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Category Archives: Just For Fun
HDR Photos at Museum of History
There is a relatively new technique available in the world of photography called High Dynamic Range, or HDR. There have been entire books written about HDR photography but, simply put, it allows a much broader range of light to be … Continue reading
Undocumented Honeybee Feature
We’ve all read abut the dramatic decline in the population of honeybees over the last couple of years. There are a variety of possible reasons that have been put forth for their disappearance, but, whatever the reasons, there is a … Continue reading
Posted in Just For Fun, Photo Opportunity
Tagged hive, honeybee, Old Northeast, St. Petersburg
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Fernando Botero at Museum of Fine Arts
The Baroque World of Fernando Botero is the current featured exhibition at the Museum of Fine Arts in downtown St. Petersburg. The exhbition runs from January 9th through April 4th, and it includes 100 paintings, sculptures, and drawings from Botero’s private … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Just For Fun, Photo Opportunity, St. Petersburg
Tagged Art, Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg
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Old Fashioned Block Party
One of the things that makes St. Petersburg a great place to live is that we have ’big city’ amenities, but we still manage to hold onto some of the old small town flavor of yesteryear. Today’s post is a good example of this concept. Last … Continue reading
Posted in Events, Just For Fun, Simple Pleasures, St. Petersburg
Tagged Block Party, Crime Watch
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Pops in the Park Free Saturday Evening at Vinoy Park
Pops in the Park The Florida Orchestra’s Annual Free Pops in the Park concert takes place this coming Saturday, October 17th, at 7:00 PM in Vinoy Park in downtown St. Petersburg. This year, it looks as though the concert timing … Continue reading
Posted in Events, Just For Fun, St. Petersburg
Tagged Florida Orchestra, Free Symphony, Pops in the Park, St. Petersburg
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Sign of the Season
Okay, so we don’t have frost on the lawn in a St. Petersburg October. Some of you who come from the north might miss that little sign of Fall’s arrival. But we did have a couple of nights last week … Continue reading
Posted in Just For Fun, Photo Opportunity, St. Petersburg
Tagged Fall, Halloween, St. Petersburg
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St. Petersburg’s Logo Bird
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 … Continue reading
Posted in Just For Fun, Photo Opportunity, St. Petersburg
Tagged Bird Island, Brightwaters Blvd, Pelican, Snell Isle
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Free Museum Day This Saturday!
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 … Continue reading
The Impressive Banyan
There’s a Longfellow poem called ‘The Village Blacksmith’, and it begins with the line, ‘Under a spreading chestnut tree, The village smithy stands;’ We don’t have chestnut trees in St Petersburg. But we definitely DO have a ‘spreading’ tree, and … Continue reading
Posted in Just For Fun, Photo Opportunity, St. Petersburg
Tagged Banyan Tree, Crescent Lake, park, St. Petersburg
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Birds of a Feather…
Crescent Lake is always a favorite haunt for ducks, but on a recent visit, I spotted some swimmers that I’m not used to seeing there. These geese have made themselves quite happily at home, enjoying some serenity on a quiet … Continue reading
