Okay, I know it’s generally frowned upon to brag…but when you have something to really brag about, I say brag `til the cows come home… in this case, until the Sandhill Cranes come to Paynes Prairie!

So watch-out Elosie..cause I’m a braggin’! Seriously, we are just so excited, proud, not to mention just all a dither, about this year’s VisitGainesville holiday card.  It’s vibrant, snazzy, timeless and truly highlights one our area’s greatest treasures, the 21,000-acre Paynes Prairie State Park www.floridastateparks.org/paynesprairie and the big ole’ honking Sandhill Cranes who migrate from the chilly old Great Lakes region to bask each fall and winter on the cozy and warm savannah of the Prairie.   Smart birds.

A special nod to designer Jim Harrison www.gainesvillefruitco.com who created our holiday greeting masterpiece –and didn’t bat even one eyelash or raise a scowling brow – when we begged him to holiday-size his original work of art just for us!   

So from the cows, the cranes, and the folks at VisitGainesville … Happy Holidays!