Dunedin, Florida: Hammock Park Trail Lunchtime Hike

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Here is a little bit more of what Dunedin probably looked like before all the houses were built and streets paved. In fact, this might be what a lot of it still looked like when the Fenway Hotel opened, in 1925! Yesterday, we first started on the Vivian Skinner Grant Trail N. But that is a large, wide open trail, and we are looking for something more intimate, a trail that will get us closer to nature.

So we take a sharp right turn, and start on a much smaller trail. The map is a little confusing. We are on either the Oak Trail W. or the Cline Trail. Either way, it is smaller, more quiet, and takes us deep into the woods (for just a little while). This picture makes me think of Robinson Crusoe. What do you think?
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Dunedin, Florida: Hammock Park Lunchtime Sweet Escape

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Sometimes, you just have to get away from it all for a while. Especially if you sit in an office crunching numbers all day. So welcome to my lunchtime escape. I offer you a virtual mini-tour of Hammock Park, in Dunedin, Florida.

So I had a very nice lunch break, enjoying a quiet walk in the woods, listening to all the birds and crickets instead of printers and copiers. Of course, it made it even better to have my camera and capture some of the beauty. This tour will cover just a small part of the park. It would take too long to see it all on a lunch break. But rest assured, we'll be back for more!
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Dunedin, Florida: Crosswalk Sign Perspective

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Sometimes, it is a matter of perspective, but not in the traditional sense of the phrase! In this case, it would seem that these crosswalk signs really only make sense when you view them from the intended perspective.

From the perspective of the camera in this image, or the perspective of the person who felt it was okay to litter if it never really hits the ground, these signs don't make sense. But for the person approaching from down either street, walking up to the traffic light, they make perfect sense. I think. :)
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Dunedin, Florida: Things Done Right: Merchants Map

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I know I've said it before, and I am sure I will say it again... The City of Dunedin really does it right! This sign, standing near the main walk-in gate at Knology Park baseball field, has a map on either side, just like this, together with a listing of Downtown Dunedin Merchants below it, indexed to the map. Pretty cool.

Now, I have to admit, it is possible that the sign is not the work of the City, but of the local Merchants Association. If that is the case, then kudos to them! However, I stand by my assertion that the City of Dunedin gets it right! (NO, not all the time, and NO, not all things... but enough... enough)
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Dunedin, Florida: Typical Dunedin Homes

HAPPY EARTH DAY!!

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This is what some neighborhoods in Dunedin look like. It's pretty typical Florida architecture in some places. Sadly, newer homes often lack the deep shady porches that are so helpful in cooling the home and providing a sense of community. Others give them a truncated sort of porch that really only amounts to lip service.

I have many, many wonderful memories of porches in the houses I grew up in, as well as the houses of my grandparents. The next home I buy will HAVE to have a front porch... or a place to add one on! What about you, are you a porch person?
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Dunedin, Florida: Party At The Ballpark: Knology Park Bull Pen Cafe

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Did someone say party at the ballpark?!!? Wahoo! Meet me at the Bull Pen Cafe, at Knology Park, for a chili dog and a beer! Baseball, beer, and chili dogs... I know lots of you out there will say it just doesn't get any better than that.

But hey, let's decide who's paying before we get there, okay? I noticed the sign in the back of the tent. It says a chili dog is $4.75, and bottle beer is $4.00. So, maybe we won't be having any eating contests in the Bull Pen Cafe.
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Dunedin, Florida: Knology Park Sign: Jays

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I wanted to post this sign from Knology Park so you would be able to find it when you go! Compared to some, it's really a nice sign. I like that it shows the emblem not only for the Toronto Blue Jays, but also the Dunedin Blue Jays, and even for the Dunedin High School Falcons baseball team!

For those of you who notice such things, I see it as a mark of good photography to notice things like the scrolling marquis sign in the picture, and then time the shot to capture the message in mid scroll. Unfortunately, I cannot claim that title! :)
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