A Beautiful Sunrise behind the Bridges

Caught this stunning sunrise as we crossed the Bridge into Punta Gorda today.   

Chuck Negron at the Punta Gorda Block Party -- Joy to the World

Fountain of Youth? Artesian Well at Marion and Taylor

In 1908, A.P. Jordan, Publisher of  the  Punta Gorda Herald desiring publicity for  both the city and the paper, wrote that the artesian well drilled on the corner of Marion and Taylor was the famed Fountain of Youth.

The news spread and was soon believed to be truth.  A sign was placed on the fountain, telling of its ability to cure numerous internal ailments and relieve chronic pain. Pleased by the positive response of his fictional story, Jordan continued to write on the well's healing properties, quoting  community members like the former Florida Governor Gilchrist and Punta Gorda pioneer Edward Wotitzky on their health improvements being attributed to the well water.

Today while the fountain still operates, a sign warns that the water may not be safe to drink.

Raising Their Pink Flowers at the Punta Gorda Dragon Races

Breast Cancer Survivor Dragon Boat Paddlers Raise Flowers to Toss in the Peace in Memorial

The Bar on the Harbor -- Artistic Arrangement of Liquor at Laishley Crab House

Slice of Punta Gorda Life -- Lining up for Ice Cream at Gilchrist Park

Patrons line up for ice cream at Working Cow's traveling ice cream truck at Gilchrist Park

Happy Easter -- Easter Service at Ponce Park

A Wild Painting Ablaze in Tones of Fire -- Another Punta Gorda

Good Friday in Punta Gorda - Crosses in front of First Baptist Church on Gill Street

Holy Thursday -- Christ at Table Sculpture outside Sacred Heart Church

Florida Community Bank

Florida Community Bank at the corner of Nesbitt and Marion 

Idle Speed -- Pelicans Take a Break at Ponce Park in Punta Gorda

Large Brown Pelican overlooks a cluster of trees where other pelicans have gathered off Ponce Inlet in Punta Gorda 

Two Heads Better Than One.. White Pelicans at the Wild Life Refuge

These two white pelicans appear to be almost one with two heads at the Wildlife Center in Ponce Park

Mummy Mingles with the Crowd in Downtown Punta Gorda

Here Comes the Mummies in Punta Gorda... One who Mingled with the Crowd