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Blackwater River State Park
We recently hired a dog sitter, loaded up the Tiki Hut (our pop-up camper), and headed up to Milton to visit Blackwater River State Park and camp with friends. For both of us, this was our first panhandle camping trip, and we loved it!
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It’s GIVEAWAY TIME!!!
July is one of my favorite months because I love Independence Day, I love the birthdays of some special people this month, and I love celebrating my wedding anniversary. So, this year, Steve and I are announcing a super cool giveaway contest, and we’ll announce the winner on our 38th wedding anniversary, July 18. I know…how is it possible that we’ve been married 38 years? I mean, we still look like twenty-somethings, right? Wait, why are you laughing?
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Photo Credit: FWC 
Pitcher Plant at Tar Kiln State Park
Lately, it seems that we have been having so many adventures I can’t get them written up quickly enough! Let’s see…I owe you reports of our trip to Blackwater Creek, Big Lagoon, and Tarkiln Bayou State Parks; there are some Sconnie and Max stories coming up (these, you may recall, are our spoiled rotten Yorkies, who believe their mission is to keep the yard free of lizards and sandhill cranes); I never did tell you about our amazing paddle on the Ichetucknee and Santa Fe rivers; there is some super interesting information about wild hogs that I’ll post later today, and I have a special invitation to extend to regular readers. Watch for all of this over the next week or so!
Continue reading “This and That”Nature, Health, and Wellbeing — Are They Related?
Being outside and surrounded by nature has an exhilarating effect on me. Put me on a hiking trail for an hour, and I become simultaneously energized and relaxed – stronger, happier – more peaceful. And how these emotions become magnified when I’m on the water! But is there any “real” evidence to validate these benefits? There sure is, and we will explore that evidence in this series.
Continue reading “Nature, Health, and Wellbeing — Are They Related?”Happy Birthday, Florida
Happy Birthday, Florida! Florida became the 27th state of the United States on March 3, 1845, and little of note happened until I moved here in 1978.
Of course, that’s utter nonsense. This state has an amazing history, and I encourage you to start learning more about it here. Invest some time in learning about our history. You’ll find it interesting, sometimes embarrassing, and frequently surprising.
Continue reading “Happy Birthday, Florida”I did it, y’all!
I’ve completed the requirements for the Coastal module of the Florida Master Naturalist Program. Since that was my third major module, I am now a certified Florida Master Naturalist!
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Check this out. Ed Yong, writing in The Atlantic, reports that plants are far more communicative than we expected. I’m not even going to try to summarize his work — invest a bit of time and enjoy this article. https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2019/01/plants-use-flowers-hear-buzz-animals/579964/