I've looked everywhere for an official Dunedin flag, but to no avail. The closest I got was this flag (white D on blue background) flying over the Dunedin marina at the top of the mast, along with the U.S. flag, the State of Florida flag, and a flag designating the harbor as a
Clean Marina by the State, Department of Environmental Protection.
I've seen the design one other place: at the Dunedin Golf Club, same colors. So, maybe that's it.
The Dunedin Fine Art Center, located on Michigan, is a great place to visit. It's a working museum, something for all ages, lots of exhibits, gift shop, and cafe. As soon as the restrictions are lifted, I'd like to go back and have lunch and look around again. The museum is surrounded by other city parks and buildings.
Closed down, of course.
The Nature Center is used for educational programs.
Lots of ball fields.
The sprayground looks like a lot of fun. Sad to see it empty.
There is also a community center and fitness center, a lake with fountain, tennis and basketball courts, a huge field where a group of men go to fly model airplanes, and, of course, there's Hammock Park next door.
We walked 10 miles today and biked 20. It was a cool 72 on this morning's walk--had to wear long sleeves, but 82 for our afternoon bike ride. Nice breeze.
Our neighbor added the VW emblem to her mailbox creation.
New blooms in the front yard.
We made it out to Wall Springs Park again. The water was so clear that you could see the sandy bottom and foot-long fish.
A few pictures of downtown.
I'm glad the city honors the U.S. Military. I wish our other institutions were as strong and well-respected: the Free Press, Congress, churches, banks, schools and colleges, hospitals, prisons, state and local governments, and the courts.
They say that great countries die slowly over time and then fail all at once. I've read that some believe the U.S. will never recover its greatness because of the pandemic and the slow rot of our institutions over time. We have ceased doing the hard work of democracy. We've gotten lazy and we've allowed our leaders, both Democratic and Republican, to cater to the wealthy and to divide us. It's far easier to frighten people and tap into their insecurities than it is to inspire them. Sadly, frightening people is a poor recipe for leadership; it's an easy way to amass power and to undermine institutions when the people stop thinking analytically and can only root for the "blue" team or the "red" team. It is now acceptable for our national leaders to threaten to withhold much needed aid because the state is a "blue" state. That's crazy. And dangerous. There is no "blue state" or "red state." Even if one party dominates the other in a state, they're still Americans. And what about the Republicans living in a so-called "blue state?" Don't they, too, deserve the government's care and support? What have we done to ourselves? Our politics, even our survival as a nation, could use some creativity and civic-mindedness.
On a lighter note, our neighbor texted us to see if we wanted this wall console, and since our TV was sitting on the floor we decided to make use of it. I'm thinking of spray painting it a high-gloss white and hanging it on the wall, as it was designed to be used. We are getting quite a collection of neighbor cast offs.
We snatched this lovely bookcase off the front lawn of a neighbor. That's what people do here. They put out their discards and either folks grab them or the solid waste folks pick it up. Most things don't last curbside for long, which is great. No trash to the landfill, and objects get a second life.
This dresser also was set out to be discarded. We were walking the dog and spotted it. We dashed home and went back to nab it. After cleaning it up and doing a little repair, it's as good as new.
Our last house was 1200 square feet, so we had a lot of empty space to fill up when we moved here. And it's not like we can go out shopping. So, we shop the streets for cast offs.
Neighborhood artist strikes again. The allusion, according to John, is to Snow White and the 7 Drawfs. The pun is on the word "drawers," or underwear, and the fact that toilet paper is in short supply because of pandemic hording. Snow "Wipe" and the 7 drawers.
Civics:
the study of the rights and duties of citizenship.
Creativity:
the use of the imagination or original ideas, especially in the production of artistic work.
