Tag Archive | Nature
Dads in My Neighborhood
The sun descends in the western Florida sky casting long shadows on the ground. The sun’s rays lights the wispy clouds up in hues of purples and pinks. It is not dark yet and the birds of Arbor Lakes search for their last morsels of food before resting for the night. Clinging to side of […]
We Have Poisonous Caterpillars!
It has been about a week since the monarch butterfly spent breakfast with me and deposited several eggs on milkweed plants in our backyard. Anne and I decide to search the plants to see if the eggs hatched and to find the caterpillars. It takes a few minutes, but we find a small caterpillar hanging […]
Unsolved Mystery – Case Closed
Aha! You are caught! I should have known it was you! You thief! Why do you just hang there like that? Do you really think you are entitled to that nectar? Hey, I’m talking to you! Turn around and look at me. That’s not for you! The creature drops from the feeder and walks over to […]
Unsolved Mysteries at Arbor Lakes
Sitting in my parent’s Florida room during a visit 10 years ago, I enjoy seeing all the birds that visit their yard. Their Citrus County home is in the middle of cattle ranches and the open farmland attracts turkey vultures, bluebirds and cattle egrets. My mom says, “You know what I’ve yet to see here? […]
Breakfast with my Gossamer Winged Guest
As the sun rises over Lake Tsala Apopka its first light shines into my bedroom. A mockingbird calls from a distant rooftop and a cardinal joins in, then a mourning dove and a Carolina wren. I awaken, grab a cup of coffee and a bowl of cereal and sit in the Florida room eating my breakfast as […]
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