Doesn’t it always happen? You’re driving along and you see the prettiest flower on the side of the road and you can’t stop or pull over to take a closer look. It happened to me quite frequently on this trip, but on the way back from the Grandin Village Community Market on the [...]
Posts under ‘Nature’
‘Shrooms
On prior visits, I had seen a few mushrooms here and there, scattered about the property. They must have been pretty hardy, since my prior visits were in early Spring and late Fall, judging by the number of mushrooms I saw this time. I know nothing about mushroom identification, so if any readers [...]
Spring in South Florida
I’ve learned that folks who haven’t visited South Florida have the misconception that there is no winter here. While it doesn’t get cold by northern standards, the plants do slow down and many actually lose their leaves. Among native trees, the Gumbo-limbo (bursera simaruba) stands out in its nakedness during the winter months. [...]
Christian Environmentalism
Some weeks ago, a friend sent me a link to the Defenders of Wildlife site, where I viewed a disturbing video that showed wolves being hunted from airplanes in Alaska. That video is on this blog – one of the very first posts that I made. I was shocked to view the video, [...]
Sarah Palin’s views on wildlife
A friend just sent me a link to a very disturbing YouTube video that I think everyone should view. Granted, most of the population of the United States lives in urban and suburban areas and have little connection to Nature and its beauty and violence. I’m told that there are people who don’t [...]