RUMEDIN: A Caladesi Sunset Hidden Along the Pinellas Trail
I found it by accident. I had spent the afternoon photographing the St. Patrick’s Day event downtown—the crowds, the kilts, the dogs in green bandanas. By the time the festivities wound down, the public roads were still closed, so I parked farther away than usual and took the Pinellas Trail back to my car. Camera still in hand. The light beginning to soften. Behind Cotherman Distilling Company, tucked along the trail where you might miss it if you were not looking, I found “RUMEDIN.” A sunset mural. Vibrant. Almost glowing. The colors captured the sky at that exact hour—oranges melting into pinks, purples deepening toward blue. It was a painting of Caladesi Island at dusk, but it felt like standing on the island itself. The timing was not lost on me. There I was, carrying a camera after a day of documenting Dunedin, stumbling upon a sunset mural at sunset. The alignment felt almost intentional. The Artist Behind the Wall The mural is the work of Beth Warmath, a full-time mural artist based in Clearwater …
