The Lady in the Brown Hat

That would be me. I have once again walked the streets of St. Augustine (not to be confused with street walking) armed with my Nikon D40, an umbrella and my lovely, floppy brown hat.

This area was more old, and I do mean old, neighborhoods full of some of the most beautiful homes I have ever seen. So, I will start with the homes. More specifically, the porches of said homes.

Not exactly a porch...more of a stoop

Vine covered porch

Porch at 272

Porch swing at 264

Soft, inviting porch

Screened porch

Then there is my never-ending love of doors...

Rich wood door

Della Flora

Pointed green door

Double Blue Doors

Door at Casa De Horruytiner

There were a variety of old gates...

Gate 15

Brass Knocker on Gate

Twin Gates...22 & 24

If you've looked at this blog before this, you realize I have a soft spot for windows. It is something you will have to get use to. I did.

Wall, a study in pink and black

Some windows are not warm & fuzzy

Broken Slat

I really liked these windows, so I took it at a distance...

...closer...

...and closer.

Old rusty hinge

White at 206

There were walls and fences around all these homes...

Pillars of Concrete

There were all kinds of interesting items on and around the homes...

Faded blue chairs

Handpainted house number...228

Red geraniums, wicker & white rockers..

...and more wicker.

Flowers everywhere...

Bird of Paradise

Pink & Orange

Trailing pink flowers

Lonely yellow flower on wall

I visited the grounds of Flagler College and The Lightner Museum. They were across the street from each other, so here are some pictures from them both. A little history...

The college is named after Henry Morrison Flagler, a Gilded Age industrialist, railroad pioneer and oil magnate. In 1888, he built the luxury resort Hotel Ponce de Leon, which now serves as a residence hall and centerpiece for the college. A masterpiece of Spanish Renaissance architecture, Ponce de Leon Hall is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

The grand hotel launched the careers of famous architects John Carrere and Thomas Hastings. Thomas Edison personally helped make Ponce the first building in Florida wired with electricity, and Louis Comfort Tiffany decorated the building’s interior with stained glass, mosaics and several commissioned murals.

The hotel was sold to Flagler College when the institution was founded in 1968.

Brick pillars at Flagler

Detail work at Lightner

Lion wall...Flagler...Lightner...I forgot

Tower...forgot which place again

3 frogs at Flagler

Lion fountain at Flagler

Ceiling detail...Lightner

Roof dome

Open arches, Lightner

Man reading in the distance at Lightner

Window shopping at Lightner

Odd & Ends in and around St. Augustine...

The oldest house

Ghost Tours

Outdoor hall

Red roofs & yellow walls

Signs I saw...

La Herencia...fresh squeezed lemonade yummmm

Denoel French Pastry

People out and about...

Ryan, my 100 stranger, #8

This one tickled me

2 men on a bench