Shopping in Ponte Vedra Beach

David and Allison Falden are card-carrying eye experts. As Fellows of the American Academy of Optometry, they delve into treatment areas ranging from pediatric vision therapy to specialty contact lenses. They also keep eyes focused with treatments for a range of common vision maladies, adjusting prescriptions with routine exams, performing visual rehabilitation for stroke patients, or designing a monocle big enough to fit the mind’s eye. Their practice’s frame shop helps eyes look as sharp as they feel with designer glasses from brands such as Nike, Dior, and Fendi.

The staff at Sports Mania, a locally owned athletic shop, stocks its shelves with a wide array of sneakers and fan gear. Feet find sanctuary in shoes by Nike, New Balance, and ASICS, and jerseys adorned with gators, bulldogs, jaguars, and narwhals advertise college-team pride. With the beach located only blocks away, patrons can easily slip on their new footwear and go jogging in the Atlantic breeze.

The staff at Barnett's has been conserving the artwork of others with custom-made frames since 1951. Using molding that ranges in intricacy from plain black borders to the gold-leaf-trimmed arabesques of a Louis XIII–style frame, framers cut enclosures to fit paintings, family treasures, valuable artwork, jerseys, and flags. Then they choose from an inventory of acid-free mats and conservation glass to sandwich art into its hermetic new home. Owner Drew Derrick-Bisbee's traditional art training, meanwhile, helps him when he’s restoring damaged frames and art, undoing destruction caused by water, fire, or a gaggle of teething babies. Barnett's showroom is open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

When a former law-enforcement officer and a former Navy serviceman formed Second Amendment Outfitters in 2009, they aimed to cover all the bases their customers needed, including a firearms training center, retail store, and indoor shooting range in the plans. Once inside the climate-controlled shooting range, targets hanging from automated carriers challenge pistol- and rifle-brandishers to test their shots at six 23-yard-deep shooting lanes. Expert instructors assist inexperienced gunners in mastering pistol and rifle fundamentals during classes, and advanced trigger fingers can acquire name-brand firearms from the facility’s onsite or online shop. Should firearms require repairs or a new Bang! flag, a local gunsmith stops by twice a week to make adjustments and augmentations.

The FTD florists at Happy Flowers & Gifts cultivate smiles with handcrafted arrangements of fresh flowers and foliage. They fashion designs for all occasions, from birthdays to anniversaries to baby's first trisyllabic meter sentence. Available in five colors, the Triple Delight bouquet invites kisses with three classic roses and a curvy bud vase. In contrast, the Island Breeze arrangement summons modern, Asian-inspired lines with pink anthurium, green hypericum berries, and seashell accents. Instead of adorning buds with hot fudge and sprinkles, shoppers can surprise sweet-toothed friends with boxes of Godiva chocolates, baskets of Mrs. Fields cookies, or bouquets made of Kit-Kats and Butterfingers. To help spread good cheer, the shop offers online ordering and international deliveries to more than 90 countries.