Enjoy the Outdoors. Love the Planet.
All about Nature, about the outdoors<>I love it, photograph it and protect it.
Month: July 2016
Orlando Brewing is a Hidden Gem in Orlando’s Sodo District
To this beer lover, Orlando Brewing is a truly unique establishment. Central Florida has its share of microbreweries, but none plowing the same ground, so to speak. You’ll find this low-key establishment in the southwestern corner of the downtown area, just west of ORMC… Continue Reading “Orlando Brewing is a Hidden Gem in Orlando’s Sodo District”
The NBA is Moving the 2017 All Star Game out of Charlotte
Four months ago, the State Legislature in North Carolina passed the Public Facilities Privacy & Security Act, commonly known as House Bill 2. The bill nullified the City of Charlotte’s newly-passed ordinance forbidding discrimination against LGBTQ citizens, mandated that transgendered people use the… Continue Reading “The NBA is Moving the 2017 All Star Game out of Charlotte”
Bulldog Plays Solitaire. A lot.
It’s a truism that if you know how an individual spends his or her time, you’d know a lot about that person. I suppose that’s true. Here’s a confession: Ol’ Bulldog here spends quite a bit of time playing Solitaire. There. The truth is… Continue Reading “Bulldog Plays Solitaire. A lot.”
Bill and Eli Perras, Florida Folk Musicians Extraordinaire
I’ve had two great musical partnerships in my life. One of them is on the acoustic or folk side of the musical universe; it’s the work I was privileged to have done with husband and wife duo Bill and Eli Perras. They invited me… Continue Reading “Bill and Eli Perras, Florida Folk Musicians Extraordinaire”
A Dark Tale of 49 Murdered by Hate, revisited
The story of the slaughter of 49 partiers at Pulse has been told many times. By a thousand journos and bloggers. Orlando and her people are still coming to grips with what happened there in the early morning hours of June 12th; all the… Continue Reading “A Dark Tale of 49 Murdered by Hate, revisited”
Great and Authentic Florida Eatery on the Banks of the St. Johns
My companion and I enjoyed lunch recently at the Swamp House Grill in DeBary; it has become a fave spot for me in east Central Florida. The food is fabulous and the service is consistently good. I had my usual: the blackened seafood trio.… Continue Reading “Great and Authentic Florida Eatery on the Banks of the St. Johns”
Watching Baseball on a Sunday Night
I think it’s true that watching baseball on a Sunday night is an excellent way to spend the last few hours of a summer-time weekend. Got the Giants and the Diamondbacks on the tube right now. Giants are up 2-0 in the bottom of… Continue Reading “Watching Baseball on a Sunday Night”
Hillary in Handcuffs! NOT!
I’m not at all surprised that FBI Director James Comey announced that no charges are appropriate and that none will be brought against Hillary Clinton or anyone else on her staff in the dust-up over her use of a private e-mail server during her… Continue Reading “Hillary in Handcuffs! NOT!”
In Praise of Blossoming Trees
There are few things in Nature as beautiful as a tabebuia tree. The photo here is of one I tended, watered and pruned for nine years. Lovely tree; it was a gift from our next door neighbor. The fact that a tabebuia only blooms for… Continue Reading “In Praise of Blossoming Trees”
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