Dunedin, Florida: Marker 5, Dunedin Marina, Bald Headed Liars!

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Would I have found it so interesting without the bumper sticker? Or what if it had been a different bumper sticker? I don't know. But this Channel Marker, #5, with the Bald Headed Liars sticker, from Southern California evidently, got my attention and demanded I snap it. So I did.

Now I have to admit, when I saw the sticker, I thought band... rock band... alternative music band, maybe grunge, or maybe metal. So as I wrote this I did some web searching. As near as I can tell it is a 'motorcycle' club. I say it that way because as near as I can tell, they ride 50cc motorbikes. What we used to call mini-bikes. I think these are a very different kind of mini-bike though. Check out the website if you like. It's not totally complete, not totally breathtaking, but somewhat interesting just the same.

And now a moment for thank-yous and and catch-ups. Kim, of Celina Daily Photo, has very kindly presented me with the "You Make My Day Award". I am delighted that I might be a part of 'making' anyone's day, so I thank her most humbly.

The award rules say: "Give the award to 10 people whose blogs bring you happiness and inspiration and make you feel happy about blogland. Let them know by posting a comment on their blog so they can pass it on. Beware you may get the award several times." So I am considering all the blogs out there that I get a kick out of. When I get caught up on life and so forth, I will present the award accordingly. But this is very difficult as there are many more than ten blogs that I really like. Oy!
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Dunedin, Florida: Dunedin Marina: Harbormaster Office, Fish Market

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It's easy to walk past the Harbormaster's Office without a second glance. After all, there are so many other things to look at when you are at the Dunedin Marina. But if you stop just for a minute and put off gawking at the beautiful boats and yachts and other vessels. And if you hang back from hurrying on to the Pier or the Bon Appetit Restaurant, you might just notice it.

To some it may not be much to look at. But when I stop and notice it, as my camera leads me to, I find an interesting older building. The design triggers many questions in my mind. When was it built? Why the roof like that? And so on. What do you think?
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Hmmm, could be trouble...

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Dunedin, Florida: Trials & Tribulations

They say you get what you pay for. Well, I paid nothing, and that's what I am suddenly getting. I apologize for the disappearance of the photos in my recent posts. Evidently, the carefully chosen free photo hosting site I selected is performing major upgrades that will make my experience with them even more enjoyable. I'm thrilled.

In the meantime, however, I am also steamed. I hope you can forgive the disappointment, and check back again tomorrow to see if they have brought back my pictures. Perhaps by then, I will be able to upload new photographs for your viewing pleasure.

In the meantime, as long as it lasts, here is one I don't think you've seen yet (and if there is nothing there when you get here, I apologize again):

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Dunedin, Florida: Dunedin Marina Pier: Pelican Fly By

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This is one of my favorite photos recently. I was at the end of the Dunedin Marina pier. Just loitering, if you will, looking for photo opportunities. There was a lady fishing. There was lots of gray sky. There were boats. There were two teenage girls taking pictures of each other. They seemed like the kind of pictures you might take for a boyfriend, or these days, for a MySpace page. Who knows. And there were birds, including pelicans.

I watched a pelican dive for fish close to the pier, and switched to the 'sports' setting on my camera. Then I proceeded to experiment tracking moving birds while using the continuous shooting mode. Finally, I got a good line on a pelican as it started up out of the water, and circled the pier. He was heading back to the piling he had been sitting on earlier. Sure enough, his flight path took him right past the two girls. I did not realize this at the time. I had my eye glued to the view finder as I followed him around. As I brought the camera down and reviewed the series in the screen, I chuckled to see the shot above. It really makes a difference in you click on it and see the large version. Kind of fun, eh?
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Dunedin, Florida: Bon Appetit Restaurant & Marina Cafe

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This is the Bon Appetit Restaurant, and Marina Cafe, entrance. This fine restaurant is located at the north end of the Dunedin Marina. There is also a resort there called the Yacht Harbor Inn. It's a great location, right on the water. It's the perfect place to have a great meal and watch the boats come and go in the Marina.

In fact, I had to walk past this entrance to get out on the pier where I took the picture of the woman fishing. When you walk down the docks near Bon Appetit, heading for the pier for an after dinner stroll, listing closely, and you may hear the parrot in yesterday's post. Tell him I said hi! If you would like to check out their menus, or learn more about the lodgings, click here to visit their website in a new window.
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Dunedin, Florida: Dunedin Marina Boat Guardian Parrot

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This handsome bird keeps a close eye on people that come anywhere near his boat. You can see I had to snap this shot through the clear vinyl curtains sheltering him from the weather. But he sits very close to the dock, and talks to everyone that walks by.

I think his vocabulary must be at least 20 or 30 words. I could hear him shouting at someone from the end of the nearby pier. It was quite entertaining. I keep wanting to see if he can say Dunedin Marina, but have not had the opportunity.
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