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Jun 26, 2015
1 min

WEEK FORTY: FERNS

Ferns have always been among my most beloved woodland finds. They’re so elegantly organized, each frond curving politely out of the way...

Jun 20, 2015
1 min

WEEK THIRTY-NINE: THREE GRATITUDES

By singer/songwriter Carrie Newcomer Every night before I go to sleep I say out loud Three things that I’m grateful for, All the...

Jun 9, 2015
2 min

WEEK THIRTY-EIGHT: BALANCE

I started a journal a couple years ago, mostly to knock the rust off my writing. In flipping through past entries, I noticed one topic...

Jun 4, 2015
1 min

WEEK THIRTY-SEVEN: LOOKING UP

Sometimes it’s amazing what you see when you simply look up. Swaying high above me, the heads of these palms were transformed by the late...

May 29, 2015
1 min

WEEK THIRTY-SIX: INSPIRATION

Clyde Butcher first visited Florida several decades ago. Enchanted by its singular beauty, he stayed and began taking pictures, offering...

May 19, 2015
1 min

WEEK THIRTY-FIVE: BEATING THE HEAT

It is suddenly summer here in Florida. Mornings have turned sultry. There’s a warm heaviness to the air, threaded with the mild scent of...

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