I have a thing for doors. I always think of them as a threshold to something new. Jada Pinkett Smith
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Tag Archives: Coconut Grove
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Ornament of a House
“The ornament of a house is the friends who frequent it.” ~~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Breeze
Address plaque and front wall at La Brisa, 3551 Main Highway in Coconut Grove. La Brisa is a 7-acre estate on a 23 foot coral rock bluff overlooking Biscayne Bay. The land was originally deeded to Kirk Munroe, a children’s book … Continue reading
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Coconut Grove Arts Festival
“Great art picks up where nature ends.” ~~Marc Chagall “What began in 1963 as an intimate “clothes line” art show featuring a handful of artists and a few thousand onlookers… has transformed itself into South Florida’s most successful arts festival. … Continue reading
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After the Parade
“The quality, not the longevity, of one’s life is what is important.” ~~ Martin Luther King, Jr.
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neighborfood
“Good food is all the sweeter when shared with good friends.” Lulu in the Grove restaurant at Commodore Plaza, 3105 Commodore Plaza, Coconut Grove, Miami @luluinthegrove Names – The Daily Post Photo Challenges
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Christmas in the Caribbean
Lights are glowing in the palm trees Stockings hanging from mast Santa’s riding on a dolphin Don’t you want to make it Don’t you want to make it last. Christmas in the Caribbean Snowbirds fill the air Christmas in the … Continue reading
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Flor de la Noche Buena
Poinsettias are named after Joel Robert Poinsett. The first U.S. ambassador to Mexico from 1825 to 1829,he introduced the brightly colored plants to the United States. Poinsettia Day is December 12 in remembrance of his death in 1851.
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Flower Child
Waiting for the parade in Coconut Grove, Miami Dogwood Week 34 – Portrait: Child Candid or posed, capture an image of a child. Try getting down on their level for a unique perspective.
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And The Light Changes
Row boat on Biscayne Bay at Keith M. Myers Bayside Park in Coconut Grove.
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The Bishop and the Belly Dancer
It doesn’t matter what you wear Just as long as you are there So come on, every guy grab a girl Everywhere around the world There’ll be dancin’ They’re dancin’ in the street ~~ Martha And The Vandellas – Dancing … Continue reading
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Peculiar People Day
January 10 is “Peculiar People Day” – and the perfect excuse to post another photo from Coconut Grove’s annual King Mango Strut.
