Dunedin, Florida: Dunedin Marina Boats All Sitting Pretty

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It's pretty much always a nice time to stop by Dunedin Marina and check out the floating eye candy. Yes, lots more to come, as always.

Really, though, is it true, are boats simply holes in the water into which money is dumped? They are pretty though, most of them.
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Dunedin, Florida: Some Ducks Are Such Posers!

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I snapped this total poser of a duck (that's Muscovy Duck) while walking around Lake Paloma. I tell you, he was totally posing! The more I snapped, the more he posed. Hmmm, come to think of it, it might have been a FEMALE duck! lol

I gotta tell you, when you see this little lake for the first time, Lake Paloma, you might think it's just another overgrown (barely) pond. I mean, it really isn't all that big. BUT... I see some of the coolest birds in the lake, or in the vicinity. Here's a list of all the different birds I have seen in my last couple of walks around and near the lake: Muscovy Duck, Mallard Duck, Mottled Duck, Wood Duck, White Heron, Great White Heron, Great Blue Heron, White Ibis, Kingfisher, Osprey, Crested Night Heron, Bald Eagle (FOR REAL!), Gallinule, Blue Jay, Starling, Crow, Grackle, Mockingbird, Cardinal, and I am sure I am forgetting at least two more.
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Dunedin, Florida: Purple Heart Park, City Employees Keeping It Real

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A simple shot, a simple image, a simple thing. Keeping it real in Purple Heart Park. This is right in Downtown Dunedin. Not a big, sprawling, we're better than you, park. A simple small park to acknowledge the incredible sacrifice made by so many of our military personnel. After all, no park or monument is big enough, or grand enough, or heart-wrenching enough to do justice to their sacrifice. Good to see some of Dunedin's fine city employees taking care of this special place.

Hats off to all those serving or who served. Remember them with pride, respect and gratitude. For without the dedication and sacrifice of those willing to bear arms, we would not be living in such a wonderful (yes, even with its bumps and warts) country. Oh, and let's hear it for #44, P.B.O.!
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Dunedin, Florida: Every Pretty Place Has A Back Alley

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Well there you go, I went and posted a picture of one of the back ends of Dunedin. Yup, it's like seeing behind the curtain, eh? But hey, we gotta have a place to put the trash so the garbage man can come and get it!

What about your town? Got any cool back allies? Of course, any back alley in Dunedin will be tame compared to many in the big cities. And that's part of what we love about Dunedin, isn't it?
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Dunedin, Florida: Alien Cloud Formations Over Dunedin: Invasion?

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Greetings from down in the hole. Life changes. Busy moves in. Leisure moves out. Time passes. Blogs suffer. If you love Dunedin, or Clearwater, or Clearwater Beach, how would you like to consider becoming a contributing team member to this blog, or one of my Clearwater blogs? If so, leave a comment with some way to get in touch with you, or find my email address on this blog and write to me. No obligations, no minimum participation frequency (well, at least ONCE in a while).

Susan, I got your number, busy as all get out. I hope you can wait until after the holidays. LH and CC, I don't know what I was thinking, that I could get a chance to contact you this week. Things are pretty A&E at work for the next two weeks. (The E stands for Elbows). I will get in touch soon, but please be patient if it takes until after the New Year.

Meanwhile, life has such a wonderful way of going from good to crap in no time flat. That's why people write songs like "Feelin' way too damn good". Merry Christmas one and all. And if Christmas is not your thing, just replace Merry Christmas with whatever is your thing, and then say it to yourself from me. Thanks.
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If you would like to see more of this area, check out Clearwater Beach Daily Photo, and Clearwater Daily Photo. If you enjoy photography, check out my photography blog. Thanks for coming today, I hope you enjoyed your mini-vacation to Dunedin, Florida!