One inevitable fact about my job is that I often find myself traveling hundreds, and occasionally thousands, of miles away from my beloved home state. These foreign lands are typically devoid of the beaches, estuaries, swamps and springs that I’ve grown accustomed to love, however I’ve learned to explore the…
Florida Impressions Posts
A couple of summers ago, we spent a couple of summer mornings exploring Rock Springs at Kelly Park in Apopka, Florida. Growing up in Sanford, summer visits to Rock Springs was a fairly regular occurrence, and was even a daily field trip if you were wise enough (or foolish, depending…
Touted as an adventurer’s paradise, and honoring the late world-class explorer, diver and photographer Wes Skiles, Peacock Springs State Park seemed like a perfect summer adventure opportunity to explore the spring run and hike the excellent 1.2 mile hiking trail. After a breath-taking swim and some snorkeling in the spring’s…
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…
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.