Ocala (Florida) Photos

Gator heads - the perfect Christmas gift...

noreply@blogger.com (Lowell) — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 19:00:00 +0000

...get yours now...

The sun breaks through on Ocala

noreply@blogger.com (Lowell) — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 19:37:00 +0000

Waiting for the Three Stooges

noreply@blogger.com (Lowell) — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 23:13:00 +0000

It's called "Main Street"...

noreply@blogger.com (Lowell) — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 20:50:00 +0000

...but it's far from downtown.

Drunken, dancing lights

noreply@blogger.com (Lowell) — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 21:26:00 +0000

Spring means baseball...

noreply@blogger.com (Lowell) — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 22:54:00 +0000

...time to go batty at Dick's Sporting Goods!

"Excuse me! I'm looking for my owner. Have you seen him?"

noreply@blogger.com (Lowell) — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 20:22:00 +0000

Early spring

noreply@blogger.com (Lowell) — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 20:07:00 +0000

It's been a relatively warm winter in the Ocala area and some plants began flowering a couple of weeks ago. Then we had another hard freeze, but this beauty seems to have survived.

U.S. Navy blimp

noreply@blogger.com (Lowell) — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 19:00:00 +0000

This dirigible has been floating in the Ocala sky for several weeks. The story is that the Navy is using it to test new electronic equipment.

Directing traffic...

noreply@blogger.com (Lowell) — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 18:19:00 +0000

with the help of a Walkie-Talkie...

No war, just a military swap meet at the flea market

noreply@blogger.com (Lowell) — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 21:46:00 +0000

Some of you were very close to guessing what this was all about. I've shown you just a few of the
numerous vehicles that were present. Each of the vehicles had a descriptive tag and from that I was
able to determine this was a "swap meet," sponsored by the Military Vehicle Preservation Association.

I had never heard of the organization before but found this encampment to be most interesting. I'm
not sure if people buy and sell the vehicles at this swap meet, but I think that they do. It appeared to
me that many of those involved were friends and this was kind of like a reunion!

What war at the flea market?

noreply@blogger.com (Lowell) — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 21:49:00 +0000

There was no war. As we followed the ambulance from yesterday around to the back of the flea market, we were utterly surprised to find what looked like a large army encampment. All kinds of
military vehicles parked in a variety of configurations.

The jeep in the top photo is a 1952 model, which means it comes from the Korean war years. You'll notice the motorcycle is from WWII, 1942.

We'll show more photos tomorrow and explain what is going on here.

War at the flea market?

noreply@blogger.com (Lowell) — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 20:14:00 +0000

Marion County has a huge flea market a few miles south of Ocala. We visited there last Sunday afternoon. Coming out one of the aisles, we noted this army vehicle. Very unusual. Especially an army ambulance. So, we followed its trail. We found some interesting things which we'll show more of tomorrow...

Early morn - Preserve of Spruce Creek golf course

noreply@blogger.com (Lowell) — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 16:27:00 +0000

Ocala's West Marion Hospital

noreply@blogger.com (Lowell) — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 19:49:00 +0000

Dad & Lad - Happy Times!

noreply@blogger.com (Lowell) — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 21:09:00 +0000

Restaurant at Candler Hills Golf Course - On Top of the World, Ocala

noreply@blogger.com (Lowell) — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:05:00 +0000

It's kayak season in Ocala

noreply@blogger.com (Lowell) — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:19:00 +0000

This is a sign ...

noreply@blogger.com (Lowell) — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:24:00 +0000

UGG Australia???

noreply@blogger.com (Lowell) — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:52:00 +0000

Ugg Australia seems kinda nasty to me! :-)

Gator's Dockside (restaurant) welcomes you!

noreply@blogger.com (Lowell) — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 20:03:00 +0000

Cain for prez?

noreply@blogger.com (Lowell) — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 19:55:00 +0000

Some people don't get the word!

Ocala architecture...

noreply@blogger.com (Lowell) — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 21:17:00 +0000

...it ain't Paris but it ain't bad! :-)

Serving and Protecting

noreply@blogger.com (Lowell) — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 22:41:00 +0000

Rescued Golden Retriever

noreply@blogger.com (Lowell) — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 01:17:00 +0000

This beautiful animal was brought in to our vet by people who had overfed him terribly. He was so fat (about 120 pounds) he could not stand up and they wanted him put to sleep. The vet took him and changed his diet dramatically which made the dog pout and not eat for about 3 days. Finally, he began to eat and after a few months, he had dropped back to his normal weight of about 50 pounds. He's still with the vet and has become something of a mascot in that office.

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