Category: Nature/Ecology

Don’t Worry, Bee Happy!

If you read much news and you’re pay attention to anything relating to ecology, no doubt you’ve heard that bees are not having such an easy time these days. It’s not so easy to be a bee, trying to live, thrive and survive! So… Continue Reading “Don’t Worry, Bee Happy!”

Beauty in the ‘burbs!

It’s such a marvelous thing when you find amazing natural beauty in unexpected places. About two miles from the neighborhood where I live is a web of subdivisions all tagged with the Deerfield name. There are four or five different subs all told; it’s… Continue Reading “Beauty in the ‘burbs!”

National Wildlife Day is…

National Wildlife Day is… well, it’s complicated! September 4th has been the day to commemorate National Wildlife Day each year, having been established back in 2005 by animal behaviorist Colleen Paige. As you may know, there’s no shortage of days to celebrate a million… Continue Reading “National Wildlife Day is…”

Lone Cabbage Fish Camp

If you live in Orlando and go to Cocoa or Cocoa Beach very often, you’ve passed Lone Cabbage Fish Camp, no doubt. There are several ways to get to the Cocoa area from O’do and I’d venture to say that SR 520 is the… Continue Reading “Lone Cabbage Fish Camp”

Alligator Season begins today

Here in the Sunshine State, there’s a Gator Season each summer that lasts for 30 days. The season opens today. If you’d like to know more about gator hunting in these parts,  here’s a bulletin from our Fish And Wildlife Commission where you can get… Continue Reading “Alligator Season begins today”

Help for the Eastern Indigo Snake

One of Florida’s iconic snakes, the Eastern Indigo has been having a tough time in the last little while. The problems are familiar and are not so easily remedied in a time where it seems like every square inch of habitat in Florida has… Continue Reading “Help for the Eastern Indigo Snake”

A Sad Reminder About Nature

Those of you who’ve read this blog much know what a total tree-hugging nature nut I am. No doubt, you love Mother Nature as much as I do. Having said that, the natural world with all its awe-inspiring beauty and diversity is like anything… Continue Reading “A Sad Reminder About Nature”

Honey, I forgot to duck!

…said Ben never! But enough silliness! Some of you may remember when that somewhat unusual phrase was uttered by Ronald Reagan back in the early ’80s. I’ve never said that, because when I’m around waterfowl of any variety, I whip out the camera and… Continue Reading “Honey, I forgot to duck!”

Downey Park revisited

I had a little idle time this afternoon and started thinking about how I’ve had few opps to get out of the house lately. It wasn’t a good feeling. I started looking through some of the folders for pix on my hard drive and… Continue Reading “Downey Park revisited”

The Invasion of the Mermaids!

While i was at work Thursday evening, I noticed that a guest was checking out two of the Mermaids found on one of our displays in the store. Then I noticed that the guest was sporting a mermaid tattoo on her left arm. I… Continue Reading “The Invasion of the Mermaids!”