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We can hear the Beach Boys
tunes rolling out of this vintage VW van by the airport.
06-026-08
Anybody for a swim, these guys are perched along the Myakka River. Pic sent in by a OTS reader.
It looks like a John-Boy truck from the Waltons headed down main street Sarasota.
The Dutch artist completed this Lego men chalk drawing after a mysterious plastic 8 foot lego man washed up on Siesta Key, what?
Dan Belcher and Karen Fralich (shown here) took first prize — $5,000 — for “Nightmares,” a playfully titled carving featuring beautifully textured horses. World Champions of Sand Sculpting were declared Sunday in the second-annual Siesta Key Crystal Classic Master Sand Sculpting Competition.
Anhingas
appear to sun themselves in unison drying off by a lake. An elegant pose indeed:) They look very similar to the cormorants.
One of our readers sent us this photo early Tuesday morning. We thought he was spoofing us that he found this lego on Siesta Key, Jeff Hindman was for real. Sorry Jeff.
The Blue Ridge Pkwy from our SE Tour. The leaves had just begun to change
last week. We did Atlanta, Asheville, BR Pkway, Nashville, Chattanooga
then back home Sarasota which had cooled down since left a week ago.
Stephen Walker from Sarasota saves two men in El Salvador from drowning in rip currents. Shown is Stephen surfing in El Salvador. Photo S. Walker.
This message on a building overlooking the WTC site tells a heartful message to the world. "The Human Spirit is not measured by the size of the act, but by the size of the heart." God bless those who lost their life and their family and friends on 9/11. It was taken by OurTown Sarasota in the aftermath. A numbing experience. Now 10 years later it still rings true.
What's wrong with this picture? (The white car on the left is exiting Sarasota Sq. Mall in the enter lane, while the dark car is at the exit lane, part way in another lane:)
The brand new Boeing 787 parked at Sarasota Bradenton Airport over the weekend on it's test flight back from Lima, Peru to Seattle. The 787 is 20% more fuel efficient and can fly for 18 hours with 297 passengers on board.
Mote’s Seahorse Conservation Laboratory celebrated a milestone Tuesday —
shipping seahorses to its 50th zoo and aquarium to be used in educational
displays.
Mote Aquarium has sent seahorses to top zoos and aquariums in all four
corners of the United States, reaching as far as Seattle. The 50th
shipment went to Chicago.
Sarasota's McDonald's oldest (newest?) customer begs outside their store on S. Tamiami Trail.
Why? Because customers feed him, he's no dummy:)
Which Sarasota vehicle has the measles?
Black bear caught in Naples neighborhood. The 2 year old bear will be relocated to Picayune Strand Forest, around 20 miles east of Naples. To date there have been no black bear attacks in Florida. Another reader reports a black bear was found in a friends backyard in Englewood.
Google was sending it's cars around Sarasota to get a street view for their maps. Ahhaa, we caught them on digital:) Sarasota, on Tuesday, May 31
We salute our American Veterans this Memorial Day weekend. File photo from the Sarasota National Cemetery.
From our NJ, NY, LI OurTown Tour this past week. The Jones Beach water tower at night. They have just finished restoring the copper dome from 1934.
Shown are Jeff Howard GM of Extra Innings, Mike Xirinach, former IMG student and Joe Ayrault a coach and former professional baseball player.
Sunrise Easter service at Siesta Key Beach today, 4/24/2011. The sun crosses the horizon and a father holds his baby child in his arms, (white shirt).
And then there was the kiss and the sunset, which came first?
Friday evening's sunset was magnificent. We hadn't caught one in two weeks. The full moon was at the opposite end of the sky at the same time as the sunset.
Allen an Indian flute maker donned his wares at the Sarasota American Indian Festival this past weekend.
An Eagle egg found in Sarasota's new Ed Smith stadium was sent to Tennessee and hatched there. It is being fed by a fake Momma above. Photo: TN Bird Rescue
Sarasota's largest handbag award goes to this lady. She also wins the warmest handbag award.
10 minutes East of Tamiami Trail is a world of open fields, hay, cattle and the rural life.
By sheer luck we caught the instant this egret readying for flight by the pool.
A sliver of a moon the other night provided what looked like 3 moons or one moon falling in sequence as caught by our OTS photographer.
We honor and salute our Veterans and current men and women in the armed forces. God bless. Photo from the Siesta Key Crystal Sand contest, sorry we got there early before the flag was up. The wind though was blowing at a good clip.
The Travel Channel films Sand Wars at Siesta key Beach Friday, Saturday, Monday and Tuesday. The audience votes on which sand castle stays and which gets blown up.
This couple was having a blast the wind rushing around them tooling up Beneva Road. He was easily in his 80's. Who says Florida doesn't keep you young:)
Saturday's sunset was a sight to behold, the design and colors were bold and unique. Over 60 readers commented on our photo and the sunset. Glad that we weren't the only ones to see it:)
Sunset at Siesta Key Beach Friday evening, ahh purty or what? Over 50
readers commented on our
page
Lori White, Sarasota County School Superintendent serves lunch at Gulf Gate School Thursday.
Full moon over Sarasota Tuesday morning.
The original Chattanooga Choo Choo from our SE Tour.
Ice carvings at the After Party for Dolphin Tale.
Local firemen (Sean above) auctioned themselves off for a date to benefit Deb a firelady who has cancer. She is going through treatments and working at the same time.
"Would you like to swing on a star carry moonbeams home in a jar and be
better off than you are
Or would you rather be a mule?" A half moon over Sarasota Tuesday morning.
The historic Hob Nob Restaurant got tented Tuesday and Truely Nolan made no bones about letting people know they were the tenter:)
The Blackburn Bridge in Osprey was built in 1925 and is a one lane swing bridge manned by one person.
Looks to us like maybe a Sarasota parent got frustrated with a teenager and put their stuff to the curb:)
Check out how tall this Sarasota sunflower is.
If you look carefully you'll notice the bride and groom to be leaving the
Sarasota County Court House on Friday. If you know the couple let us know
on our
page.
Sarasota retired album cover designer dies at 94. Alex Steinweiss was famous for revolutionizing album cover design for Columbia records beginning in 1939.
A full moon over the Atlantic on our our North Carolina Tour. Watch for OurTown Sarasota's Howling at The Moon event.
Uh, sometimes you have to ride that puppy before you can get your sneaker full on or maybe he is just cooling his heels? A mc rider on the north trail Monday morning.
The big Dick Vitale fundraiser is tonight. Les LaFrance Anaconda Sports flew down special basketballs for the $1,000 per plate dinner. No they aren't going to eat them:) Those attending Final Four coaches, Kentucky Head Coach John Calipari and North Carolina Head Coach Roy Williams. Past honorees at the Gala include Tom Izzo, Tony Dungy, Rick Pitino, Billy Donovan, Bob Knight, Pat Summitt and Mike Krzyzewski. Over 800 attendees are expected to attend this year, including major NBA basketball stars and industry leading coaches.
Osprey or spotted eagle you tell us on our
page. We caught him Monday evening on top of a light pole at Twin Lakes
Park.
The Sarasota County School District named Trish Jones, a media center aide at North Port's Lamarque Elementary today as its 2011 School-Related Employee of the Year. Jones was chosen to receive this year’s honor at the School-Related Employee awards luncheon at Michael’s on East in Sarasota. The 2011 Scion TC she will use for the next year, courtesy of Germain Toyota of Sarasota
Two children at Sarasota Square Mall do a bungy type swing in center court. We can't wait until Costco opens in the old Dillard's location there.
The full moon won't shine on till Saturday, but this partial moon caught our eye this morning.
It's definitely a Florida sunrise with the sun gleaming through the moss laiden trees Tuesday. The storm that came through late Tuesday dropped over 3 inches of rain in the area before it was done Wednesday morning. Temps today are expected to be in the mild low 60's.
We gasped when we saw the driver of this vehicle go through a red light on S. Tamami Trail and pull into JRyan's restaurant lot.
This is the first time we have seen this type of computer window. You must answer no if you are driving.
Kite surfers
came out in droves to Siesta Key Beach when they heard winds would exceed
30 mph. A couple sets up camp to watch with their wind umbrella to protect
them. See our video of the surfers on our Facebook page
It was almost like a harvest full moon Thursday evening.
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