A brightly colored floral arrangement - Coles Fans & Lights

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Ocala horse country ...

...photo treated with Triqui Paint.

Ocala - Downtown

Photo by Lois Anne.

Ocala Family values

Trash talk

Walking together - after all the years...

Home of the Ocala Stud

Ninja bagger

The guy who rides this motorcycle to work may be the person bagging your groceries at the local Publix supermarket. Look for a really speedy bagger.

Lawn care

Lawn care is a huge business in the Ocala area. The roads are filled with pickups towing trailers filled with tractors, edgers, trimmers, and all the other paraphernalia necessary for this occupation.

Midway across...

...one of the busiest streets in Ocala...

Golden Ocala - an exclusive residential community...

...also known as a "Golf and Equestrian Club." More information can be found here.

Health Expo for Seniors - Heathbrook outdoor mall

There's a story here. We arrived late morning. Many booths had not been set up and there were very few people. I thought that was strange. Then I saw a sign which said the event began at noon. Duh! The expo was still rather dull: a few booths featuring medical facilities or products; one featuring outdoor garb and gear; a couple of artists, etc., and of course, some new cars on display - just in case one of us seniors decided to trade in the old clunker.

A really hot car (especially when it's 95 degrees F)

Shopping at Sam's Club

Panera Bread - interior

A perfect Swede is like a perfect 10 ... or not ... ?

This one's for my Swedish friends, Steffe at Photos from Haninge, and Per Stromsjo at Stockholm by Pixels.

More car religion

The Gazebo - downtown Ocala

Starbuck's inside a Target store

Peggy's QUILT Shop

This one's for Rose, quilter extraordinare, at Pics and Pieces!

Peggy's QUILT Shop is a new store in the Heathbrook Outdoor Mall.

Biker in camouflage - can you see him?

Pay to ride

Some horses in Ocala you have to pay to ride. And then they still don't go anywhere!

Laid back at the Art Fest

Where are my balloons?

There's a story here. A young girl ran out into the center of the mall and left these balloons sitting here. Before long, a younger boy, very agitated, came running to retrieve them! Big sister was teasing her little brother! He was not a happy camper!

Up a tree without a ladder

Interior - Tijuana Flats restaurant

Jenkins Acura - Showroom

Ocala Daily Photo is the official blog of Jenkins Acura. Click on the Acura icon on the sidebar for more info on this fine dealership.

Waiting ... on a very hot afternoon

Happy Fourth of July ?

On the Fourth of July, New Years and other assorted and sundry holidays, Floridians blow up firecrackers and just about every other variety of fireworks. Some get seriously injured. Others burn down houses or forests. We often had bottle rockets landing on our roof!

Most fireworks are illegal in Florida. Hah! There's a loophole. And because of that loophole, fireworks stands such as this spring up everywhere at certain times of the year. If you sign a piece of paper stating you plan to use the fireworks you purchase for agricultural purposes, you can buy anything you want.

So, who's to know that you don't know agriculture from urban blight? The authorities pretend none of this is happening.

Sticker shock

Local car dealers park new cars in the Paddock Mall. Naturally, people stop to look them over and check the price sticker on the window. This gentleman checked out the car, then checked out the price; then checked out the car, then checked out the price. The price, perhaps, put him into shock!

Cheerleaders - Trinity Catholic High School