Rowers and Bikers
Rowers and Bikers
Rowers and Bikers. Four-man rowing competition at Benderson Park in Sarasota, FL. The rowers are followed by bikers as they near the finish line.
Blue-winged Teal Comings and Goings
Blue-winged Teal comings and goings. Recently, while enduring another quiet morning at a favorite birding "Hot Spot" about the only entertainment came in the form of a few Blue-winged Teals.…
Beauty in an Angry Sea
The ocean is never still. When we are at the beach we expect to see waves to the horizon. Large waves or mere ripples. Here in Southwest Florida, where I…
Sanibel Island Light and Boca Grande Lighthouse stand as sentinels for Pine Island Sound
Two historic lighthouses keep watch over the entrances to Pine Island Sound in Southwest Florida. The Sanibel Island Light or Point Ybel Light was one of the first lighthouses on…
Cortez Fishing Village, a Bit of Old Florida
We were in the neighborhood and decided to stop at the Star Fish Company for a blackened grouper sandwich. It was early afternoon and the place was slammed. While waiting…
A Little Rodeo Action in the Sunshine State
I see your look. Rodeos in Florida? The land of orange groves, beaches, and Disney World. Yup! Florida has been raising cattle since 1521 when Ponce de Leon brought bovines…
Great Egret in Flight
Sunday Stills: Great Egret
A Great Egret glides silently over a Florida marsh, as they have for eons. And hopefully, for eons more if we can stop Florida's politicians from completely poisoning South Florida's…
Everglades Landscapes
The landscapes are as much about what is above the horizon as below it. The clouds, the thunderstorms glide over the saw grass and cypress trees. The scene is slowly but steadily on the move.
“High Life” ~ not so much
Shrimpers and most watermen, for that matter, are a tenacious, hardy bunch. For many, it has been a family way of life for generations. Salt water runs in their veins and thoughts leaving…
Indian Rocks Beach Redux
We last spoke of the lovely Morning at Indian Rocks Beach. Well, it's late now, and the sun is slowly finishing its trek across the summer sky. I return to my little seaside cottage and shower off the day"s sun and salt. On the porch now, with a tall Boodles Gin and tonic in hand, I'm hoping to see the fabled green flash again this evening. Later, if I can manage to stay awake, a stroll along the starlit beach, watching for a nesting sea turtle to come ashore. And so it goes.