Tate’s Hell State Forest in Florida Has Quite the Background!

The story of Cebe Tate is something you might expect from rural north Florida in the 1800s. There’s a shotgun, a snake, hunting dogs, a medicine man, and that’s just the beginning. For the full tale, click here. Tate’s Hell State Forest was designated as such in the mid-1990s but I hadn’t been to itContinue reading “Tate’s Hell State Forest in Florida Has Quite the Background!”

Have you ever seen an eagle run?

I don’t mean that as a metaphor (like: These colors don’t run!). Literally, have you ever seen an eagle run? As majestic as they are when they’re flying or sitting atop a tree waiting to attack, they look pretty goofy when they run. There was a bald eagle by a pond the other day andContinue reading “Have you ever seen an eagle run?”

Piper Part 3 – The Heat Is On

Snow. Sun. Cold. Hot. Seasons came and went but I learned one thing pretty quickly. Piper did not like being cold. This became evident the first winter we were together and every winter after that. You see, we had this little space heater and Piper and I both were pretty obsessed with it. Many a’nightContinue reading “Piper Part 3 – The Heat Is On”

St. Teresa Sunrise Landscape Photos

Is there anything better than a sunrise on the coast? These are a few pictures from this past week in the St. Teresa Beach, Florida and Panacea, Florida. If you have a chance to visit the Forgotten Coast, do it. I tend to focus on wildlife when I take pictures at the coast but thisContinue reading “St. Teresa Sunrise Landscape Photos”

5-Photo Friday #10 – Alligators

All the critters are coming out because of the weather– hot, rainy, sunny, cloudy, clear, foggy, and that’s just one Florida afternoon. I can’t even tell you how many rabbits I’ve seen, or the amount of cardinals showing up at the feeder. But today’s post isn’t about the cute critters. Shall we take a lookContinue reading “5-Photo Friday #10 – Alligators”