Sanford Marina...

Sanford, FL is located along the St. Johns River in Seminole County. The city used to have a large steamboat industry due to it's location along Lake Monroe. Lake Monroe is the last area that large boats can travel in before the river gets too shallow. The steamboats are all gone, but the city does have a nice marina near where the steamboats used to dock...

Cheap Gas?

I saw this Texaco gas station on Lake Mary Blvd, just west of Downtown Lake Mary, FL. Surprisingly, there weren't any buyers...

Lake Eola July 4th Fireworks

On July 4, 2008, I watched the firework show that took place over Lake Eola Park in Downtown Orlando. The show was about twenty minutes long, but I was disappointed that the park didn't dim the lights or broadcast the soundtrack to the show over the park's speakers. It was still an okay show, although it seemed like Red, Hot, & Boom from the night before shot off a whole lot more fireworks. The environment of watching the show among skyscrapers was an added plus...

Red, Hot, & Boom 2008

Red, Hot, and Boom is Altamonte Spring's annual 4th of July Fireworks show. The show takes place on July 3 each year, over the lake in Cranes Roost Park.

I wasn't planning on seeing the fireworks here this year. I had a bad experience here a few years ago when it took me four hours to travel about three miles after the show because of all of the traffic, none of which was being directed by the police. I just happened to be riding by this year along I-4 when the fireworks were going on. Since the show's music was broadcast over the radio, it seemed everyone decided that the middle of a highway was a perfect place to watch fireworks and the cars all came to a complete stop.

I have to admit, it was a perfect view of the show...

Red-Tailed Hawk

I spotted this red-tailed hawk was sitting on a fence searching for food. It must have seen something because it swooped down into a grassy area before flying up into some trees with empty talons...