Tebow's final game, Florida sunrise, foam mounds

It may look like snow, but that's fire-retardant foam that Juan Gonzalez is cleaning up on 5th Ave. S. in St. Petersburg in front of All Children's Hospital Friday morning. The foam came from testing the system that is designed to put out a fire on the roof's helipad in the event of a fire or fuel spill, according to the hospital's safety director Larry Green. "This is a sophisticated system with jets that cover the helipad in a 2-minute time frame," said Green. The non-hazardous, water-based foam was cleaned up by crews throughout the course of the morning. It will be the last time the system is tested, said Green. Last month a similar test sent foam floating through downtown St. Petersburg, prompting phone calls to the fire department from the curious. [LARA CERRI Times]

The sun peaks over the horizon as sprinklers coat strawberry plants with water to form a protective barrier of ice on the strawberry plants and their blooms at E.W. Simmons Farms in Dover. A layer of clouds came in late last night delaying growers from turning on the water, but early this morning the temps dropped quickly below freezing. The thermometer used by grower Billy Simmons was coated with ice and had a chilly reading of 28 degrees. More cold weather is on the way for the weekend. [SKIP O'ROURKE, Times]

St. Nicolas Greek Orthodox Church altar boy Alexander Caron, 11 watches as fellow altar boys Yanni Eisele, 9, and Joseph Cooley, 11 imitate a scene from the holiday film "A Christmas Story" outside of the church on Wednesday. Colder than normal temperatures left Tarpon Springs shivering as the town prepares for the 104th Epiphany celebration. SEE MORE IMAGES AND VIDEO FROM THE EPIPHANY [EDMUND FOUNTAIN, Times]

Florida quarterback Tim Tebow (15) hugs coach Urban Meyer as he comes off the field for the last time in the fourth quarter of the Sugar Bowl against the Cincinnati Bearcats at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans. SEE MORE GAME PHOTOS FROM THE SUGAR BOWL [DANIEL WALLACE, Times]

Mary Miller of St. Petersburg stretches at sunrise in North Shore Park after riding her bicycle to the water, her daily morning ritual before she sits on a bench to work on her mystery series, "Birder Murder." Set in Florida, Miller's protagonist is a woman who lives or works (Miller hasn't decided which, yet,) in a lighthouse. Miller, a published author, has a daily goal of writing three pages of her murder mystery before heading off to Blanton Elementary School where she teaches reading. It's not about the bike ride there, Miller said of her writing routine. "It's hearing the birds," Miller said, "and the smell of the water" once she's there. [CHERIE DIEZ, Times]

Early morning frost covers Jasmine leaves in a front yard in St. Petersburg on Wednesday morning. [TED McLAREN, Times]

Swimmers from the College of Saint Rose, Albany, N.Y. swim through the steam of the heated North Shore Pool in St. Petersburg Monday morning despite the cold air temperatures. The team is in St. Petersburg or their one week winter training session. 32 athletes are participating. [SCOTT KEELER, Times]

With the smoke machine on and the laser lights pulsating to the beat, Thomas Gross, 2, dances with his grandma, Dory Jaworski (hat), and mom Yvonne Gross (arms outstretched) at a stage set up in North Straub Park during the family-friendly First Night St. Petersburg celebration. [MELISSA LYTTLE, Times]

A tricolor heron soars over a section of Lettuce Lake in Tampa during the annual Audubon Society Christmas Bird Counton January 2, 2010. [EDMUND D. FOUNTAIN, Times]