What makes Caladesi Island State Park on the Florida Gulf Coast so special isn’t just its natural beauty, but also how uncrowded it is.
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Trail and Beach Photos from Honeymoon Island State Park (Florida)
Honeymoon Island quickly became one of my favorite places as soon as we moved to the Florida Gulf Coast. Let me show you some views from the beaches and trails.
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Monarch Butterfly Life Cycle Stages Photos and Videos
Photos and videos of the monarch butterfly life cycle stages, from egg to caterpillar to chrysalis to butterfly, all in my Florida backyard over the course of just a few weeks.
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Shiny New Nature Photo Postcards + Satiny Folded Greeting Cards
Exciting news! A whole brand-new batch of shiny, sturdy, sustainably-sourced nature photo postcards featuring my photography are now available via Happier Place! TweetShare147SharePin10Share157 Shares
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Winter Photos from Paynes Prairie State Park (Florida)
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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2021 Wall Calendar Featuring My Photography
For the fourth year in a row, Happier Place published a wall calendar featuring my photography. It’s not too late to get one. TweetShare180SharePinShare180 Shares
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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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New Landing Spot: My New Merged Relaunched Imperfect Website
This new LuciWest site has been a work-in-progress long enough, and it doesn’t seem I’ll ever get it “just right”. Therefore, I’m now officially declaring it launched – or relaunched.
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Introspection, Reflection and Need for Action – by a White German Expat in America
During the anguish of these days, something comes through clearly: it’s not enough to think one is not a racist, one has to be a proactive anti-racist. And that starts with some introspection and reflection.
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Refreshed
Testing the air and soon the water.
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Jumping Over My Own Shadow: My First Indie Market
In German, we have an expression that translates to “jumping over one’s own shadow” and means to do something that doesn’t come natural to you and is unsettling, even scary to you. It’s usually something that is not scary or even a big deal to others – but just outside of your personal comfort zone or natural behavior.
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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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Happy Happiness Day!
Today (March 20th) is the International Day of Happiness, and I wish all of you an especially happy day! TweetShareSharePinShare0 Shares
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Happier Place – The What, Why and How
A few months ago, Scott and I launched Happier Place. It’s been keeping me so busy I haven’t gotten around to writing about the whole…
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Why mass shootings are a reason I’m making “All’s Well and Fair”
One year ago today, I was in Gainesville, Florida, to film the 3rd installment of my documentary project All’s Well and Fair. The next morning,…
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