Bright colors just after sunrise during my mid-March walk in Safety Harbor.

I usually walk along the waterfront but this morning I headed down Main Street. The sun was peeking through the old trees. The first tree is behind the library and the 2nd tree is the 350+ year old Baranoff oak tree. The tree is named after Dr. Salem Baranoff, who is known for owning the Safety Harbor Spa Hotel and a community leader. He died in 1977 at the age of 90 but his tree lives on.

The sun was coming up down Main Street this Monday morning and the reason I was walking here was because the Sidewalk Chalk Festival was the weekend before.  It’s always fun to walk the street and look at all of the artwork left behind.

The above 2 were on boards instead of the sidewalk and I think that parrot was my favorite one.

Just a sample of the 40 drawings on the sidewalk. I was drawn to the Florida themes this morning.

I noticed this old building for sale. There’s a gift shop in the bottom floor. It was built in 1914 as a hotel and was one of the few buildings that survived the fire of 1917 that burned most of Safety Harbor and survived the destructive hurricane of 1921. It will be interesting to see what happens to it after it’s sold and if you’re wondering,  it’s $4M!