I knew, when I started this blog, that I would someday have to post a photograph of the ubiquitous Pelican! Not that there’s anything wrong with that; it’s just that Pelicans are sometimes a little overdone in the tourist shops – Pelican t-shirts, Pelican postcards, Pelican cups, even Pelican poems:
A funny old bird is the [...]
Dr. Carter G. Woodson African American History Museum (click on photo for larger image)
Saturday was the Arts Alive Free Museum day in St. Petersburg, and my wife and I decided to take advantage of the event to see at least one museum that we had not visited before. What a breath of fresh air! [...]
Thanks to our very plant-friendly climate in this region of Florida, St. Petersburg gardeners have access to a lot of great plants that just won’t grow in colder areas. This is a photo of one of the many varieties of the Croton plant – I came upon this very colorful specimen while my wife and [...]
Aiden C gets a lesson in pottery from Stephanie Schorr of Craftsman House Gallery (click on picture for larger image)
It’s billed as ‘The perfect blend of art and music’.
Admission is free.
Parking is free.
It runs for two days – today (Saturday, September 26th) was the first day. But if you missed it, it’s back for [...]
Most incorporated cities have some sort of standard street sign that they use throughout the city to identify the names of the streets. St. Petersburg is certainly no exception. But in some areas of the city, the standard street signs are either replaced by or supplemented by something out of the ordinary.
Snell Isle, a beautiful [...]
This is usually a blog about St. Petersburg. I try to show you glimpses of the city, little snippets of life, places to go, whatever strikes me that feels like St. Petersburg that I think you might find interesting.
But, every once in awhile, I come upon something that is NOT in St. Petersburg that I just love [...]
I know today is only Wednesday, but I’m posting this today so that you all know about it in time to build it into your Saturday schedule. The annual ArtsAlive Free Museum day will be this Saturday, September 26th, from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM. Free admission to all of these museums! Choose your favorites, [...]
For many years, the only condo building close to the waterfront in downtown St. Petersburg was the Bayfront Tower building. But look what’s happened! This photograph was taken from the top of the Bayfront Tower, looking north along Beach Drive. Closest to the camera is the Florencia, next back is Ovation, then the Cloisters, then Parkshore [...]
Sales and Listing data for the Pinellas Real Estate market is analyzed each month by our local Real Estate board, PRO (Pinellas Realtor Organization). Analysis of August’s data was completed last week, and it appears that the trend of the past few months is continuing, which is good news and gives me continued cause for [...]
It’s hard to tell from this photograph! This was the scene Saturday night, overlooking the Gulf of Mexico. Very, very foreboding clouds overhead. A highly visible rainstorm in the distance, off to the right. A cloud with a silver lining far off, just above the no-longer-visible setting sun. All set to a beautiful glow in the [...]