It was a beautiful morning in early November when I stopped by the St. Pete municipal marina at Demen’s Landing Park (named after Peter Demen who was one of the founding fathers of St. Pete. He named the city after his hometown in Russia).

A lone pelican sits on the piling and begs me to take his picture (so I took a ton)!

Off he goes.

Another pelican cruises low over the calm water.

There used to be 4 short fishing piers along this walk but after the 2 hurricanes only 1 survived and it’s closed off.

The sculpture across the water is a life sized sculpture of the bi-plane that pilot Tony Jannus flew to Tampa in 1914. This was the world’s first commercial plane flight with the first paying customer being the mayor.

This is a one of my favorite places to walk around and look at on the water. It’s a tiny park but so beautiful looking out on the bay and at the skyline.

Linking to A Stroll Thru Life.