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Welcome Monarchs!
It is December here in Florida and time to set up the Christmas tree and decorate it. As I hang ornaments of cardinals, geese, chickadees and other birds on the tree’s branches, I catch a glimpse of an orange butterfly outside our living room window. Peering out the window for a closer look, I was […]
Attractive, but a Pest!
Along the edges of the lakes and swamps in Florida is a bush with magnificent yellow flowers that are in full bloom in October. Once a native of Central and South America, its alluring, showy blossoms attracted gardeners who planted it here in Florida and other southern States. This plant is called the primrose willow. […]
A Hint of Autumn in Florida
Unlike the trees up north live oaks, cypress and hickory trees are still a deep green here in central Florida in mid October. I scan the woodlands alongside Lake Tsala Apopka looking for some sign of fall. Alas I find a hint of autumn with the leaf changes of the southern fox grape, a vine […]
Six-legged Sex
Maybe I should be ashamed, but there is nothing like taking pornographic pictures to keep life exciting. The other day I caught a guy and gal out in my front yard about to have sex in full view of my camera. She was twice the size of him. He held on to her back as […]
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