{"id":18318,"date":"2020-03-13T10:09:00","date_gmt":"2020-03-13T15:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/graceuncensored.com\/WordPress\/?p=18318"},"modified":"2020-03-13T10:09:06","modified_gmt":"2020-03-13T15:09:06","slug":"downtown-st-petersburg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/graceuncensored.com\/WordPress\/florida-2020\/downtown-st-petersburg\/","title":{"rendered":"Downtown St. Petersburg"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Wednesday, Feb. 19th &#8211; The morning started out with another good run.  i didn&#8217;t take as many photos, except i took a bunch of these birds when i first set out.  Jim said they&#8217;re Ibis.  Just hanging out in somebody&#8217;s yard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"540\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\/\/graceuncensored.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/f50-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18319\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceuncensored.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/f50-1.jpg 540w, https:\/\/graceuncensored.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/f50-1-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>meanwhile, back at home &#8211; our outside cat, Lovey, was super affectionate and playful with Kevin.  We hope to bring her inside soon.  she&#8217;ll be quarantined for a week and if she doesn&#8217;t go crazy being inside we&#8217;ll take her to the vet and get her tested and gradually introduce her to the other kitties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/g8WQZXIRxYs?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>After my run we headed over to the Chihuly Collection, a very small museum in downtown St. Petersburg.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It was smaller than we thought it&#8217;d be, with maybe only seven rooms, each filled with just one display.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"540\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\/\/graceuncensored.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/f51-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceuncensored.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/f51-1.jpg 540w, https:\/\/graceuncensored.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/f51-1-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"540\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\/\/graceuncensored.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/f52-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18321\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceuncensored.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/f52-1.jpg 540w, https:\/\/graceuncensored.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/f52-1-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"540\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\/\/graceuncensored.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/f53-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18322\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceuncensored.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/f53-1.jpg 540w, https:\/\/graceuncensored.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/f53-1-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"540\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\/\/graceuncensored.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/f54-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18323\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceuncensored.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/f54-1.jpg 540w, https:\/\/graceuncensored.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/f54-1-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>they were all beautiful but i&#8217;ve seen plenty of other Chihuly pieces in other places.  There was also a video of Chihuly putting together different installations around the world and we watched a little of it but in my mind it was just I WANT TO BE OUTSIDE.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>so we didn&#8217;t linger and drove over to the bay.  there were plenty of big fancy boats docked there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"540\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\/\/graceuncensored.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/f55-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18324\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceuncensored.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/f55-1.jpg 540w, https:\/\/graceuncensored.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/f55-1-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>We were going to find some lunch but then i panicked for a change and was sure i&#8217;d left my insulated water bottle lying on the the grass where we&#8217;d gotten our picture taken, or maybe i&#8217;d set it on the ground outside the car.  it&#8217;s been known to happen.  so i sprinted back to check, and on my return i took a photo of this other big pink hotel, called the Vinoy Resort &amp; Golf Club. pretty swanky.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"540\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\/\/graceuncensored.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/f56.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18325\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceuncensored.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/f56.jpg 540w, https:\/\/graceuncensored.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/f56-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>pelican. always so photogenic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"540\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\/\/graceuncensored.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/f57.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18326\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceuncensored.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/f57.jpg 540w, https:\/\/graceuncensored.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/f57-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>it was pretty darn warm that day and i&#8217;d found a place on the map for lunch but it turned out to be just a bar.  instead we sat outside on the deck of the St. Petersburg Museum of Fine Arts and had a nice lunch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/graceuncensored.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/f58.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18327\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceuncensored.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/f58.jpg 400w, https:\/\/graceuncensored.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/f58-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Bur i wonder why we had soup on such a warm day?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This was our splendid view.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"540\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\/\/graceuncensored.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/f59.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18328\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceuncensored.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/f59.jpg 540w, https:\/\/graceuncensored.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/f59-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>a busy day, and i was happy at the thought of heading back to Pass-A-Grille Beach when we left downtown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>ok then,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>g.h.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wednesday, Feb. 19th &#8211; The morning started out with another good run. i didn&#8217;t take as many photos, except i took a bunch of these birds when i first set out. 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