Lens Artists Challenge #225: Wildlife Close to Home

This week, Anne leads the photo challenge with “Wildlife Close to Home”: “Stop. Look. Listen. Doing those three things will help you discover the abundance of wildlife you have nearby.” I stop, look, and listen a lot on my walks in the hood and even in my own backyard.  You might recall that my husband…

Nature, nuture, nature #natureismychurch #SMNWR #magic

Monday (March 29) we went for a bike ride at the St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge. As you all know, the Refuge is my favorite part of north Florida. It's a magical place full of birds, insects, flowers, trees, marshes, swamps, turtles, and alligators, to name a few of my favorite things. Without further ado…

Life in the Moment: Still Breathing #MondayBlogs

My Facebook page recently reminded me that no one has heard from me in a while. Funny how those prompts make me feel just guilty enough to start thinking about writing a blog post, but not guilty enough to write one right away. I've been cruising through Life lately, musing on how busy I feel…

Living in the Moment: We Are Never Alone #MondayBlogs #alligators

Hello, dear friends. I'm still adjusting, indulging in what might be a few weeks or a few years of wishful thinking (not to be confused with magical thinking). Reality always wins out though and, for me, there's only one way to deal with that. Well, actually a couple of ways. One way would be to…

Living in the Moment: Alligators and Deer, Oh My!

So I am slowly getting back into my old routine.  Well, that's a lie.  For one thing, I never really had a routine.  For another thing, I hate routine, although I'm often the first person to complain when unexpected things happen.  Usually this time of year, one would expect blog posts on the successes and…