Monday, just as I got my first period Marines busy on their Marine Science test, the school nurse called my room. "Call Mrs. FC right away" That is never good, so I held my breath and called, quietly so as not to disturb my high schoolers pondering my...

Blue is definitely my color. When sunbathing, it's important to get comfortable. This curvy Fence lizard was draped across the kayak carrier board in my utility trailer when I went to use it. I hated to disturb him as he looked so comfortable. Later...

A few scenes from last night at my parent's house ... Poor Mark. If he had taken my Marine Science course, he' have known sharks feed after dark. I made his tombstone (and Fred's) years ago from 2 inch styrofoam insulation sheeting. Fred is so...

My banties have been scratching hard in the fallen leaves around the oaks. Shallow craters like these surround all the "yard trees". They are doing this, because (A) I don't feed them and (B) the mulch is alive with pesky Asian cockroaches. These Asian...

This is a boat with a second life. More than likely, it started life as a gill net boat, back before the 1994 net ban. In 1994, Floridians used a constitutional amendment to ban certain entangling nets and limit others. Concerned voters went the...