We used to have regular car shows in Winter Garden but they got cancelled during covid and haven’t returned (and the parking spaces downtown that they used, are now outdoor seating); but yesterday there was a car show near the cinema in Hamlin, and I went down to take photos (about 20 minutes drive rather than 15 minutes walk to the old event in town).
Rain threatened so I didn’t stay long – and there were less (and newer) cars to see, but still fun to see them!
Yesterday I (and 20+ others) had an interesting tour of one of Winter Gardens three water plants that provide drinking water to our city – we were told that between 4.5 million and 8 million gallons of water are used every day (varies by time of year), all pumped up 900ft or more from the Florida aquifer (which they described as a river under central Florida), along 223 miles of piping around the town!
We were told that the water quality coming up from underground is so good (tested many times each month) that there’s basically nothing needs to be done before its sent to homes – they add a “chlorine bleach” as that’s required by law.
Here’s some photos I took – note that the water tower in the first picture is one of three in town, all of which are no longer used as all water is pumped now …
Independence Day, we walked into town for the mornings All American Kids Parade here in Winter Garden – a well attended event with many families, kids on bikes, scooters, etc all decorated for the holiday; they walk through downtown in both directions and it’s fun and impressive how much work some have put into their decorations! Here’s some photos, and at the end of the post is a video …
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