Gasparilla Distance Classic
5K--I walked it along with several thousand other people
First 5K. Finished in 48 minutes--not bad for a stroll!
Next year I want to run it.
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blogBuzz "Friends"
Hey everyone--I have a question or two for you all. What do you do w/friend requests from folks who have never commented on any of…
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picStonecrop Flower
Cacti and succulents have the most beautiful flowers. They are all going nuts w/all the rain we have been having lately. The rain here is…
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picViceroy on Giant Star Potato
Giant Star Potato (Solanum macranthum)
This gorgeous tree is covered w/purple, lilac and white flowers every day of the year.
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pic8 Random Things About Me
Here are the rules:1) Only list 8 facts.2) You must then list 8 TAGS at the end of the post. This means you must name…
picMaking Dumplings
Last Friday was my sister's 40th birthday. She wanted a special family dish for dinner (Chinese Food-- Fun Sai w/Dumplings). This dish takes my mom…
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vidCute Video of 2 Kids Playing Wii
my neice and nephew boxing via Wii. My nephew (3 y/o) KO'd my neice 2x and then KO'd my brother-in-law.
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picFt Desoto Park / Pinellas County, FL
This is what lots of smoke from wildfires does to a beach sunset--makes everything kind of pinkish and other-worldly. I took this photo last Sunday…
picGreen Anole
(from the 'net):
The Green Anole, Anolis carolinensis, is found in almost all habitats throughout the state. It the only anole native to Florida. It…
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picRose-Breasted Grosbeak
More birding deliciousness from Joy. This is another migratory bird that is not resident in Florida but passes through. If you look closely around its…
picOrchard Oriole
This was taken at Fort Desoto Park in Pinellas Co., FL (near St. Petersburg). I didn't take it. Joy Rampallo has some serious gear and…
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picRecent Purchase
I couldn't pass this up. Purchased at the University of So. Florida Botanical Gardens Spring Plant Show & Sale.
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picWestern Tanager
This is not a great photo, but spotting this bird at my feeder here in Tampa, FL last weekend was a big deal. This is…
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picUniversity of Tampa Minarets
The University of Tampa's Plant Hall (formerly the Tampa Bay Hotel) is considered to be the finest example of Moorish Revival style architecture in the…
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picThe Staredown
Tito and a goldfish that my brother won at the State Fair and "forgot" to take back to Miami. I have not named the fish…
vidFlorida State Fair / Tampa, FL
Its so noisy at the fair
But all your friends are there
And the candy floss you had
And your mother and your dad.
Oh, to live on sugar…
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picBig Grapefruit
Saturday Farmer's Market / St. Petersburg, FL
Presently open, unfortunately, only "in season" (Dec-May)
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Ok, I admit that this is not the most exciting video, but bird and nature lovers will appreciate it. This is a short video of…
picThe Magic Taco Bus
(this is a St. Pete Times restaurant review from the Internet):
I gave Chipotle Mexican Grill, the hip MexDonald's for the new millennium, a tough test.…
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picCypress Knees
Cypress Knees in the Pithlachascotee River (don't even try to pronounce it) / Starkey Wilderness Preserve / Pasco County, FL
(from the Internet):
Pithlachascotee River
The source of…
picMethuselah Oak
This massive Live Oak tree (with Gary to scale) was 250 years old (more or less) when Hernando DeSoto sailed up Tampa Bay in 1539…
picJ.B. Starkey Wilderness Preserve / Pasco Cty., FL
The prominent natural communities within Preserve are pine flatwoods, cypress domes, freshwater marshes, stream and lake swamps, sandhill and scrub. The 2,300 acres of wetland…
picRed Hot Chili Peppers / Tampa, FL / Jan 28
A rockin' and funky show to end Tampa's Gasparilla celebration with a BANG!
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snapped at Tampa's Gasparilla Pirate Parade / Sat. Jan 27
Eddy (not really) and Patsy (very close)? What do you think?
picNo Doorknob
The prior owners of my house removed the 1940's crystal doorknob on one of the bedroom doors and drilled out the hole to accomodate an…
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picSundance Film Festival / Press
They were everywhere. These folks were trying to figure out whether I was someone important or not.
Please read my journal entry re the documentary…
Nanking (Documentary which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival)
NANKING My grandfather, Robert Wilson, (my mother’s father) was born in Nanking, China to American missionaries from the Methodist Church. He later went to the…
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picSundance Film Festival
Wow--this was incredible and fun. My mom and I and other family members were there for a reason. Tomorrow I'll post a journal entry and…
picChalice Vine / USF Botanical Gardens / Tampa, FL
Cup of gold, sometimes called Chalice Vine, is a heavy, thick stemmed tropical liana with large shiny leaves and large bell shaped golden yellow flowers.…
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galleryI Always Have Excuses
I always have excuses.We made him play dungeons and dragons, Build our dog house, drive us to the mall and Teach us things our parents…
I Wasted Through The Night
I wasted through the night. I asked, "Why are you pinching me? He greets me at the door each day. We have broken all…
A Buzznet Message from Natasha
Dearest One I am writting this letter with due respect and heartful of tears since we have not known or met ourselves previously. I am…
The Orange / flash fiction by Benjamin Rosenbaum
I bought a book of short short stories while I was at beach. The book is Flash Fiction Forward and I believe that it…
The Castle Next Door
My mom's neighborhood in Miami is changing. The small to medium size
ranch homes on landscaped half-acre lots are being torn down or added
on to at…
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