Category: Blog

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…

All Things July 4th…Take 2

There are so many things I could write beside these pictures but clearly they speak for themselves…what sticks out most in my mind were the last words my mom spoke to me when lending me her tent…she told me to be…

Yes..

So, I feel fortunate enough to have invited strangers into my home and had a wonderful experience. Krista and Steve were fantastic guests and I knew I wasn’t crazy just by looking at her beautiful flowers! They even let me…

Flagler Beach 1980 July 4th watermelon eating contest.

All Things July 4th…

Fourth of July circa 1980… I am actually surprised that I was willing to participate in the watermelon eating contest.. I was so shy growing up. My will to eat some tasty treat must have overridden the tremendous fear I…

All Things July 4th…

I worked as a lifeguard in Flagler Beach for many summers.One year during the fourth of July holiday there was a man swimming in THE BOAT CHANNEL! My Captain asked me why I did not swim out there to get…

Two Things I See

This piece of paper has two significances… First, i found it on the side of the road while walking the bridge. this is another spot i wish there were garbage cans. i realize they need to be accessible to the…

I Got Trashed The Other Night!

oh man… i’m getting on my soapbox again. The other evening my loved ones and i chose to cruise our sandy highway (the beach) up to our favorite burrito establishment. i’m often amazed at how many people i see catching…

Dreaming of…Oil?

The ocean is just beautiful! The weather has been amazing. Life here is paradise! And then I had this dream last night that the oil was here. Like a swarm of jellyfish that ride in on the current and invade…

Where Am I? #7

Oh man I got y’all good!! Nobody answered last weeks question right. The location is the little trinkett shop called Jose Gaspar’s on the north side of town. I cannot be sure the picture of Jose is an authentic portrait but I do know…

Oil Spills And Silver Linings

There is not much you can say about this catastrophe except when will it be over? It is horrible and ugly and leaving a stain on Mother Nature’s gifts. I definitely feel helpless and often find myself hoping that it…