Writer and artist
Canoeing down the Silver Springs river is much like canoeing on any springs in Florida. The water is a gorgeous crystal clear and consistently cool, huge knotty cypress trees line … Continue reading Rhesus Monkeys at Silver Springs, Marion County
What’s better than photographing dogs at play, on a beach, on a gorgeous November day on Hutchinson Island, Florida? For me, not much. There’s one thing all dogs have in … Continue reading Walton Rocks Dog Beach
My new obsession is resin art. This amazing substance can hold any number of pigments and coloring, or dry to a crystal clear finish. It can cover my pen artwork … Continue reading Playing Around with Resin Art
Where: Alachua County Animal Services The Artwalk was a great success, earning over $1000 for heartworm treatment. I am so glad to have donated my art and helped out with … Continue reading 4/13/19 Saturday: Alachua County Animal Services Artwalk
New Beginnings A fine yellow snow of pollen falls from the oak tree while new leaves burst from their buds, shoving out old leaves that have clung on all winter. … Continue reading Backyard Chickens: Beginnings
I became fascinated with bonsai while I was in college. I grew little trees in the window of my dorm room and distressed shrubs in the yard of the house … Continue reading Nursery Shrub to Bonsai: Tips from the Passion and Pitfalls of a Beginner
Cut flowers are one of the little luxuries that make life sweet. Whether I buy flowers or cut my own, I try to keep them fresh for as long as … Continue reading Oven Dried Flowers Are Best for the Humidity of Florida
St. Lucie, Fl. is absolutely awesome for beach and intra-coastal waterway access. There is beachside and intra-coastal waterway access parking all the way along Hutchinson Island to Ft. Pierce. Beaches … Continue reading Savannah Preserve State Park
The few needs of terrariums allow them to be all but forgotten, then noticed in some idle instant between the bustle of tasks that occupy our lives, giving sudden delight. Here is a unique opportunity to set a little world in motion and then leave it be. One of the things I love most about terrariums is how simple they are. All you need is a glass container with an airtight or close to airtight lid, growing medium, something to grow, and some water.