Category: Blog

Swim Turtles, Swim

              This morning I rounded up the kiddos to watch a sea turtle nest be dug up.  Here is what I learned: An average Loggerhead turtle nest has around 1oo eggs. There are 88 counted nests in Flagler, both Loggerhead and…

Welcome to Native Roots…

(native) an animal or plant indigenous to a place (roots) family, ethnic, or cultural origins, especially the reasons for one’s longstanding emotional attachment to a place or community I am a native with roots, born in St. Augustine and raised in Flagler. Native Roots is where I am going to highlight other natives (plants, animals and bugs)…

Loving what you do…

I checked this book out at the Flagler Beach library…(we love our library!!)  It was kinda on a whim as we were packing up our things and I recommend it to anyone.  It’s one of those books that you can just open…

Good Morning..My Name is…

When Sean asked me to move my blog he questioned the name Island Times, wondering the origin.  I figured today would be a great opportunity to explain. For several years I have been fascinated with the idea of owning, writing…

Ta-Daaa!

And with a snap of the fingers…. poof …here we are. So this is our new home…and if I may hum along to the theme song from The Jeffersons…. we are movin on up to the east side… Complete with…

Farewell?

Okay my quiet readers…i’m moving….. Island Times has found a new home with more room…so sit back and relax, breath, prop your feet up, drink something ice cold and put a big ole smile on your face cause it’s gonna…

If You Look Close…

> The color of the water never gets old when it looks like this…not too mention that there are waves! Even our signiture red sand that finds it’s way to your most private of places, refusing to vacate until after…

This Is Why…

It’s been awhile… but this is why I live here. I’ve realized that I have been taking a breather and kind of been depressed, waiting for oil to wash ashore. Making plans for relocation if I was told that I…

Where Am I? #9

Being the operator of this piece of heavy equipment I am making an executive decision to end the “where am i” contest. the winner by a long stretch is my fantastic supporter DDP! oh the excitement he should be feeling…

Where Am I? Drum Roll Please…

And the winner is, DDP! cheers, bells and whistles from the audience 🙂 what makes this prize all the more mysterious is the absolute refusal of my computer to print this picture right side up. so there you have it…