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 …

Whenever I get a hankering for fresh live caught local shrimp I wait for Friday, Saturday, or Sunday mornings when Martin Holton is manning his pickup truck on Eighth Street near T.J. Courson Road. …

Recently, I moaned about the three “P’s" - pollution, politics, and policies in an article I wrote. Today, I find myself still moaning about the three “P’s” as we are …

I just returned from our special place in Belize with my heart and soul filled with the tropical beach scenes there. But here I was at home again on Amelia Island, it was low tide, and I started my …

Join Amelia Island Whale Ambassadors to celebrate our babies on April 10, 2025, at the Florida House Inn, Mermaid Bar, from 5-7 p.m. 

Ever since we started routinely going to Belize, I’ve been wanting to eat an iguana. As all my friends know, I love to try different exotic foods — tarantulas in Cambodia, monkey stew in …

Typically, I do not write about the three “P’s”: pollution, policy and politics. The reason I steer clear of writing about the three “P’s” is because politics and …

I knew about this even before Bucko and I arrived in Placencia, Belize, this time: there would be a “Lionfish Shootout” when we were there, and I was eager to photograph the action. …

I’ve been a friend of Amelia River Cruises ever since I moved here nearly 30 years ago and met Kevin McCarthy at a talk I was giving on right whales. Kevin introduced himself to me and invited …

Last November, I was invited by Carol Ruckdeschel to photograph the Cumberland Island Museum Collection before it was transferred to the National Park Service for inventory. I was thrilled to spend …

On a whim, I stopped into Sam’s Flying Frog Ranch pet store in Yulee recently and couldn’t be more impressed with the collection of animals contained therein. It was about four years ago …

Last November, I received an invitation to visit the Cumberland Island Museum on the north end of Cumberland Island. Carol Ruckdeschel asked me to photograph ...

This past Sunday, I was looking for a story — maybe about the birds of prey now nesting in our area. A pair of great horned owls and at least one chick are in their usual yearly nest in Fort …

The ancient Greeks worshipped nine sister goddesses called Muses. Each Muse was the goddess of a particular art or science. A Mouseion was a place that was dedicated to these goddesses ...

Whenever a friend calls with an idea for an outing I am usually game. This time, my friend Diane Stoecker and her husband Ed planned to take their boat out on a sunny, mild winter day. Did I want to …

In December 1990, the 5-log schooner Behemoth made two trips from Fernandina Beach to Brickhill​ Bluff. The 100-year-old nonmotorized vessel was owned, maintained and operated by Les Johnson. The …

Recently, I made the long drive up to Durham, North Carolina, to visit my niece Margaret and her family – a long overdue trip for me. But driving up congested, fast-moving Highway 95 whitened …

This past week, I visited the Cummer Museum and Gardens to see the “Spirit in the Land” art exhibit before it closed. It was a wonderful exhibit that provoked many thoughts about how we …

It was the coldest day this winter so far. What the heck was I doing on the beach at Little Talbot Island all wrapped up in layers of winter clothes? It was not the best day for beachgoing, according …