Part II = The fauna! Springtime in Florida also means the bugs and animals are all coming out of the woods, the ponds, the ground, etc. I’ve already seen more than my share of millipedes in the yard and on my porch, plenty of mosquito hawks, and of course the birds are all coming back. … Read more
I know, it’s only March 10th, and many of my readers (I get 50 new visitors per day now, by the way!) are still sitting underneath snowpacks. But here on the Florida Panhandle, the brief winter* we had has definitely given way to spring: complete with thunderstorms, tornadoes, allergies and weeds! Things were brown when … Read more
From 2011 01 23 Naval Aviation Museum Pensacola This past weekend my parents came to visit, mainly for my youngest’s birthday, but I’m sure that Dad was super-excited to visit the National Museum of Naval Aviation at NAS Pensacola. On Sunday after breakfast, we ventured the 30 miles west and arrived at around 11am. We … Read more
From 2011 01 23 Naval Aviation Museum Pensacola This past weekend my parents came to visit, mainly for my youngest’s birthday, but I’m sure that Dad was super-excited to visit the National Museum of Naval Aviation at NAS Pensacola. On Sunday after breakfast, we ventured the 30 miles west and arrived at around 11am. We … Read more
New state, new house, new batch of birds to look for! I’ve posted on and off about the birds that have come to visit our houses in both North Carolina and Nebraska (ironically, I got woodpecker pictures in both places). Now it’s time to see what Northwest Florida brings to our backyard! First of all, … Read more
Prepare yourselves, this is going to be one of my most bewildering blog posts yet. More so than vermicomposting, toilet odors and pumpkin reproduction. This morning I enjoyed another run through my new neighborhood. I’ve been mapping out my runs on this website (so I know the distances I’m covering) and this is the one … Read more