Brass Bowl

The Circus is coming to town!  What a way to start the new year.  Super Dave gave me a heads up on my first week back and I was able to get some nice pictures for the Brass Bowl’s return.

The first picture is a long shot of the train at Union Station as the pachyderms are unloaded.  I was not lucky enough to catch one as they ambled from the train to the shade.

The next three pictures are thumbnails for 1200 x 900 images (click on them for the BIG PICTURE).  These are pictures of the Gentle Giants and Friends as they sauntered down Morgan Street.

Here is the end of the parade, with a singular shot of the little guys.

The Circus runs Wednesday through Sunday at the St. Pete Time Forum Ice Palace.

Tommy of Sticks of Fire gave a great plug for the Brass Bowl last week.  He said some very kind words, and I thank him greatly.  Also, Tommy and John F have undertaken a revamp of TampaBLAB, which has generated more interest in the Brass Bowl.

Just great news, courtesy of some great people who have been part of the Tampa blogging community for many years.  Honestly, a big “Thanks”.

So why haven’t I been posting?  Life, it seems, have a large satchel full of irony it drags around.   The Brass Bowl got a couple of handfuls on Monday when Pepper,  my wife, suffered a minor medical emergency.  Minor in that she was not immediately seen by the ER doctors, but enough of a emergency that she was admitted to the hospital, and is ill enough that all of my time has been dedicated to her.  The long term prognosis is good, but there are some short term (and lifestyle) changes that need to be made.   So, sadly, I have had to ignore this blog after some really nice people have made such a generous gesture of support.  Please understand that I am not abandoning the Brass Bowl, but set it aside while I work on this less than tasty plate of irony life has dealt.

If you are new to the Brass Bowl, the posts go back to March of this year, 2008.  Photos of all sorts of things that I have noticed, or people have pointed out to me.  You can view them by selecting the “Looking Back” drop down menu.  Once you pick a month, you can browse by clicking on the day in the calendar on the left.  Underline dates are links to posts.

I will post as conditions allow.  But if nothing new shows up for a week or so, don’t think I’ve quit.  I’ve just got a fork stuck in a life salad, and the croutons are quite stale.

Mondays always mean scurrying around with a two day backlog.  Like ants building a mound.

This plaque is located at Franklin Street and Kennedy Street, next to New City Hall.  It memorializes the visit of Teddy Roosevelt and his Rough Riders.