My journal of big words and pretty pictures
Being on the island for so long, he learned the quickest way to climb the palms. Digging calloused toes into the overlapping spines on the trunks, he shimmied up the boles like going up a ladder. From the crown, he could see over the ocean to the near horizon where a ship’s head sail was … Continue reading Every man’s an island
It's been a while since I've been on a photo hike, and I've missed my wanderings. This weekend I trekked around Fort Pickens in Pensacola. I've visited the fortress many times, so I strayed from the stronghold itself, and instead hiked around trails at the outlying Langdon and 234 Batteries, which border the beach and meander through the marshes. … Continue reading Batteries included
An itsy, bitsy gal Fell into a keg of pale ale She refused to crawl out Though she preferred to drink stout She zigged instead of zagged all the way to jail *Featuring a Black-and-Yellow Argiope, or Yellow Garden Orbweaver, a spider common to Florida.
Even when winter is especially cold (it snowed here this past January), Florida offers balmy, beach worthy weather even on normally wintry days, including Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve. Spending summers at the shore is pretty much a given. Despite being overrun with tourists and seagulls (flying rats!), hitting the beach is the quintessential go-to … Continue reading Water therapy
Rotary dial phone 8-tracks, black and white TV Kids today, so spoiled
Sometimes a violin case is just a violin case. It’s not a holster for a machine gun, lying in wait to be brought out to mow down gangsters and rival thugs. It’s not a spy’s valise, carrying government secrets that if they fall into the wrong hands could topple kings and presidents. It’s not a … Continue reading A case is just a case
Thin spiral notebook 