View from the springs to the Suwannee My favorite kind of getaway weekend is one where electronic devices are uninvited. Leaving behind...

Lawrence the green anole is featured on the cover of a new book produced by Amelia Island Writers and Artists and his story is inside.

The amaryllis above is one of many I grew indoors this winter (to plant outdoors, after they bloom, so I can enjoy them in future years)...

To my children, this is not news.  I’m the older generation and they don’t hesitate to remind me. This hit hard when I recently lost a...

The short drive to Callahan from Amelia Island is well worth it for a genuine county fair experience. My friend Lori and I escaped for...

Along the back wall of the largest Asian market in Falls Church, Virginia, was a meat section where they sold live bullfrogs. When I...

Long before reading Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White (I never kill spiders), I realized every living thing is on earth for a reason (even...

Gopher tortoises are prevalent on Amelia Island. Their personal milestones are met each day they survive the traffic and developers. ...

The bird sounds at 6:00 a.m. are impressive this time of year. I hear babies and mothers, calls from down the street and from high up in...

Recently my siblings, one of my nieces, and I had an adventure outside Gainesville that we’re still talking about. We visited Carson...

While others are gassing up their generators, ensuring they have batteries, and stocking up on toilet paper, the wonderful volunteers and...

Decisions I made one morning made a big difference in my life and that of two newly hatched loggerhead sea turtles. Leah (my dog) and I...

There I was, in 90-degree heat at four o’clock in the afternoon on top of a hill with no trees nearby, barely any clouds, hundreds of...

I had a delightful morning at the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens. John Reed presented a class on photographing birds, a benefit of...

My brother and I planned a one-night getaway where we could spend a little time together without work, family, pets, or other...

After a very quiet and lazy Christmas holiday, I am finding it hard to get in gear. I am probably not alone. When someone wants...

We’re hunkered down here in northeast Florida with a Nor’easter blowing through for a couple of days. It’s not actually snowing because...

Are you resistant to change? Usually, I am. When things are going well, I want them to stay that way. When my sons were little, there...

I’m a fence sitter. I don't like going too far on either side and I can see green grass on both sides. And when there are many choices,...

Our neighborhood has many hawks so the only reason I noticed this one was because of the desperate call for help coming from beneath its...