I haven’t been online much this summer – a decision to spend more time with friends and family has kept us on the road. I’m still a little behind but have a few photos from our time in June around the neighborhood. I’m still upset about the beautiful chickens we found roaming through the nearby…
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May in Earl Johnson Park
Right after I commented that we hadn’t seen any owls this year, we rounded a turn in the road just in time to see one take off for a nearby tree. Here it is – July – I’ve been offline for a while, busy with family trips, and the photo backlog has been growing. So…
Chickens ?!!?
May, 2016 ~ Chickens ?!!? As we entered the St. Augustine Road Fish Management Area, we thought we heard a rooster crow. No, must have been something else. Then another crow. Very strange – in all the years of walking in the area, we’ve never heard a rooster crow. And just as we entered a clearing, there…
April in the St. Augustine Road Fish Management Area
Well, here it is the middle of May and I’m just getting back into action after being away for a while. Good news! Someone is showing the St. Augustine Road Fish Management Area some love – a few benches have been installed around the lake and the little fishing dock has a new railing. So better late…
Surprise: Hatching Spiders!
April 2016 ~ Well this is what we get for leaving town. A surprise: hatching spiders! On my shoe! This past winter, we didn’t have many opportunities to make our daily walk around the lake, then we were out of the country for almost two months. A little spider took advantage of the lull in…
Dung Beetles
Although they are here in Florida, the only dung beetle I’ve ever seen was rolling a ball of dung (presumably from my dog) across my patio. So, because I was told they are common there, one of the things I really wanted to see during our animal viewing safaris in South Africa, was dung beetles….
A Ride on the Ocklawaha River
Last weekend, we headed out of town to attend a gathering of extended family in Welaka, a small town about an hour and a half drive south of Jacksonville. It was a good day with fun people, yummy food (including roasted oysters) and beautiful weather, all topped off with a boat ride on the Ocklawaha…