In the summer of 2007, the exhibition of Jamie Wyeth’s “The Seven Deadly Sins” was on exhibit at the Farnsworth Museum in Rockland, Maine. I happen to be visiting Rockland at the …

It seems like many of my weekly stories are about adventures in far-off places, but really enjoying my own backyard is its own adventure. Now it is clearly spring, nearing summer, and my yard has …

I was a teen living in North Florida during the summer of 1975. Some of my favorite memories from that time include the two-story slide behind Regency Square shopping mall and listening to “The …

When I travel anywhere I am always on the lookout for sights and experiences that I can relate to my local readers in Florida. And there is always something. This time, I’m reminiscing about …

I could sense the tears building up in my eyes as I read the news. Then, the tears began to stream down my cheeks. I could no longer hold back the river of relief and pure joy that I was feeling. …

From 2020 to 2022, more than 1,200 manatees starved to death in Florida. The manatee mortality event was caused by the destruction of the coastal, seagrass, and warm-water habitats upon which they …

It was not a usual trip to Cumberland Island for me a little while ago. I was on the ferry from St. Marys alone this time, not with a handful of other friends. But I was not going to be alone long. …

It’s blueberry picking season! Recently, I got a hankering for picking my own blueberries and hopefully other produce from a U-pick farm near us. It took a bit of Googling but I found a few …

Last week I wrote about walking around the town of Darien, Georgia and all the historical and scenic sights. But when Bucko and I go to Darien, it is not just about the town, but about the various …

I am reminded it is graduation season by all the signs and banners in my neighborhood celebrating the occasion. These signs remind me it is time to visit Harris Neck Wildlife Refuge to watch another …

Darien, Georgia is only an hour north of Fernandina but it is years in the past from the bustling town we now call home. Bucko and I go there for a night or two to savor the quietness and history of …

I confess that I’ve been less active these days than I was in years past. Back in the day, I routinely took five-mile walks around our area and led Newcomer’s Club friends on once-a-month …

I have become fond of finding benches to rest upon while observing the world passing by. One never knows what entertaining scene one may witness. On Amelia Island we are fortunate to have many …

Keep Nassau Beautiful and local graduate student Rhin Jones recently coordinated an event at Main Beach April 26, “The Last Castle on the Beach.” Small crowds gathered to watch …

A few weeks ago, I was chasing a single small, innocuous brown butterfly along a path in Fort Clinch State Park. I didn’t know the species, I was curious, as always, and the best way I know to …

One could say I have a love affair with shrimp, and they would not be wrong. Plus, I know I am not the only one who feels this way. Food can connect us to a place when we appreciate how it is grown …

Bucko and I drove across Florida to the Big Bend area, south of Tallahassee, where the panhandle starts, to enjoy the Sopchoppy Worm Grunting Festival …

It makes me laugh just to say it: Sopchoppy Worm Grunting Festival. And it has made all our friends and acquaintances do a double-take when we mention that we are going there. We’ve had a lot …

As the 2024-2025 North Atlantic right whale calving season ends, I am grateful for the 11 baby whales delivered this year in the warm waters of the coastal southeast. Four of the calves born this …

Low tides are my favorite times to go to the seashore, wherever I am. On the West Coast of the United States, the pools left behind the retreating tides are full of anemones, urchins, sea stars, and …