Boats, yo. Who doesn’t love tugs? We ALL love tugs. This shot from January 24th, 2018 of the working tug, Kaitlin Olma, on the Apalachicola Florida river walk is all lines, rectangles and circles that keep my eye moving around the image of a much adored subject. Word, before I die I’d love to tour,Continue reading “Lens-Artists #141 GEOMETRY”
Category Archives: Florida
Lens-Artists #140:Change Of Scenery
FLYING A severe cold snap in the winter of 2020 stunned a great many Florida sea turtles and on this day, January 16, 2020, the sea turtles that had been cared for at the Gulf Marine Specimen Lab in Panacea, Florida were released into the Gulf at Dr. Julian G. Bruce Saint George Island StateContinue reading “Lens-Artists #140:Change Of Scenery”
Sea Purslane
Sea Purslane forms an important and primary function in dune creation. Salt tolerant, it sets roots just above the high tide line. Sand-carrying wind hits the plant, slows slightly and drops the sand it is carrying. That helps build the dune and in time bring in other plants. It is an important part ofContinue reading “Sea Purslane”
Living Like a Lord*
* “If you are in a beautiful place where you can enjoy sunrise and sunset, then you are living like a lord.” ~ Nathan Phillips Sunrise, Saint George Island: Sunset, Saint George Island: Yeah, I had to look him up, this Nathan Phillips. He’s an actor…but he’s also right. We were lucky enough to haveContinue reading “Living Like a Lord*”
My Lousy Lunar Shot
February has sped by. Twenty eight days ago in the wee hours of February 1st I was arguing with the alarm, the cat, my body. The electric blanket was seduction itself but the eclipse was “going to be soooo cool, blue moon, super moon…”…and something else I’ve lost to time. I lost the argument andContinue reading “My Lousy Lunar Shot”
The Perils of Gunkholing
This was found while I was poking around the bay side of St. George Island back in January. Salt marshes are teeming with life and mud. I’ve come close to loosing a boot too. This
‘No Dumping’
January Moonrise Over The Apalachicola:
Road’s End
This is looking down on the old Eastpoint/St. George Island causeway from the newer one. The barrier islands are dynamic and always changing. I don’t know which hurricane took out the old causeway. https://dailypost.wordpress.com/photo-challenges/the-road-taken/
The Road Taken
Such Stuff As Dreams Are Made On
We are back in the dunes and have again taken up our search for THE boat. This isn’t it. This boat is probably one of the most photographed boats along Florida’s forgotten coast. The encroaching shadows of twilight seemed to highlight the dreamy possibilities. Shadows
