Paynes Prairie in North Florida is famous for the flocks of sandhill cranes that winter here among the local birds, wild horses, and bison.
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Featured Photo: Paynes Pier
This photo of the boardwalk that reaches into the wetlands lake of Paynes Prairie directly off US 441, I took on an early January morning in 2021.
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Everglades National Park Photos – Part I: Shark Valley
The Everglades National Park is a wildlife and bird photographers paradise. All these photos I took along just one trail: the Shark Valley Loop.
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Discover and Buy Local from Tampa Bay Artists and Makers
Tampa Bay’s LocalShops1 created a great online marketplace to support local artists, makers and small businesses – and to help everyone find unique products. It’s a win-win for a healthy community!
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Featured Photo: Roseate Spoonbill
This Roseate Spoonbill, I photographed on my 2020 birthday in April.
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Refreshed
Testing the air and soon the water.
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Photos from the Weeki Wachee River and Springs State Park (Florida)
One of the best places in Florida: Weeki Wachee Springs State Park and the Weeki Wachee River and its manatees.
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Spring Blooms and Chicks
This spring, I got to travel to North Carolina and various places around Florida. Naturally, I took lots of photos. Over the next few weeks, I plan on publishing several posts (either here or over on Happier.Place) dedicated to specific locations, e.g., Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
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Photos of Florida Gulf Coast Birds
Since moving to the Florida Gulf Coast in June 2018, I’ve found real pleasure in admiring and photographing the local birds. At times, it seems that my camera is drawn mostly to waterbirds – but then I spent over an hour just standing near a bald eagle’s nest in hopes of seeing a white head.
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First Impressions From My Florida Garden
Leaving behind my thriving Colorado garden when moving to Florida 2 1/2 months ago was especially sad because it was in late spring, just…
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1st Video of New “Happier Place” Web Series: Anastasia State Park (Florida)
I’m so pleased to share with you the first video of my new web series Happier Place. Actually, the videos are just one element of…
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Kennedy Space Center (Florida) – In Another Minute (357)
The John F. Kennedy Space Center on the east coast of Florida is NASA’s primary launch center for human spaceflight. As a Florida tourist attraction, it has…
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Taking it slow at Ft. Lauderdale Beach (Florida) – In Another Minute (Week 356)
After a week of running around, lots of driving and socializing, I treated myself to just an hour by myself on the Ft. Lauderdale beach……
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(Uncle) Randy’s Flower Garden – In Another Minute (Week 355)
Scott’s uncle Randy Capp has been tending a lovely flower garden in St. Augustine, Florida, for many years. Today Randy passed away. So I decided…
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Photos of Anastasia State Park, Florida
A few photos from Anastasia State Park on Anastasia Island in Northern Florida. To read more about this Atlantic Ocean park and watch my 1-minute…
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Anastasia State Park (Florida) – In Another Minute (Week 342)
Anastasia State Park is an oceanfront Florida State Park on Anastasia Island in St. Augustine. Being situated on its own peninsula, it features a vast…
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