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A Life Completed

The large moth weakly fluttered its wings in a vain attempt to fly away as we approached during our morning walk. It likely had lived out its full, seven-day lifespan as a moth and had accomplished its purpose during that lifetime. It was a thing of beauty rather than pity, and its short life wasContinue reading “A Life Completed”

Fuzzy Little Feathered Friends

They are here year round in the marshes, trees, and on the fields, and this time of year they frequent the local lawns. Their curved, tweezer-like beaks probe the crevices for insects and other food as they march slowly, deliberately across the ground. They are beautiful in flight despite the comical appearance of their facesContinue reading “Fuzzy Little Feathered Friends”

Autumn Purple

Who would ever have guessed that purple can be an autumn color? Late summer and early fall these bright berries appear to brighten the Florida landscape and feed songbirds and butterflies to the delight of us all. #autumn #americanbeautyberries #purple

Tis the Season

We couldn’t wait any longer; the holiday season has begun. For me Halloween season is a magical time and a fun kind of scary that I have enjoyed since childhood. Bring it on! #halloween #witches #holidays

A Wink and a Smile

Just as the charts predicted, Venus and the Moon seemed to almost touch yesterday morning, and appeared to wink and smile. However, the charts could not have predicted that a bat would photobomb the image; it seemed to just brush the top of the darker part of the Moon. I could have easily erased theContinue reading “A Wink and a Smile”

More than a Moth-ful

While washing windows, I found this lizard with its breakfast on the hose that I needed to spray the windows on that side of the house. The lizard scampered away with his moth moments after I took the photo, but a little while later I found him, still smacking his lips from his gigantic meal,Continue reading “More than a Moth-ful”

Dog’s Patience

The two-leggers were done petting, and scratching him behind his ears and had started talking, which was of no interest to him whatsoever. So Finley did the only logical thing; he lay down to rest until it was time to start moving again. He didn’t whine or complain about being ignored or of how hardContinue reading “Dog’s Patience”

Home Henge

Every year around the time of the equinox, windows in our entry way project light patterns from the rising sun across our living room furniture. Like Stonehenge, we have our own seasonal solar calendar in our own home that is telling us that fall is here. #homehenge #stonehenge #sunrise #seasons

Gifts from Afar

These may look like souvenirs a tourist might buy while on a trip to exotic lands, but they are far more valuable than that. They are gifts from hosts turned friends during our multiple trips to Bora Bora. As such they are treasured more than anything money could buy and symbolize why we are compelledContinue reading “Gifts from Afar”

Time Traveler

I stepped out of the car in a parking lot paved with local crushed rock and discovered this fossil shell next to my foot. It had lived millions of years ago when shallow seas covered most of the Florida peninsula and laid down the Ocala Limestone formation that I was now treading upon. Somehow itsContinue reading “Time Traveler”