25/01: Night Lights
Category: General
Posted by: The Agnew Family
We started the day with a stop at the fort. Ed and John wanted to take pictures of the canon firing from the sea wall.
The volunteers did a great job being the Spanish soldiers. They reenacted the canon drill that the Spanish were known to do.
When the command "cover your ears" was given the pigeons sitting on the tower roof flew away.
After the canon fired the pigeons returned to eat the bread that was fired from the canon.
Dressing up is a family affair.
Treasury Street is the narrowest street in St. Augustine. The idea was to protect the Treasury from robbery ---- it didn't work. The street is just slightly wider than Carol and Ed's reach. One of the two lions that give the draw bridge it's name "Bridge of Lions".
We decided to walk up the bridge to look down at the boats in the harbor. As we were nearing the middle of the bridge, the gates went down and the bridge went up. Ed caught a sailboat going through the opening.
The flags on this house show that it was around during all of the different occupations of the city --- starting at the right --- 1st Spanish occupation, the English, the 2nd occupations by the Spanish, the confederacy and finally US.
We had read that the "Night of Lights" is a world famous display of lights, so Ed, Zaph and I decided to go downtown tonight to check it out. St. Augustine was really hopping as it was Saturday --- I think every restaurant was busy and had live entertainment.
The building that houses the Lightner museum is also the St. Augustine city hall. Every bush and tree was lit up.
This bed and breakfast also got into the act. The trees in the foreground are made out of plastic. I think they would look great in front of house.
El Galeon and Nao Victoria, replicas of Spanish ships in the harbor.
The cross at the Mission Nombre de Dios. The cross marks the location of the first mass after Ponce de Leon landed in St. Augustine.
A one second exposure of a carousel.
The volunteers did a great job being the Spanish soldiers. They reenacted the canon drill that the Spanish were known to do.
When the command "cover your ears" was given the pigeons sitting on the tower roof flew away.
After the canon fired the pigeons returned to eat the bread that was fired from the canon.
Dressing up is a family affair.
Treasury Street is the narrowest street in St. Augustine. The idea was to protect the Treasury from robbery ---- it didn't work. The street is just slightly wider than Carol and Ed's reach. One of the two lions that give the draw bridge it's name "Bridge of Lions".
We decided to walk up the bridge to look down at the boats in the harbor. As we were nearing the middle of the bridge, the gates went down and the bridge went up. Ed caught a sailboat going through the opening.
The flags on this house show that it was around during all of the different occupations of the city --- starting at the right --- 1st Spanish occupation, the English, the 2nd occupations by the Spanish, the confederacy and finally US.
We had read that the "Night of Lights" is a world famous display of lights, so Ed, Zaph and I decided to go downtown tonight to check it out. St. Augustine was really hopping as it was Saturday --- I think every restaurant was busy and had live entertainment.
The building that houses the Lightner museum is also the St. Augustine city hall. Every bush and tree was lit up.
This bed and breakfast also got into the act. The trees in the foreground are made out of plastic. I think they would look great in front of house.
El Galeon and Nao Victoria, replicas of Spanish ships in the harbor.
The cross at the Mission Nombre de Dios. The cross marks the location of the first mass after Ponce de Leon landed in St. Augustine.
A one second exposure of a carousel.