The Thursby House (in Off-topic)

Mem July 17 2006 6:42 PM EDT

During my recent venture to Blue Springs State Park I happened across an amazing house called the Thursby House. Here are the pictures to prove it:

Enjoy! And look for the pictures of the actual spring here within the next week!

Maelstrom July 17 2006 6:51 PM EDT

It's big, but what's amazing about it?

AdminQBnovice [Cult of the Valaraukar] July 17 2006 7:17 PM EDT

#71 is post card quality...nice pics.

Mem July 17 2006 9:24 PM EDT

What's amazing is that it was built in 1867! Sheesh... Can't you just appreciate its beauty?

YNM July 17 2006 11:08 PM EDT

Nope, what's the land like? A house is nothing without good land.

GnuUzir July 18 2006 12:00 AM EDT

Nice Mem I can almost hear the creepy music start...

And with a tree like that I'd say it would have to be Zombies

\me wanders off mumbling about brains...

Mem July 18 2006 7:56 AM EDT

If you like land with a bunch of these!:

then you should like the land the Thursby House is situated on, YNM.
25k to whomever can identify that fish.
For more information on the land go here.

AdminShade July 18 2006 8:15 AM EDT

very nice photos :)

NSFY July 18 2006 9:10 AM EDT

It looks like a gar. Maybe a spotted gar but it doesn't seem to have spots on its head.

NSFY July 18 2006 9:12 AM EDT

OK I guess it is a Longnose Gar

Mem July 18 2006 4:41 PM EDT

It is, in fact, a long-nosed gar. Sending your 25k in a few, NSFY.

NSFY July 19 2006 10:02 PM EDT

Thanks!

Ox [StephenMelinda Gates Fund] July 19 2006 10:14 PM EDT

What camera did you shoot with?

bartjan July 19 2006 11:38 PM EDT

What camera is used can be found in the image itself:

bartjan@spiderwebs:~$ jhead BlueSprings078.jpg
File name    : BlueSprings078.jpg
File size    : 131091 bytes
File date    : 2006:07:20 05:35:57
Camera make  : NIKON
Camera model : E4600
Date/Time    : 2006:07:16 05:27:54
Resolution   : 428 x 572
Flash used   : No
Focal length :  5.7mm  (35mm equivalent: 34mm)
Exposure time: 0.0081 s  (1/123)
Aperture     : f/4.9
ISO equiv.   : 50
Whitebalance : Auto
Metering Mode: matrix
Exposure     : program (auto)

YNM July 20 2006 12:05 AM EDT

EEEEEWWW!!!! It's in Florida! ...*runs off to Australia* Seriously, Australia is where the greatness is...

Stephen July 20 2006 12:18 AM EDT

And it has lots of buildings from the 1800s that people consider 'old'.

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