This afternoon (March 9, 2011) my friends are taking a nature photographer (me) and his wife to see ‘burrowing owls’. They had heard they were nesting in a particular urban setting (Fort Meyers area,Fla.). This had been confirmed by emailed images from another acquaintance of theirs. When we arrived at our destination I learned they […]
I love the desert, I really do. It’s different, I get to see birds and vegetation so different from where I live. But … after a while I want trees, lots of trees. Tall trees, pine trees, canoe country trees. Today I got them. Today we drove through the Gila National Forest. Trees on the […]
Tough decision today. Ron and I had decided on a place to go paddling. But our wives were going shopping. Yes I know men aren’t supposed to like shopping (unless it’s a Home Depot or Bass Pro-and the girls certainly weren’t going there). But I do thrive in the retail environment. In fact I’ve had […]
Years ago on a trip to Florida I went looking for Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary. I had done my pre-trip research for the area I was visiting and this place had jumped off the page as a great spot to see and photograph nature. So …, one day I went looking for it, following the directions […]
Yesterday we left Ormond Beach and drove to our friend’s condo in Fort Meyers. Today they took us to the Six Mile Cypress Slough Preserve in Lee County. Yes, a slough (pronounced “slew”) is just a swamp, what’s so important about visiting one. Well, all wetlands should be looked upon as resources, not a useless […]
Yes, the dream has been realized! Yahoo! I have finally paddled a canoe in a warm location during the winter. Winter for me has always been snow and icicles and temperatures hovering around or below freezing. It doesn’t matter whether you are measuring the outdoor temperature in Celcius or Fahrenheit, when rivers and lakes freeze […]