David Looks Goliath

Looking past David's foot at the John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art courtyard.

On Flickr, some complete photos of the statue replica at the Ringling.

Gawking Like a Tourist in Manhattan

Inside the Ringling Mansion, looking up before the skylight: an example of the tapestries (Flemish, I think) in the mansion, and a detail of the carved wood ceiling.

Sarasota Jewel

In front of the Ca d'Zan mansion at the John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art.

At the Sunshine Skyway Fishing Piers. On the horizon, a barge heads out to the Gulf of Mexico.

Extremity of Sky

At Fletcher & Sons, Pinellas County.

More Pianos in the Sky at Flickr.

Bumper Crop

An array of bumpers at an automobile salvage yard somewhere in Pinellas County, between Ulmerton Road and the Solid Waste plant.

Winter Sunset

Hillsborough River downtown.

How Many Bathrooms?

One-room schoolhouse for sale last month in Cortez.

Scenescape No. 3

Ybor City on Seventh Avenue.

Also:

• Scenescape No. 2
• Scenescape No. 1 (16th Street)
• Dali-scape
  

Mugging for the Camera

Even though I wanted the palm in this photo at Crescent Lake, it still reminds me of someone that inadvertently inserts themselves into your photo, or the ham who mugs for the camera behind an on-the-scene reporter.
In the background is a water tower that may not be long for the city.

Also:

• Leaning Palm
• Sunset w/ Palms
  

In That Order

At the bait and tackle shop in Pass-a-Grille.

Ionic Sunbeams

The Port Tampa City Library.

More from Cortez

In Cortez, crab traps, boat parts, and boats seem to stack up wherever you turn. Even the most neatly maintained yards maintain a touch of the sea with nautical rope fences, or anchors sitting in the front yard.

She's a Hagg!!

Worth a stop. Argh. On the way to Bradenton Beach, along Cortez Road, is the Sea Hagg. On first glance, it looks like a roadside attraction and really is in its own right. A good mix of kitsch and some great work by local artists. The collection of nautical items is so large that it puts to shame even the most hyper-display of seafarin' garb that so many seafood restaurants love...

...like this enormous selection of buoys.

A View of Old Florida

The fishing village of Cortez in Manatee County. The shack in the background is built on stilts for cleaning fishing nets.

The Skyway, High Above the Busy Little One-Way

In between the sections of fishing pier on the Pinellas side of the Sunshine Skyway Bridge. Straight ahead is the pier's bait shop; the bridge is visible to the left.

La Septima

Ybor's Seventh Avenue, with one of its characteristic
street lamps, reflected in a cigar store window located across the street from La Tropicana.

Bonus link is an article on Ybor in the Fort Myers News-Press that was part of a series on the Florida Cuban Heritage Trail.

Found Photo Series, No. 6

Scanned menu guide to the French Quarter, date unknown. Part of the "Fun City Times" newspaper. Found in an antiques store in St. Pete.

Yay! Welcome back, NOLA. Some of your fellow Americans are pulling for a sound recovery.
Huh, get that: "some."

Also:

• Found Photo Series, No. 5
• Found Photo Series, No. 4
• Found Photo Series, No. 3
  

Scenescape No. 2

In and around Crescent Lake in St. Petersburg.

Also:

• 16th Street (Scenescape No. 1)