1/5/2023 – Thursday, & the Direfish of Lake Ella

1/5/2023 – Thursday, & the Direfish of Lake Ella

The big white fish is back! I assume it went somewhere, as Lake Ella is pretty small and very shallow, overall. During the drought I bet the pond was disconnected from other waterways (this is Florida; whether you see them or not, there are always connections to other...
1/3/2023 – Tuesday

1/3/2023 – Tuesday

This year is starting off warm and muggy but at least there is a lot of fog. Hmmmmm…well, actually, I love cloudy/foggy days, so I’m not upset about that. I know there are some heavy storms working their way across the country, and we’ll be getting...
1/1/2023 – Happy New Year!

1/1/2023 – Happy New Year!

Finally the clocked ticked over and we have escaped 2022! Which feels a lot like a mere continuation of escaping 2020, so I’m not making any collective prognostications for this year…anyway, Keely’s not impressed: As most of you know, I decided to do...
Retreat to advance

Retreat to advance

I’m writing this from the laundromat up by Publix at 10:00 am on the day before the day before new year’s eve. As I was walking Keely this bright, pretty morning I thought a lot about how I wanted to start the new year, and I realized that I really want to...
12/28/2022 – Wednesday

12/28/2022 – Wednesday

Keely has been enjoying the cooler weather, but I’m glad we got a small upswing this morning — it was about 35°F, bright and sunny. I’m still holding her back until after 7:30 am so at least we do have some sunlight to offset the temperatures, but...