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Gold Buttons in November
The phone rings and I answer it. It is my daughter from Maryland telling me it is freezing and that there are winter weather advisories for her area. She tells me they may be getting a bit of snow followed by ice and then rain threatening to make her morning compute to the D.C. area […]
What IS That Bird?
“What kind of bird looks like a small heron, but is black and white? We see it every evening down by the lake.” This is a question that several Arbor Lakes residents asked me recently on my daily walks and in the pool. Without having seen the bird, I suggested that it could be […]
Shh! Don’t Tell Anne!
To say Anne does not like any creature with too many legs or no legs at all is an understatement. While walking along Lake Tsala Apopka recently she retreated behind me pushing me forward because she spotted a four-foot long snake on the ground that we nearly stepped on. It remained motionless even as I […]
A Warm Winter’s Day in Florida
Anne and I woke up on this January morning in Florida to temperatures in the low 70s. This is even unusually warm for a Florida winter. We decided to take advantage of the nice day by heading over to the Gulf coast to Fort Island Gulf Beach. Wearing shorts and short sleeve shirts, we grabbed […]
Christmas in Paradise
Lighting the Menorah, installing decorative lights on our houses and bushes, hanging mistletoe, wrapping gifts for friends and family – these are just some of the activities that take our time during the holiday season. When you look in the mall for presents for loved ones, there are egrets along our waterways looking for food […]
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