Temperatures here have averaged around 26 degrees celsius at 7am and around 33 degrees by lunchtime and with the extreme humidity they have in Florida making it seem even hotter, so it is not surprising that these cattle have to share their drinking trough with the neighbourhood birds...

The southerners really like to commemorate the Civil War, and we found this mural on the side of a shop wall in Brooksville. It commemorates The 1864 Brooksville Raid by Federal troops on Confederate stockpiles. The mural was painted by Tony Caparello in 2002 and was his largest work (a staggering 18 feet high by 87 feet long). I am a big fan of historic murals and this is one of the most striking I have ever seen. And no graffitti anywhere. Kiwi taggers wouldn't have been able to resist it.

And here's a couple of close-ups to give you an idea of the detail (click on any image to enlarge):

Why is it that even abandoned buildings in the US are more artistic than those in New Zealand...

It is Memorial Day weekend here in the USA, so a lot of people are going to church today and they have plenty of churches to chose from as there are churches everywhere. Some quite large and ornate, but most are quite small and modest in appearance. Some, on the other hand, are neither...