Sunday ...on campus

Baughman Center Chapel
Lake Alice
UF campus

Built in 2000
the chapel is open to the public weekdays.
Weekends it is available for private functions
such as weddings, memorials, small performing
arts or musical events.

Exterior walls are made of Florida Cypress.
The roof from yellow pine and copper
to mimic the look of medieval cathedrals

The front door is made of maple
with inlaid Gothic patterns in cherry
and an arch of mahogany.

Seating for 96 people.

The pavilion is oriented so that
it coincides with sunrise and sunset
at the summer solstice.

Halloween .....

Wouldn't want you to be scared...
so we'll leave a light on ...

Yeah ... right.......!!

Don't forget to share the candy.

Time Warp-ing

It's just a jump to the left.
And then a step to the right.
With your hands on your hips ....

Maybe it is too close to Halloween.
Maybe it was too much sun while
walking the trail.
Maybe it was the sugar overload from
all that candy.....
whatever the reason the egret
made me think of Riff Raff from
Rocky Horror Picture Show.

Okay .. maybe you just had to be there.

Happy Halloween !!

Mystery solved.....

Another sculpture on campus that
no one seems to know the name or
artist....

Today I "polled' several students and the
manager of the college office with no luck.

Almost an hour of googling to locate a 2003 article
with the correct information.... wouldn't it be nice to
have markers for the art work.......

Located at Weimer Hall
College of Journalism.

Media's People
artist : Don Bartlett
1980

Depicts a mother,father and children in front
of a traditional 8 column newspaper,
facing two communication students in front of a
6 column newspaper that is evolving into
satellite communications.

Bellsouth used a photo of this sculpture
for the Gainesville 1987 - 1988 phone book.
Airbrushing a palm leaf to cover the woman's breasts.

Reflecting ...

Wood Storks and Egret
Alachua Sink at La Chua Trail.

Thursday ..

Like a little sign would stop
a Sandhill Crane or moi ....

The start of my weekend is just
a few hours away... yay !!

Wordless ....

Kettle Corn ....

That time of year ...
a slew of fall festivals
to attend ... arts, crafts and food.

Not usually a fan of kettle corn...
funnel cakes would be my first choice...

... but this stuff was very very good.....

Old Glory ...

Another from the Horse Fever Collection.
Ocala, Florida

27 of the original 52 statues remain
in the area.

Nine more to post..... later....
Not as much luck tracking the
Gator statues .

Butterflies ...

Cooler temps signal the end of the
butterfly collection for this year.

These are the last ones flitting
about on LaChua Trail 2010

Saturday ...

A busy day ahead.
Time to get moving.

Hope your weekend (s)
are enjoyable....
make it so....

Museum .. part two

The interior of the
Micanopy Historical Society Museum

The Thrasher Warehouse was purchased
by the city of Micanopy in 1988
and began serving as a museum
in the mid 90's.

The original cashier's cage

Sign from the Mott- May building.

1911 treadle Singer sewing machine

An early washer - spin dryer..
circa 1920

ice box
circa 1925

Museum .....

Micanopy Historical Society Museum
Micanopy, Florida
2010

Built in 1890
originally as the Thrasher Warehouse.
Placed on the National Register of Historical Places
in 1983

The faded Coca Cola sign dates
from 1930

The Warehouse was serviced by the
Atlantic Coastline Railroad until the 1950's

Wordless ...

The cat in the window ...

.... not very interested
in photography....

Monday blues

Great Blue Heron
La Chua Trail
2010

Sunday

Manatee Springs

Saturday ...

You looking at me .??

A parade ...sort of

Homecoming weekend at the university.

In the staging area at 9 am

The lead off is always the
fire dept. pipes and drum corp

One or two in every crowd.

Overall the parade was just too
boring and I left soon after it started.