Living in the Tampa Bay area you learn that it has been over 100 years since we’ve been hit with a major hurricane. We’ve had a few close calls. Hurricane Charley in 2004 was aimed straight at Tampa Bay until it turned slightly east and hammered Fort Myers. There have been other close calls. Everyone […]
21Dec17
The Alligator Picture
I’ve said before that once a person gets a camera in their hands, they will do some crazy things to “get the shot” that they would never do if the camera was not there. I am no exception to that rule. Clyde Butcher is a photographer who is mostly known for his nature photography of […]
24Aug14
Tempting the Fates
Let me take a moment to express that life has been good lately
7May14
Spring Crazy
What a month and a half. Seasons in Florida are a little backwards. In most of the country, people hide inside during the winter, and come out to play in the summer…
26Dec12
2012
Apparently even quarterly updates are too much for me to keep up with on this site
16Dec10
2010 Photos
Here are some of my favorite shots of 2010.
11Apr10
Back From the Swamp
Well that wasn’t so difficult. I spent three days in the Everglades, at Flamingo Campground, which is at the extreme southern tip of the Florida Peninsula. I went there with the goal of getting away from the world for a while, and finding some peace and quiet. I really didn’t manage to find peace. The […]
28Mar10
Getting Away
Can you think of a time in your life when you experienced some kind of epiphany? Most of mine seem to happen when I’m the road somewhere, traveling to or standing in front of some beautiful scenery.
19Feb10
Camping, Part II
So I haven’t been camping in 20 years, and that trip was a complete mess. I mention this because I just planned my first camping trip in 20 years
11Dec09
2009 Travel
The year’s travel calendar was more conservative than it has been in recent years…