A few more scenes for Horses In The Sun (HITS)

Multi-cultural Ocala

Ocala macho

This one's for Mary Beth.

Bulletin board relating to horses and horse farms

Horse and Hounds Restaurant and Pub

Horse and Hounds is a well-known Ocala restaurant and bar. The business changed hands fairly recently and built a second, modern and rather English-looking building on Ocala's east side.

If you're interested, you can read all about it here.

Hurricane Simulator

Anyone who has lived through a Florida hurricane knows only a fool would want to get into a metal box that simulates a hurricane! Yet, here is just such a box. In our local Paddock Mall. I'm guessing it won't last long.

French saddles in Ocala

Dog on a chain

You just can't see the chain! And the red things are floats to keep you from drowning in swimming pools.

The Easter Bunny makes a friend

Melissa and Zenaida - the Olive Garden

Melissa Nieves and Zenaida Jackson are waiting to greet you when you walk into Ocala's Olive Garden. They will smile, lead you to the perfect booth or table, hand you menus, and make you happy you chose to eat at Olive Garden.

They are sweethearts!

Two ponytails...

Geometry at the mall

Abandoned and disappearing...

Well, Ocala IS the horse capitol of the world...

You can lead a horse to water, but ...

Photo by Lois Anne.

And the Easter Bunny came riding into town...

Train and conductor - Paddock Mall

It costs just $3.00 to ride around the mall. The train in very popular with kids. And adults with kids!

Royal Oaks Golf Course - spring flora

Applebee's - Neighborhood Grill & Bar

Every village has one!

Nathan's no more...

Nathan's Boardwalk Hotdogs did not last very long in the food court of the Paddock Mall. It is defunct and the space it occupied is empty. Some food operations just don't work very well in a mall situation.

Some notes: The deleted blogs (Cedar Key, Colorado in Color, Florida Fanfare, and Paree) have been resurrected and are again accessible on the Internet. They are inactive, however. The Villages Daily Photo is also on the Net, but it, too, is inactive.

Our active blogs are: Florida Fotos, Images - The Art of Photography, Ocala Florida Fotos, and Stone Creek.

The Friendship Inn...

...for kings and queens!

The road best not taken

Please note that the following blogs have been closed and deleted: Cedar Key Daily Photo, Colorado in Color, Florida Fanfare and Paree.  In addition, The Villages Daily Photo has been closed but will remain on the Net for a period of time.

Photos of Cedar Key and The Villages will appear occasionally on Florida Fotos.

Please note also that "Images - L & L Photography" has been changed to "Images - The Art of Photography", and that "Ocala Daily Photo" has been changed to "Ocala Florida Fotos."

We no longer have the time or energy to keep so many blogs in operation. But we thank you for your continuing support over the past two years!

Rave Bongo

Rave Bongo is a device in our local mall which ties kids to ropes and allows them to bounce 20-30 feet into the air safely. Except for the weekends, it is usually not very busy (cf. the operator in the first photo).

Golden light...

at Golden Hills Golf & Turf Club...

Scenes of Ocala - II

Royal Oaks Golf Course - Oak Run, Ocala

HITS (Horses in the Sun) 2011 - More scenes

Scenes of Ocala