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Header Image: Leavenworth’s Tickseed (Coreopsis leavenworthii) It is hot. It is humid. It is summer. It is Florida, a sub-tropical location. We tend to arise early in order to be at our destination near sunrise. After a couple of hours, we return home. It is hot. Our pace during the summer is slower than in cooler months. This has advantages. Take our walk last week, for example. We spent about an hour-and-a-half… Read More
Header Image: American Alligator Pre-dawn gray slowly transformed into stunningly bright blue skies and a glance to the east risked temporary blindness as the sun announced its arrival. Every field was adorned with sparkling jewels of dew held in place by gossamer webs spun during the night. A few scrub oak and sand pine trees were scattered here and there among the weedy fields. As we turned onto the forest road, saw… Read More
Header Image: Park Road We didn’t have much time to spend exploring today, but at Myakka River State Park, any time at all is well worth the trip. This is one of Florida’s oldest and largest state parks. The river for which the park is named is not very long, only 72 miles. Typical of Florida rivers it also is not very deep and can be narrow at several points along its… Read More
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