National Bald Eagle Day

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The Falcon Batchelor Raptor Rehabilitation Center at Phillip and Patricia Frost Museum of Science in Downtown Miami “is dedicated to the rehabilitation and release of injured birds, and specializes in native and migratory raptors of Florida.” First opened in 1991, … Continue reading→

Flag Day

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She mingled with its gorgeous dyes The milky baldric of the skies, And striped its pure, celestial white With streakings of the morning light. ~Joseph Rodman Drake

We Remember Pulse

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Stanley Almodovar III, 23 years old Amanda L. Alvear, 25 years old Oscar A. Aracena Montero, 26 years old Rodolfo Ayala Ayala, 33 years old Antonio Davon Brown, 29 years old Darryl Roman Burt II, 29 years old Angel Candelario-Padro, … Continue reading→

Eyes of Genius

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Why does the eye see a thing more clearly in dreams than the imagination when awake? Leonardo da Vinci Post title comes from Tim Elfrink’s 2012 article in the Miami New Times about artist Ahol Sniffs Glue (David Anasagasti)

Here Comes Summer

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Here comes summer School is out, oh, happy day Here comes summer I’m gonna grab my girl and run away Here comes summer We’ll go swimmin’ every day And let the sun shine bright on my happy summer home Jerry … Continue reading→

Platform 1

East view from train platform at MiamiCentral Station © 2019 . All rights reserved.

Life is like a train station, people come and go all the time, but the ones that wait for the train with you are the ones that are worth keeping in it. unknown

Dancer

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The Arsht Center’s Carnival Tower recently came to life as renowned Brazilian artist Eduardo Kobra installed a vibrant 60-by-40-foot mural on its exterior wall. The multi-colored mural depicts Itzkan Barbosa, a Brazilian-American dancer from Miami City Ballet School, who serves … Continue reading→

Run Forrest Run

dark grey one-legged pigeon perched on a table with a "Run Forrest Run" sign visible in the background © 2019 . All rights reserved.

There is something poetic about this one-legged pigeon perched on a table at the Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. restaurant. P.S. According to Holiday Insights, National Bubba Day is celebrated annually on June 2. “National Bubba Day honors anyone named or … Continue reading→