National Wildflower Week | Black-eyed Susan
For Monday’s Wildflower I have chosen the Black-eyed Susan, because today I encountered a very rare one. Not often do you find amidst hundreds of Black-eyed Susan’s scattered along the […]
The Snag
A long time ago, the oak tree in our backyard was dying of an unknown disease. I talked my husband into not cutting it down because it would make an […]
Photo-Learning
Yesterday I took a nice walk on one of the fire lanes at Chassahowitzka WMA. I stumbled upon something I happily connected with about a post I wrote a few […]
Impersonator
My husband and I took a road trip to visit a Florida native wildflower nursery in Groveland, and on the way home, we decided to check out Cypress Lakes Preserve […]
I picked up a rock and met a spider.
I think the only spider I will ever take a heartful liking to would be jumping spiders; others tend to make my shoulders shiver, yes we all have our boundaries. […]
Cute but Destructive
A couple of days ago, I had to go to Chassahowitzka WMA to mark a particular plant, a Swamp Azalea. I would never have seen this plant unless it was […]
The Incredible Pine Cone
Now and then, my husband and I enjoy taking walks around the neighborhood, and at times we can find something very interesting. I remember one day we encountered a coral […]
Overlooking Nature
Plans change; for me, it occurs more than I would like. But sometimes those changes are good. I had planned to visit a location that I had not been to […]
Revisiting the Lower Suwannee National Wildlife Refuge
Since my hours were drastically lowered at my part-time job, I took that opportunity to explore familiar locations and adventured on a couple of new ones. First stop- Lower Suwannee […]
Here Birdie, Birdie!
During a recent visit to Green Swamp in Sumter County, I concluded that birds tend to drive me bonkers, especially the little ones. It’s hard enough to id birds by […]
Little Gator Creek WEA – A whole lot of stuff going on
Years ago, my husband and I visited Little Gator Creek WEA, and it was a fantastic adventure to experience nature pretty much untouched. But it wasn’t until we revisited the […]
Florida Nature 