The humid sky was thick with dragonflies this morning — beautiful and amazingly diverse creatures.
Celery Fields Dragonflies
Gopher Tortoise at Rothenbach Park
These guys are pretty cool, and this one seemed quite hungry!
Mossy Hammock in the Morning Heat
You know that weird feeling you get when an alligator hisses at you before you see him? Well, I do now! I felt somewhat ambushed crossing a stream near the mossy hammock camp, but I had my mind on ground orchids, not gators. And it was hot with the air filled with mosquitoes. In any […]
Alligator Point After the Rain
Nice walk to Alligator Point. The park is looking like a jungle after days of rain. Here’s a picture of the native Florida Butterfly Orchid, which started blooming in May. Observations with IDs at iNaturalist: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?on=2020-06-07&place_id=any&subview=grid&user_id=stevietheb&verifiable=any
Fox’s High & Low
This is a great hike in Myakka taking you through a bunch of different ecosystems. See more photos…
Rockywold Deephaven Camps
It’s about the lake. Squam Lake is cool and deep and consistently beautiful and rests between big green hills. The lake has loons that cry at night. I remember this place from my childhood, and I think of it when I am away from it. And I love the smell of pine needles in the […]
Monhegan Island
This artist haven has always been on our list. See Maine photos…
Cushing, Maine
A week on the Maine Coast… See Maine photos…
North Haven, Maine
Visiting the Maine coast, and a ferry ride from Rockland took us to North Haven — lovely town and people. See Maine photos…
Water Rising at Myakka
The road in the park was closed just beyond the bridge, but I didn’t see water over the road… yet. See more Myakka pix…
Westfield, NY
At and around Johnson Estate Winery in Westfield, NY. See more Westfield photos…