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   Out on the water

   February 16, 2008 by FRITO

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   about 2 weeks ago did a little kayaking and fishing, no fish, but ejoyed it anyhow! this is at wakulla beach. not really a "beach" as you can see. enjoy the photos.

   

   Last reply by putu enjula, February 20, 2008
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   First Sodom, then Mount Pleasant, then Levyville

   February 15, 2008 by DoomsDave

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   Howdyall: Happened to be surfing a bit, and found this website relating to Levy County, Florida. CLICK HERE I must say, the Levyites have a sense of humor, to admit all of this in a web site . . . . "Levy County and its first County Seat, Levyville, was named for him in 1845, prior to his changing his name to David Levy Yulee. Except for a matter of timing, our county would have been named Yulee County. Levyville was first called Sodom, then later Mount Pleasant, but at a meeting of the Board of County Commissioners in 1856, it was ordered to be named Levyville." After that, the seat was moved to Bronson. Anyone have any idea why…

   

   Last reply by Jerry@TreeZoo, February 17, 2008
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   "Give her the tongue!" -- Wedding Horror stories

   February 15, 2008 by DoomsDave

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   Howdyall: Just goes to show what happens to the idle mind which becomes the Devil's workshop . . . . I found the link below which detailed people's horrific guests at weddings. My favorite was the one quoted above. Anyone have any tales of their own . . . ? ??? ??? ??? CLICK HERE FOR WEDDING HORRA TALES

   

   Last reply by DoomsDave, February 19, 2008
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   more flowing water after rains

   February 15, 2008 by MattyB

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   http://i146.photobucket.com/albums....MG] http://i146.photobucket.com/albums....MG] http://i146.photobucket.com/albums....MG]

   

   Last reply by BS Man about Palms, February 17, 2008
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   Sudden weather here in So Cal.

   February 15, 2008 by BS Man about Palms

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   Some of you may not recognise this, not having been here and all..... But we got some sudden "weather" here to day that no forecaster thought would come. (actually, now as I'm typing this, I remember many folks had said rain on Thurs as of last weekend, but all had revised to say it wasn't gonna happen. Here is a view off the roof of my second floor to the coast...

   

   Last reply by BS Man about Palms, February 27, 2008
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   Happy Birthday to mppalms..

   February 14, 2008 by Kris

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   Dear Jason Trachewsky . And Many happy returns of the day ! lots of love to you, Kris

   

   Last reply by mppalms, February 15, 2008
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   Non-plant exotics roaming S FL...

   February 14, 2008 by buzzmonkey

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   3 of the more common exotic species that have made themselves at home in my neighborhood.... Brown basilisk Western knight anole Green iguana

   

   Last reply by metalfan, February 16, 2008
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   Sunset tonight

   February 14, 2008 by Jeff in St Pete

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   This evening I took my dog for a walk down to the beach just before sunset. We sat on a log and watched the sun slip away. It was so beautiful, I thought I would share. Pura Vida!

   

   Last reply by bgl, February 16, 2008
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    Valentines Day

    February 14, 2008 by Walter John

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    So who does the valentine card/flower thing ? It does have an interesting history. There was this roman priest or bishop who arranged secret marriages for the soldiers who weren't allowed to marry because the emperor thought that married soldiers were lame and that single dudes would be better soldiers. And then he was discovered and thrown in jail awaiting execution and he wrote a note to somebody with the signature , from your funny palm loving valentine, and so to this day people send valentine day cards and buy palms. Apparently.

    

    Last reply by Jeff Searle, February 15, 2008
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    My daughters first real painting

    February 13, 2008 by redant

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    Coconuts of course.

    

    Last reply by Kris, February 14, 2008
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    2008 American Idol 1 2

    February 13, 2008 by STEVE IN SO CAL

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    Looks like a good year, Idol fans. I'm taking the Aussie in the futures wagering.

    

    Last reply by Zac in NC, May 23, 2008
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    Oh, Deer -- this was actually at a show

    February 12, 2008 by DoomsDave

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    Howdyall: Oh, once in a while, things get a wee bit wierd here in the Dark Tower, and you see something even wierder, and well . . . . Here's an outfit that, apparently, is being shown as "ready to wear" in a fashion show. I realize that some irony comes with the territory (I HOPE, anyway! ??? ) But here it is. Venison, anyone?

    

    Last reply by bubba, February 12, 2008
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    U Vas otlichnyj saj

    February 12, 2008 by Guest

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    Administracija sajta nsys.ws hochet poblagodarit' sozdatelej sajt za jetot zamechatel'nyj resurs!!! Nadejus' sajt budet razvivat'sja i dal'she… ____ C uvazheniem, Oleg. Network System

    

    Last reply by Guest, February 12, 2008
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    John D.McArthur and Walt Disney

    February 11, 2008 by bubba

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    John D.McArthur was a true capitalist,who acquired a life insurance company out of bankruptcy, and turned it into one of the most profitable buisnesses in the US(Banker's Life).He bored quickly and moved to Florida around 1960.Specifically,he acquired the run down Colonades Hotel on Singer Island and let it run down more.He acquired a run down apartment building next door,where he and his wife Catharine lived. Many stories abound about this legendary figure in Palm Beach. He conducted most of his buisness in a somewhat delapidated coffee shop in the Hotel and most of his deals were handwritten on the back of napkins.His passion was directed with full fury to the acquis…

    

    Last reply by bubba, February 13, 2008
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    Other denizens of the Hammock 1 2

    February 11, 2008 by DoomsDave

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    Howdyall: The hammocks are a full-blown community of flora and fauna unique to South Florida. This ain' Newport Beach, for sure. So, forgive my odd bad shot, and I'll show some of the other denizens of the hammocks . . . . . This looks like an oddball fern, with the Shoe for scale. Anyone know what it is?

    

    Last reply by Zac in NC, February 13, 2008
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    Eating Indonesian

    February 11, 2008 by DoomsDave

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    Howdyall: Took a trip over the hill and went to China, where I ate at this Indonesian place, which, among much else had an imaginative design to the centre in which it was located. Note how the sun backlights the sign. Brilliant! Both the sun and the idea.

    

    Last reply by bgl, November 14, 2016

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    Vacation Ideas??

    February 10, 2008 by JakeK

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    Many of us here on the board have traveled to some really exotic places, so I'm looking for some suggestions. I purchased a week of vacation this year so now I have 15 days of vacation. I'm looking for suggestions on where to spend around 6-8 of those days. I found r/t airfare from Cincinnati to Lima Peru for $850, $900 to Istanbul, $1,200 to Morocco, $850 to London, and $950 to Hawaii. Cincinnati is the most expensive airport to fly out of in the United States by a wide margin, so these prices may not sound like deals to anyone. My entire budget is in the $2,000-$2,200 range, I'm looking to travel in September-October.

    

    Last reply by JakeK, February 25, 2008
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    Magnificent Australian Parrots 1 2

    February 10, 2008 by Tess

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    In addition to palms, I love parrots. My local Public Broadcasting Station recently aired the most facinating program on parrots in Australia titled: Parrots in the land of OZ. I was amazed at the large number of varieties (many that I had never seen or heard of before) that live on the continent. In addition to having some excellent palm growing regions, I now see that OZ has some of my favorite birds. I think I need to move! In the meantime, would any Australians care to share a parrot story or pictures? Do you have parrots in your area? Do you love them? Do you hate them (they can be quite noisy, and they can do a number on farmers fields)? I'd also l…

    

    Last reply by SunnyFl, November 4, 2008
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    Artwork at Fairchild

    February 10, 2008 by DoomsDave

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    One of the things that all the big botanical gardens are tyring to do is become a sort of al fresco museum for artwork by various artists. Sometimes, they even display them indoors. I thought these pieces were compelling, if expensive. ($5,00 each, more or less). I suspect someone here can give us the 411 on these . . . .

    

    Last reply by Mike4284m, February 11, 2008
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    Happy Birthday to ianf..

    February 10, 2008 by Kris

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    Dear Ian Farquharson . And many happy returns of the day ! lots of love, Kris

    

    Last reply by BS Man about Palms, February 10, 2008
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    Huntsman spiders

    February 10, 2008 by philinsydney

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    Does anybody else have them as regular visitors?

    

    Last reply by metalfan, February 10, 2008
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    Snapper with Crabs

    February 10, 2008 by Ken Johnson

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    Caught these guys today after getting stone crabs.

    

    Last reply by _Keith, February 10, 2008
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    PUrty Flowers at the Big F

    February 9, 2008 by DoomsDave

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    Howdyall: As an official, card-carrying member of the Big F (among others) I'm gonna trumpet some of the other glorious things I saw there in my Big F Ramble, Florida, that is. Here's some broms.

    

    Last reply by Jerry@TreeZoo, February 9, 2008
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    Messin' with the Chickens 1 2 3

    February 9, 2008 by putu enjula

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    These birds are noisy and keep me up in the wee hours of the morning with their cockle doodle dooing... Sometimes I have too much time on my hands... and these pictures are the results... One day I wondered if they would eat some pasta...

    

    Last reply by amazondk, February 20, 2008
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    The "How to" for today...

    February 9, 2008 by putu enjula

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    I was just surprised to see this on my iGoogle page and thought I'd share it with y'all. http://www.wikihow.com/Eat-a-Rambutan FWI "rambut" means "hair" in Indonesian. Makes sense!

    

    Last reply by BS Man about Palms, February 10, 2008