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DON BLANDING
"Floridays"

Dodd, Mead & Company, New York, 1941
Printed by the Vail-Ballou Press, Incorporated, Binghamton, New York
Hardback, 127 pages

Poetry, Illustrations & Decorations by Don Blanding

Dedication:
To Dorothy, I dedicate this book, Don
(Dorothy Binney Putnam)
"Im Mo Ko Lee"
Fort Pierce, Florida

Contents:

To Florida
To You
To Dorothy
Heart of the Land
House in a Hammock
Cap'n Whizz Says...
Tragedy of the Road
Soul of the Land
Skies Above Florida
Flamingos
Fishin' in de Ditch
Mr. and Mrs. Fancy-Pants
The Forest of Two Skies
June Frills
June 13th
Chorus of Welcome
Hanging Gardens
Tabu
Love in the Everglades
Marineland
Birthday
Water Hyacinths
Sea-Oats
Jungle Storm
Signs of the Times
Snooky
Dangerous Curves
Vampire
Tarpon
Singing Tower
Neighbors of the Soil
Toast to Today
Carved Ivory
Heaven is One Flight Up
Better to Have Loved...
I Used to Say...
Now I Believe...
Seminoles
The Jungle Waits
Mystery - South of Us
Pelican
Veto
Orange Blossoms
Picture Album
Lime Pie
The Tranquil Hour
Souvenirs

Notes:
To Dorothy, House in a Hammock
, and Birthday were written for Dorothy Binney Putnam.
Water Hyacinths
was written for Binney and Sally.
Sign of the Times was written for Helen Binney Kitchel.
Tarpon was written for Dee.
Neighbors of the Soil was written for the Fort Pierce Garden Club

Modern Printing:
Valentine Books, Florida Classics, Port Salerno, Florida, 1977
Printed by Southeastern Printing Company, Incorporated, Stuart, Florida
Paperback, 127 pages
Color cover photograph by Chris Perry.

Peninsula Press, Oct 1999
Paperback, 127 pages

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