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(Click on images to enlarge, click again to zoom.) So much sky! We become accustomed to the view from our yards, towns, local woods or, in our case, swamp habitat. Our line of sight is limited by buildings, fences or trees. Hiking through the woods provides glimpses of the heavens through small overhead windows but nothing like we were enjoying on this trip. Once upon a time, prior to Florida’s human settlement,… Read More
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: Coreopsis I think Gini should have become a television meteorologist in Florida. She looks good, knows how to use her pointer finger (as a weapon, at times) and can enunciate “mostly cloudy” better than most. The ability to be correct 50% of the time is way below her lifetime average of 100%. Instead of all that fame, glory and untold wealth, she chose a life with – me. I continue… Read More
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