By Paul Goldfinger. January, 2013. Click left to enlarge.
SOUNDTRACK. Wynton Marsalis–“I Cover the Waterfront.”
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San Carlos Bay, on Florida’s West Coast
Posted in The Florida Connection, tagged Florida, San Carlos Bay on September 30, 2020| Leave a Comment »
Faces at the Farmers’ Market
Posted in Faces at the Farmers' Market, The Florida Connection, tagged Amy Winehouse "Poor Little Rich Girl.", Elizabeth and Rachel on February 22, 2013| Leave a Comment »
Elizabeth and Rachel (this is Elizabeth). Fort Myers, Fla. Feb 2013. By Paul Goldfinger
AMY WINEHOUSE–“Hey Little Rich Girl” from Back to Black–The B Sides
Christmas Palm: Fort Myers, Florida
Posted in The Florida Connection, tagged The ayes have it, The eyes have it, the i's have it on November 30, 2012| Leave a Comment »
The Christmas Palm is also known as Adonidia merrillii (yes, three of the last 5 letters are eyes — i.e. i’s). It grows native only in the Phillipines (another word with three eyes), but it is transplanted in South Florida. Its bright scarlet fruits are obviously why it is called the Christmas Palm. It is one Christmas icon that is not found in New Jersey, along with Bethlehem itself. At least, in the Philippines, they don’t call it a “holiday palm.”
Just for the record, when I was a kid, they called me “four eyes” and then, when I got glasses, they called me “six eyes.” — Paul