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21 February 2010 // Filed under Events
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Lake Worth street painting festival, half way through
21 February 2010 // Filed under Photo Ops + Places
Great weather this weekend. Often this festival gets it share of rain.
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Sunrise - January 21, 2010
21 January 2010 // Filed under Uncategorized
for fun…
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I think it’s warming up
11 January 2010 // Filed under January
JD called me this morning on his way to school, and told me to grab my camera and take a shot of the ocean. “It’s steaming,” he said. “You have to see it.”
I did. Lighting is everything in photography, and it probably took me 10 minutes to get to the beach, so the steam was not so apparent. However, I could still see it.
Anyway, don’t think I’ll go swimming today.
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Historic Homes Palm Beach
2 October 2009 // Filed under Places
This summer, as part of my freelance writing and photography, I was able to see three Palm Beach estates circa 1920s. I’ve written about them on my other blog, if you want to find out more.
Here are some photos with short descriptions.
Cielito Lindo
Cielito Lindo was built by dime-store heiress Jessie Woolworth Donahue in 1927. It was palatial, ocean to lake, with 45,000 square feet, a 30-by-50-foot living room, a 4-story tower, six master bedrooms, 10 staff rooms, houses for the chauffeur and gardener and a tap room.
Hogarcito Bell Tower
Hogarcito was built by Marjorie Meriweather Post. She decided it was too small and built Mar a Lago. This photo as taken from its bell tower.
On Middle Road, the home below, Casa Juanita, is a 1925-landmarked estate built by Sterling Postely, and named after his wife, Jeanne.
Living room, Casa Juanita
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Summer is here
27 June 2009 // Filed under Uncategorized
And that’s a good thing!
Here are some adventures I’ve had this spring… To think I thought I had to go to Chartres to walk the labyrinth! There are two right here in Delray Beach and they are based on the Chartres Labryrinth.
At the Duncan Conference Center, you can enjoy them at your liesure, or be part of monthly guided meditations.
These two were envisioned by retired Duncan Center director, Father Steve Fregeau, and were designed by landscape artists, Steven and Michele Benner. A labyrinth, they say, is a symbol, a tool, a passion, or a practice, which can provide gentle relief, meaningful purpose and quench the desire for calm, insight and peace. I walked the labyrinths on World Labyrinth Day, May 2, as part of a worldwide effort to create a “rolling wave of healing labyrinth energy in unison as the earth turns.”
Actually, it was a very peaceful and centering experience. Different from a maze, a labyrinth has no forks in the road or confusing dead ends. A unicursal, the path never crosses over itself and culminates in only a singel cul-de-cac — its center — where “walkers” are invited to rest awhile, meditating, centering, quieting, before taking the same path out.
I learned that on life’s path, I cannot get lost. It may turn and seem confusing at times, but the way is distinct, and like Theseus, the thread is there, and all you have to do is walk along.
To go back to my site, here’s the link: Travelers Palm Inn
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More about Sebring
24 April 2009 // Filed under All Season + Photo Ops
Follow this link to Travelers Palm Inn:
We took a day trip to Sebring this winter. All of us enjoyed the day, and we had fun taking photos at Highlands Hammock State Park.
The park was established in 1935, and is one of the four original state parks created by the Civilian Conservation Corps. It is part of Florida’s Statewide Greenways and Trails System.
On 9,250 acres, It has a dense, subtropical jungle of hardwood trees, cabbage palms, ferns, bromeliads, orchids and other airplants.
Due to the diversity of the plant communities, many varieties of wildlife are found here including Whitetail Deer, River Otters, Pileated Woodpeckers, Red Shouldered Hawks, Barred Owls and Swallow-tailed Kites. Florida Panthers, Bobcats, and Bald Eagles may also be seen on occasion. I, however, only encountered a spider…
Please visit Travelers Palm Inn for information on vacation rentals.
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Back to Homestead
10 March 2009 // Filed under Uncategorized
This past Saturday, we toured the Nike site in the Everglades. This is one of four in the area, and each site has two components — a command center as well as a launch area. THe launch area includes three launch pads, each with a building large enough to contain three missiles, along with a bunker. A fourth building on the site was used for assembling the missiles.
After touring, we decided to hike a short path, before heading home. The Everglades was crawling with critters!
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Playmobil FunPark
13 January 2009 // Filed under All Season + Kids
I’ve passed this place zillions of times.
Here’s the address:
8031 North Military Trail, Palm Beach Gardens,
Phone - 561-691-9880
It was the day before Christmas, and we wanted to do something with Zoe, Hannah, Max and James (ages 6 through 3), and we decided to check this place out. We all enjoyed it.
My son, Ted, grandsons, Max and James and I were playing with the knights and dragons. One little girl wanted to take over the castle, literally. She wanted to move it off the table. Her dad was not in favor. STTOPPP ITTT, he said. Of course, he was fairly well ignored.
Later, my son remarked that he rarely heard a dad whine at his kid. Here’s some photos…
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