I decided to spend my lunch break today with a short paddleboard trip up and back on the Wekiva River. The Wekiva has always been one of my favorite places to get away from it all, and I especially appreciated the lack of boat traffic that I usually see on…
Florida Impressions Posts
While out on one of my usual walks through Lake Lotus Park, I spotted this rough green snake sneaking up on small fish at the edge of the lake. It’s been awhile since I’ve seen one. It was fun to watch it pause, and sway from side to side to…
Woke up early, and decided to head down to the beach to catch the sunrise. This used to be a daily exercise for me, and is dearly missed, so was definitely feeling blessed to have had the opportunity to do it on this particular morning.
We had originally planned to spend the day at Fort Pierce Inlet State Park, however an increasing onshore wind inspired us to change plans at the last minute and spend a restful afternoon along the eastern bank of the Indian River Lagoon in Jensen Beach. There was a steady stream…
I waited patiently for an opportunity for the sun to break through the western edge of the cold front for just long enough to light up the clouds. It never quite materialized how I would have hoped, but that’s fairly common with unpredictable Florida spring weather.
A red-shouldered hawk stopped in the branches of the cypress trees along the dock to look for it’s next meal along the water’s edge.
With a forecast of cooler weekend weather, we decided to book a campsite at Clearwater Lake Recreation Area in Ocala National Forest and get away for a couple of days of relaxation and adventure. As it typically turns out, the week leading up to our adventure was jammed-packed with work…
It’s been a little while since I set some time aside to do some photography, and with a fresh breeze I thought it would be a good idea to drive over to Kraft Azalea Garden on my lunch break to spend a few minutes walking through the trees and snapping…
It had been a long, long time since I had last ridden the Paisley Woods trail from Clearwater Lake to Alexander Springs, so I took advantage of a rare weekday off to ride the east trail. The weather was absolutely miserable by Florida standards, with drizzling rain and high temperature…