The wood stork was on the lawn yesterday. I have been seeing it in Raccoon’s Cove, Otter Bay, Heron Inlet, Deer Pass Stork’s Rest for several days. That really is a little bit of paradise over there. Yesterday’s offerings were consumed by all the brightly colored flowers from the day before, so I didn’t get to the stork. But here he is. On the lawn of the backyard, yet again. He…
As you know, yesterday marked the end of the challenge. Earlier, I described some knowledge I’ve gained from doing that. Here are some other things, while I’m watched over by a redshouldered hawk, who flew up from the lawn when he saw me, but still perched very close by. First, there is always more story, and more to the story. As the month progressed, I posted longer blog entries with…
This afternoon, the backyard journey extended several miles to the north end of Tampa – Lettuce Lake Park. It is a 240 acre park with a tremendous boardwalk over a swamp that feels almost primitive. The sight of alligators lounging on fallen logs, and snakes curled around themselves next to pond lilies do nothing but enhance that feeling. It is a wonderful place, a half an hour away, that I…
Overnight the world broke into a million tiny shards and fell upon the water. Well, it looked like that this morning, at any rate. As the day dawned the rain fell in large flll droplets and the wind created a grey sheet around the backyard. It is remarkable how the quality of the mornings changes with the gusting winds. As the winds slowed and the curtain of shadows slowly lifted,…