’s drawing of a [...]

Tagged as: attractions, coffee shops, Florida, FOOD, HISTORIC, NATURE, restaurants, Tampa

Remembering where we are

March 28, 2009

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There are times when the sound of the gulls echoes just right; when the humidity, temperature, and strength of the breeze is just right; or when perhaps you see some little visual reminder; and, you remember just where you are, living on a peninsula between a huge bay and an even [...]

Tagged as: ACTIVITIES, beaches, buildings, Florida, HISTORIC, NATURE, postcards, St. Petersburg

Sunken Gardens

February 18, 2009

(Note: all the individual pictures in this post link to larger images in Flickr; just click on the smaller images you see here.)

CHILEAN FLAMINGOS
A BOTANICAL EXPERIENCE
That’s the “tag line” for the St. Petersburg Sunken Gardens. It’s well chosen. The afternoon I first visited the St. Petersburg Sunken gardens, was following a particularly stressful job interview [...]

Tagged as: attractions, favorite articles, Florida, flowers, gardens, HISTORIC, NATURE, St. Petersburg

The Kapok Tree

January 7, 2009

click here for flickr imageKAPOK TREE IN FRONT OF ST PETERSBURG MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS

Kapok (Ceiba pentandra)
There is a splendid example of a kapok tree at the corner of Beach Drive and Central Avenue on the front lawn of the St. Petersburg Museum of Fine Arts. As I mentioned in an earlier post, It’s Not [...]

Tagged as: Florida, Floridiana, HISTORIC, NATURE, trees

The St. Pete Shuffle

December 10, 2008

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The St. Petersburg Shuffleboard Club dates back to January 24, 1924, and was known as “The World’s Largest Shuffleboard Club” with over 5000 members in its heyday. Though much diminished in size it is still a cherished St. Petersburg institution. In addition to providing a physical home for various local cultural activities [...]

Tagged as: ACTIVITIES, favorite articles, Florida, Floridiana, HISTORIC, St. Petersburg

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HISTORIC

Mount Dora, Florida

Pantheon

Colosseum

Antiques Show at St. Pete Coliseum

memories of another museum and another time

Cassadaga, Florida

St. Petersburg Mirror Lake Library

My Favorite Doughboy

the waning Moon passes Venus

Remembering where we are

Sunken Gardens

The Kapok Tree

The St. Pete Shuffle

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