My journal of big words and pretty pictures
Pure as driven snow No Frostys, no forts, no ice fights This powder don't pack The sand on Florida's Gulf Coast is fine, sugar-white quartz. It drifts just like snow, but doesn't make very good snowballs. It also doesn't melt and leave nasty slush in its wake. It just sticks to your legs and inside … Continue reading Snow drifts
Whenever I drive through Santa Rosa Beach, along scenic Highway 30A, I pass a sign, "for trail parking." Until today, I thought that was for the bike trail that runs parallel to the highway. My daughter and I are planning a day-long bike ride soon, so I decided to check out the site. To my … Continue reading Longleaf Pines
This weekend, I invited a friend to join me on a drive out to Seaside. For movie trivia buffs, Seaside is the actual cottage community in Northwest Gulf Coast Florida where "The Truman Show" was filmed. It really does look like a movie backdrop. Our intention was to hike around Grayton Beach, then check out … Continue reading The Truman Show
I didn't get out for a dedicated photo hike this week, but I did get a chance to spend some time at the beach, writing and reading. I planned to take some pictures, but it was just so beautiful, all I could do was soak in the sun and ocean breezes. You can click on … Continue reading A day at the office
Sometimes I wonder if I'm living in parallel worlds. That each time I make a life-altering decision, or some major event takes place, that all the possible outcomes happen, but in different realities. I married my high school beau, instead of my college boyfriend. I didn't avoid that driver who ran a red light, I … Continue reading Mirror, mirror
Standing on the beach, looking out over the ocean, I can understand why our ancestors believed the world was flat. That at the edge of the earth, it dropped off into nothingness. Thing is that we can never reach that edge. The horizon stretches outward past our vision, both real and imagined. There is always … Continue reading I can see forever
Thin spiral notebook 