Color me rad: Rawking 50

October 6, 2012January 6, 2015 ~ Tara R. ~ 20 Comments

This weekend I had a birthday party with more than 5,000 of my best buds. To celebrate my 5oth (that's Five Zero), my daughter and I traveled to my childhood home of Knoxville, TN to participate in a Color Me Rad 5K run. Or, as the emcee said, it was more of a walk. Very … Continue reading Color me rad: Rawking 50

Rules of the road

September 29, 2012January 10, 2015 ~ Tara R. ~ 15 Comments

I'm going to make a new rule for myself... don't believe anything anyone tells me while out on my photo hikes. Last week I was duped into thinking I'd get to see snakes and this week, it was a gator. Liars! I had high hopes this time. I already had one gator sighting where I … Continue reading Rules of the road

Broken promises

September 23, 2012January 9, 2015 ~ Tara R. ~ 16 Comments

https://twitter.com/Tara_R/status/249507759115075585 Early Saturday morning I headed to the beach, hoping to have a little peace and quite. This time of year, right after the last surge of tourists Labor Day Weekend, the beaches clear out and you have the place pretty much to yourself. This morning even the birds were off somewhere else. The Gulf … Continue reading Broken promises

Fall in Florida

September 15, 2012January 10, 2015 ~ Tara R. ~ 17 Comments

It was a gorgeous day on Saturday. Just a little crispness to the air, but full of sunshine and light breezes. I headed south toward Panama City to spend the morning at Eden Gardens State Park, an old homestead I've photographed many times before. Some sort of special event was being set up, most likely … Continue reading Fall in Florida

Rainbows and leprechauns

September 8, 2012January 5, 2015 ~ Tara R. ~ 25 Comments

I made my way down some back roads this weekend on my photo hike, trying to stay ahead of the rain. I came upon a rainbow and nearly caused an incident pulling over to get a shot of it. Just as I got in place to snapped the photo, a second, paler arc formed, trailing … Continue reading Rainbows and leprechauns

Last summer weekend

September 2, 2012January 6, 2015 ~ Tara R. ~ 21 Comments

The storms are gone from the Florida Gulf Coast, and this Labor Day weekend is the last tourist holdover. I headed out to the beach again and the local fishing pier. TS Isaac chased off the shore birds, the herons and pelicans were gone from the pier, but I did catch sight of a couple … Continue reading Last summer weekend