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The Winter of Our Content

(Click on image to enlarge, click again to zoom.) A splash to our right caused us to reflexively look in that direction, although we knew the source. An Osprey rose from the lake’s surface with a small catfish, shook off excess water and flew to a nearby pine tree limb to enjoy her finny snack. She and her mate have been busy with their annual home-improvement project. Soon, the branches will have… Read More

Category: Birds, Flora, Florida, Photography Tags: american kestrel, cattle egret, cypress tree, great blue heron, loggerhead shrike, narrowleaf silkgrass, palm warbler, red-shouldered hawk, sunrise

Ridge Redux: Blooms

Pine trees. Tall. Green. Rough, thick, scaly bark. Be careful in handling the pine cone or you may wind up with a hand full of small holes. Close your eyes and breathe in. The air of a pine forest can soothe one’s very soul. Our two souls were busy being soothed when the shriek of a Red-shouldered Hawk roused us from our reverie. Gini and I have almost come to treat each… Read More

Category: Flora, Florida, Photography Tags: coastal plain honeycombhead, dahoon holly, feay's palafox, florida alicia, florida paintbrush, grassy arrowhead, lake wales ridge state forest, lopsided indiangrass, narrowleaf silkgrass, october flower, rose-rush, shortleaf rosegentian, whitemouth dayflower, winged sumac

Colors of the Spirit

My Dad was a builder of homes. Much like any kid, I valued those days I rode along in the pick-up truck to a job site. The sights, sounds and smells of a new house being built can be pretty heady stuff for an eight-year old. I didn’t know it at the time, of course, but by far the most significant part of the experience was time spent with my Father. On… Read More

Category: Birds, Flora, Florida, Insects, Photography Tags: american kestrel, cloudless sulphur, cypressvine, dotted smartweed, dusky pygmy rattlesnake, eastern tiger swallowtail, great egret, hairy chaffhead, narrow-leaf sunflower, narrowleaf silkgrass, phaon crescent, pinebarren goldenrod, red-shouldered hawk, tufted titmouse, virginia buttonwood

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