tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6560071949400915555.post6632971084593615921..comments2024-03-27T02:29:51.388-05:00Comments on a little birdie told me so: Drive By Shootings My Waysteviewrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14233066158555762167noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6560071949400915555.post-24433089386920612612008-09-09T00:08:00.000-05:002008-09-09T00:08:00.000-05:00Great drive-by tour. Pretty decent shots from the ...Great drive-by tour. Pretty decent shots from the car. Love that Motel sign.Hilaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12787493532006658679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6560071949400915555.post-39392561258166969362008-09-06T22:40:00.000-05:002008-09-06T22:40:00.000-05:00Great pictures!! I love that Spanish moss, too. ...Great pictures!! I love that Spanish moss, too. That name Florala makes me think of the ones where I'm from: Arkoma, Texoma, Texarkana. I guess every state has those:)Lora @ my blessed lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05579408092425311320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6560071949400915555.post-68065596054299287112008-09-06T21:57:00.000-05:002008-09-06T21:57:00.000-05:00First, your grand daughters are beautiful and look...First, your grand daughters are beautiful and look so happy! Who wouldn't be, a vacation in Florida? I love your drive by shootings! There is a large field of sunflowers a few miles up the road from me that I want to take a picture of. But I hesitate because I will have to get out of the car. Monday, if they are still there I will take that photo. I will step out of the car and do it!!!tincanlilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07635711925466019177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6560071949400915555.post-56054047065474504142008-09-06T20:48:00.000-05:002008-09-06T20:48:00.000-05:00Debby, I would love to visit her home. Where in F...Debby, I would love to visit her home. Where in Florida is it? <BR/><BR/>Vanessa, thanks for stopping by my blog. I thought DeFuniak Springs was pretty interesting and I didn't veer off of 331 at all. No telling what I might have uncovered if I had gotten off the beaten path.steviewrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14233066158555762167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6560071949400915555.post-88251731873321295632008-09-06T20:41:00.000-05:002008-09-06T20:41:00.000-05:00I was born in DeFuniak Springs in the late 1950's ...I was born in DeFuniak Springs in the late 1950's and lived there until 1968. I visit occasionally and enjoy the laid-back atmosphere.<BR/><BR/>I haven't been there in about 10 years but I do remember that Motel sign. I think I remembered it all my life so it may have been there since the 50's.<BR/><BR/>Your photos are gorgeous; thanks for sharing.Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05402224838223270820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6560071949400915555.post-56218321113241308132008-09-06T19:53:00.000-05:002008-09-06T19:53:00.000-05:00I love old Florida cottages. We went to the Marjor...I love old Florida cottages. We went to the Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings homestead on one of our trips to Florida. I felt like I could have stayed there forever.Debbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09531125606268748793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6560071949400915555.post-68331955336713003852008-09-06T19:52:00.000-05:002008-09-06T19:52:00.000-05:00Willow you are exactly right...that house does loo...Willow you are exactly right...that house does look like the one in the Yearling. Maybe that is why I had to stop and get that shot. The tall pines around it added to the effect as well.steviewrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14233066158555762167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6560071949400915555.post-54278041660705969932008-09-06T19:50:00.000-05:002008-09-06T19:50:00.000-05:00Julie, Seagrove is exactly where we stayed, on the...Julie, Seagrove is exactly where we stayed, on the beach side of the road. It was a great location. <BR/><BR/>I think my favorite picture is the one of the motel sign also.steviewrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14233066158555762167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6560071949400915555.post-1121195870216467652008-09-06T19:42:00.000-05:002008-09-06T19:42:00.000-05:00you must have vacationed close to where we go ever...you must have vacationed close to where we go every april. it is very close to seaside -- seagrove. love the photos, especially the ones with all the wonderful clouds!julie kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02009127575536333064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6560071949400915555.post-6019865798270334132008-09-06T17:03:00.000-05:002008-09-06T17:03:00.000-05:00I thoroughly enjoyed this tour. The retro motel s...I thoroughly enjoyed this tour. The retro motel sign and the Greek columns and the river (looks like a bayou?) with the still reflections. You sure did see a lot, and what variety. The house with the pinky lavender shade...lovely Floridian character. I haven't been to Florida in many years...thanks for this little 'mini return'!Laviniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08810442216887536113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6560071949400915555.post-11818055046082761532008-09-06T15:12:00.000-05:002008-09-06T15:12:00.000-05:00Hey, thanks for the tour! I felt like I went right...Hey, thanks for the tour! I felt like I went right along with you on your trip. You had some glorious skies!!! <BR/><BR/>I love the old Florida house. It is very much like the one my great grandmother was born in near Century, FL. Also makes me think of The Yearling!Tess Kincaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04889725786678984293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6560071949400915555.post-8061322307112687812008-09-06T13:38:00.000-05:002008-09-06T13:38:00.000-05:00Hardees in Florala was always one of our family st...Hardees in Florala was always one of our family stops. When I think of Florala I think of Spanish moss.<BR/><BR/>Love your shots, Stevie, especially Florida's big sky and that great motel sign. Seaside... sigh... would love to be there right now, but you know, ultimately it's way to pretty and planned to be real... kind of like Disney World -- a good place to visit.Christian - Modobject@Homehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09687272618188063178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6560071949400915555.post-34551132497541176262008-09-06T11:31:00.000-05:002008-09-06T11:31:00.000-05:00aha Cracker house! You said it, not me! I'll hav...aha Cracker house! You said it, not me! I'll have to find some Alabama cracker houses to take pictures of. They are on cement blocks too, probably for the same reason.steviewrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14233066158555762167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6560071949400915555.post-71830523648580429712008-09-06T11:11:00.000-05:002008-09-06T11:11:00.000-05:00I think your pictures are wonderful! Drive by or n...I think your pictures are wonderful! Drive by or not. Don't you love the Florida camp house - aka cracker house? The only thing it's missing is a tin roof. The older houses are built on cement blocks - mainly to keep the varmints out of the house. Like wild boars and such. I don't always stop to read the historical signs either and then regret not taking just a minute to really get the feel of it and an understanding what took place there.MuseSwingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11999288873532715380noreply@blogger.com