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Jan 25
2 min

Gardening Badge of Honor

Spring is arriving already in Northeast Florida. As I check on the emerging amaryllis, snip sprigs of lush parsley, catch the scent of t...

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Katherine Dudley Hoehn

Jan 10
2 min

Dry Bones

Boneyard Beach on Big Talbot Island (Jacksonville, Florida) was my last nature adventure destination of 2020 and turned out to be a gre...

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Katherine Dudley Hoehn

Nov 20, 2020
3 min

Thankful on Amelia Island

This will be a Thanksgiving like no other. Hand sanitizer on the buffet table seems like a terrible intrusion, but these are strange tim...

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Katherine Dudley Hoehn

Nov 8, 2020
3 min

Butterfly Kisses (despite Covid)

Not much about the last eight months has been predictable except that nothing will be predictable for a while. Plans have been torched, ...

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Katherine Dudley Hoehn

Oct 29, 2020
3 min

God is Not a Helicopter Parent

I have fallen away from reading during this Covid season, and my writing has likewise been sketchy. My ability to concentrate is reduced...

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Katherine Dudley Hoehn

Oct 5, 2020
4 min

Defy Covid by Adventuring Close to Home

There is no reason you can't have fun AND be safe. You don't have to go far for an adventure!

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Katherine Dudley Hoehn

Jan 20, 2020
5 min

A Dog's Passing: planning ahead

Nothing quite prepares you for the loss of a beloved dog. What to do and planning ahead can make it easier. Most of all, listen to your dog

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Katherine Dudley Hoehn

May 8, 2019
2 min

Butterflies and Bobbi

The second generation of monarchs began emerging from the safety of their chrysalises on my screened porch. Included are the progeny of ...

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Katherine Dudley Hoehn

Mar 27, 2019
4 min

Pelicans of Amelia Island

This began as a Brown Pelican post, but I couldn’t write about Brown Pelicans without comparing them to their relatives, American White ...

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Limericks - Honoring St. Patrick's Day with White Pelicans and a Rooster

Katherine Dudley Hoehn

Mar 10, 2019
1 min

Limericks - Honoring St. Patrick's Day with White Pelicans and a Rooster

Edward Lear is credited with inventing the limerick. He wasn't Irish but from England. For a host of reasons, most completely irrelev...

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Katherine Dudley Hoehn

Feb 25, 2019
3 min

Monarch Madness

I discovered monarch caterpillars on the milkweed plants blooming in my garden in late January. Although my home is in Florida, I realiz...

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