Ocala's Big Sky

Happy Easter to all who celebrate the festival.

Antique shop with mural

New little house for horse farm

Just hanging around

Easter-decorated house

Some folks take the bunny and egg stuff seriously...or maybe, comically!

We will be out-of-pocket for awhile.  Happy Easter and a belated Happy Passover to those who celebrate these holidays.

Jews for Jesus Passover Seder at a Methodist Church

Teen shopper in pink, red and blue

Afternoon conversation - Sholom Park

A skool bus closing in - scary!

The "Union Jack" rolling down an Ocala street...

...on a Japanese car with a Florida U.S. Marine Corps license plate. Oh, the irony!

Texting

Race track in the fog

A few blocks from our home is a large (700 acres) horse farm engaged mainly in breeding and training race horses. This photo is of one of the farm's race tracks as it appeared on a foggy morning.

The Easter Bunny's back in town!

The Easter Bunny's
Back in town
None the worse for wear
Until the kids
Climb up on him
And get into his hair
The days drag on
'Til tiredly he
Slumps down in his chair.

This photo and poem was cross-posted to Creative Confections.

Horsey horse farm gate

Moms and babies

Photo by Lois Anne.

Memorial bench

This bench, located at the Preserve of Spruce Creek golf course, was established as a memorial to a Jim Reed, born December 13, 1938 and died July 4, 2003. I would assume that Mr. Reed was an avid golfer and supporter of the Preserve of Spruce Creek golf course.

Roped!

I think maybe one of our local cowboys had a few too many margaritas and thought this was a long, tall horse.

Horse Fever horse - hiding in plain sight

This is one of the newer Horse Fever horses and is located in downtown Ocala, next to the Marion Theater.  I've not been able to find out exactly how many of these beautifully painted horses are gracing the Ocala community, but it must be close to 100 by this time.

Gazebo downtown square...

...photo taken from Silver Springs Boulevard.

Blankets for sale on SR 40 West

Would you prefer to sit by a window?

Showcasing the beauty and the warmth of a central Florida spring

Equine DDS

It is only appropriate that in the "Horse Capitol of the World" we have persons trained in equine dentistry. I wouldn't want to pull a tooth from the mouth of a thoroughbred race horse!

Smart Car leads the pack...

...at AutoMax, but it appears to be going nowhere.  The wee Smart Car has been sitting there for some time.  Evidently, nobody wants to buy it.  And it's so cute, too!

God is Good

Kayaks for sale

We can tell spring is upon us when the local sporting goods stores put their kayaks outside in front of the store.  These kayaks were proudly displayed at Dick's Sporting Goods.  We decided that because they float on the water, a watercolor effect would be appropriate.

Up the creek with a paddle

I thought surely this guy was going to fall in and get eaten by an alligator.  But he managed to stay upright and in the canoe until they got to the ramp.  :)  Notice it's the girls who are doing all the work.

Ocala's Korean Baptist Church

It is my understanding that there are over 200 Baptist churches in the Ocala area.  This is one of those churches, the Korean Baptist Church.  

Family fun in a comical way