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Man flips his jeep near
Longhorn restaurant in Sarasota Saturday. There were
so many emergency calls it took over 15 minutes for
emergency crews to respond.
An egret tries to get into Selby Gardens thru
the gates along U.S. 41.
No it isn't a traffic accident. Some artist put this together as an art from near the Sarasota bay front. Do you have to be an artist to appreciate this?
We just caught this magnificent photo of Mt.
Rainer on our cross country tour. The mountain
is over 14,000 feet just outside of Tacoma,
Washington. We have our own chill factor as temps
drop to 60 at night:)
A local Kiwanis Club installs new officers. It's a
far cry from a decade or so ago when no women were allowed
to join the men's club.
A 71 year old woman "sleep drives" her car into 3 trees before coming to a stop at 5:30 AM in the morning. Had the trees not been there she would have landed into a creek. A neighbor across the street rescued her. The ladies husband said she just got up out of bed and drove off in the car making it only 3 blocks before she crashed.
"Going to the Chapel.....and we're going to get married." And so it went but the Chapel was Siesta Key beach. She looks happy he looks a little nervous. So what's new:)
The sun breaks through the clouds before it hits the horizon. This shot was before all the brilliant pinks and reds shone through.
It's time to get off your duff and go catch a fall
sunset at the beach. We caught this one last week at
Siesta Key.
A lost art form of hanging clothes
to dry may never make a comeback. Maybe 1 in 100 in
Sarasota still hang their clothes to dry.
Local man, Dan Strzempka, has been featured on a
series by NBC covering the first Dolphin full tail
replacement in the world with a prosthetic tail he
constructed. Dan, on the left, grew up and lives in
Sarasota.
OMG another day you woke up to 80 degree temps this morning. This
cat found a place in the shade on a garage roof.
Thank goodness the lights
at Philippi Creek were on the blink so motorists
wouldn't have to stop for one car trying to get out:)
FPPL contractors make upgrades to power lines
along U.S. 41 in Sarasota on Tuesday.
Dali and his wife on a large poster outside the Dali Museum.
The sun sets over Nokomis Beach.
Chill out with a large ice cream cone planted in
front of a Sarasota ice cream store.
Nathaniel Smelser a Bradenton resident climbs Mt. Everest
Students at Incarnation school perform their Spring
concert.
Little did we know that Sarasota was the home of a
Ritz Carlton in the 1920's. A project fostered by John Ringling.
This sign on U.S. 41 in front of Walt's lures in
the mullet lovers. Pass:) However, if you want to smoke your fish
or meat today just hang them outside on the line:) 5-07
A pelican races across a sunset sky along the
beach while vibrant reds and oranges outline its body.
These two ducks after taking a bath and
swim in a Sarasota pool sit on the top steps and take in the world.
Evidently they preferred the pool to the creek nearby.
Barge almost takes out Skyway Bridge again. The
bridge was closed for two hours. 3-07
Is this company starting a new fad in Sarasota or do people really shop naked on the internet? We'll ask our friends at WFLA this morning if this is true about people shopping naked. 3-07
The first lunar
eclipse in three years
gave off some unusual colors. It was too cloudy here last night to see much.
A 1950 MG fills up at Speedway in Sarasota
Thursday.
It is that time of year when birds look to make their
love nest. This one builds a nest inside a Sarasota residents garage.
Teenagers hawk drivers to come to their
fundraising carwash for the American Cancer Society over the
weekend.
We caught this hawk just as it took off in a
residential wooded area.
P.Thomas
If you are on a diet try Slim's pork barbeque sandwich.
It's slim and typically smaller then your average restaurant
sandwich. Slim's is located in Arcadia.
Winds kick up the surf at Turtle Beach on
Sunday. Temperatures are expected to fall later today.
Gridlock on U.S. 41 in Sarasota made it nearly
impossible for this fire department ambulance to make it to Sarasota
Memorial Hospital with a patient Wednesday afternoon. Drivers tried to
pull to the side to let the ambulance make it through the middle lane.
* Local Florida fans leave Ref's Bar and Grill
because too many Buckeyes were there to watch the Florida game. 
Sarasota woman is the last holdout in selling her condo
to Quay developer and gets 4x's the amount others got, over one
million dollars.
AP
Thousands pour into Siesta Key Beach to listen
and participate in the Sunday evening drum circle. 1-07
A woodpecker came a knocking on this pin oak tree
Saturday. 1-07
Sunset at 39,000 feet. Unfortunately our
photographer couldn't get a full 180 panorama.
A couple goes shopping in their classic Buick
Roadmaster Sunday.
These two girls were evicted from Friday's Manatee
H.S. football game for wearing this attire.
Photo: provided by family
We caught this lizard on top of an air conditioner while it was running. he's in for a big ride if he slips into the fan.
One of our favorite OurTown50 shots of the
moon. We call it appropriately 'Blue Moon.'.
Little rain but big rainbows over Sarasota made for
great sites over the weekend.
The only thing of wonder is that people are still eating Wonder Bread. Those in the know are eating only wheat based breads.
The sun breaks out
and readies for a sunset, at Siesta Key Beach after a
strong thunderstorm rips through the area leaving over an
inch of rain Saturday.
The rock heard around the
world or so it seemed when a local rock hound found
this rock which he thinks is fossil of an unborn
dinosaur egg.
This red cardinal is looking for some food and
water on a local lawn.
Sarasota Memorial to scan what is thought to be a
dinosaur egg found in Manatee County this Wednesday.
The Vinoy Hotel tower, the landmark built in 1925.
Atlantis bolts into the sky Friday evening.
A half moon lit up our area this morning before
sunrise.
This man gets his groove on at the drummers
weekly event at Nokomis Beach.
A helicopter hovers over the inter-coastal taking
photos of fast boats.
Sarasota H.S. was saved from demolition by
Ringling School of Art.
The sun tries to make it through the smoky haze on
Friday at sunrise. North Sarasota was smokier at lower levels then
south Sarasota by SRQ Square Mall.
The sun gets ready to set on Saturday as seen through a jacaranda tree.
A father gives his son a lesson in a cleaner
earth. In an empty lot the youth is picking up garbage in Sarasota.
Spring is in the air and this Jacaranda tree
brightens the landscape in Gulf Gate Woods.
An elderly retired man crosses U.S. 41 on his way home
from food shopping. Many of the elderly refuse to give up their
driving privileges.
If you have been missing our sunsets you have been
missing a lot. After Easter visitors continued to take in the
sunsets.
The Florida Children's Center held a sponsor "Thank
You " reception at Livingstone's in Sarasota.
The Easter Bunny is reminding you to get your
taxes done along U.S. 41 in Sarasota.
The Ritz Carlton Hotel reflects on the glass of the
old Penner office building downtown Sarasota. 3-07
Sarasota used to hold a Easter Seal parade. The old Sarasota Hotel is in the background.
Rain drops falling on my head? No. It is
condensation on a window screen this morning caused by our 150%
humidity:)
This car sticker caught our eye on U.S 41. We wonder
who they are talking about:)
P.Thomas
Arcadia is going through major housing renovations
especially after Hurricane Charlie ravaged through the town. This
home is from 1892 and houses a commune type style group of people
that do tree work.
Car windows freeze over with below freezing
temperatures in Sarasota this morning. Highs are expected in the low
60's
2-19-07
AP PhotoTony Dungy and his Colts endured the rain, injuries and an opening full field touchdown by Chicago to win the 2007 Super Bowl.
We found military surplus tents that
Sarasota County can use to house criminals. It's a 1,000 sq. ft. tent
for only $1795. That comes to only $1.80 a sq ft. You can't build a
jail for that:) Jails don't rehabilitate, maybe communing with nature
and mosquitoes will work:) Hey, if it works in Arizona why not here.
The new AMC theatre's at Sarasota Mall are bigger than life
itself.
This little bug found at a local pub must surely
save you the grub in gasoline.
John Sprague, Riverview football coach nominated for NFL H.S. coach of the year. Congrats John, we hope you win.
When was the last time we had humidity as low as
34%. That's what it hit yesterday, an excellent day to dry your
clothes outside. And when was the last time you hung your clothes to
dry? Think green:)
Oil dropped to a two year low this week. Some
say the drop in price is due to lower demand for heating oil. However,
investors have taken their money off the table for oil futures which
we believe is the more plausible reason for the decline in
prices. 1-07
Get ready for the big top at our own Sarasota
Sailor Circus. It's the best circus in town:) Other than U.S. 41:)
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