#In Focus Friday – The Return of the Mississippi Kite
I’ve shared several images of our neighborhood Kites in the last couple of weeks- here is a closer look at these beautiful birds.
Category: Journal Entry
Simon’s Fighting Wombats
The fourth installment in the telling of the birth of our son, Simon Alister, and our journey through the various wings of the Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital Birthing Center to ensure his safety.
Backyard Bee Bandits
Our family has a history with bees that dates all the way back to 1985. Now, as we contemplate adding apiarist to our lifestyle choices, I thought it’d be a good time to share hints of our infamous past with bees.
Cox Landing / Lake Worth Cleanup Effort
We joined some volunteers to cleanup a local boat landing and recreation area! The successes of the day have led us to begin planning the next one. Find out more here!
Honeymooning in the Chattahoochee-Oconee
After our wedding we spent the week exploring the WMAs of north Georgia! We had a great time visiting the Chatthoochee-Oconee National Forest and learning about its history and fauna.
Update – Expanding Horizons
With all the wedding preparations our time has been limited, and in the hubbub, we have had little time to go on adventures or write about the ones we have had. Further, we have decided to make some changes to both our content and our approach.
A Good Year for a Pre-Marital-Moon
With all the excitement that came with the end of 2020, we decided to take a bit of a sabbatical. It was necessary time that we took to explore our actions and motives and to properly adapt and frame them for the road ahead of us. We are overjoyed—and anticipating …
A Night at River Creek
During our recent dive into the history of River Creek, we discovered that it’s one of the best examples of a Longleaf Pine/Wiregrass Ecosystem, and that in recent years efforts have been made to repopulate Red-Cockaded Woodpeckers in the area. These were the leading factors in our decision to get …
River Creek, A Storied Past and a Hopeful Future
River Creek, the Ralph and Alexandra Kauka Wildlife Management Area is a mouthful, the name stands out in a list because of, well, the names. Despite the curiosity, we delayed visiting Rivercreek, in much the same way as we avoided Chickasawhatchee WMA. Since our initial strategy for selecting WMAs had been to visit those farther from …
Elmodel – Chasing the Gray Speedsters
Even in the middle of a South Georgia summer 6:00 AM can be brisk— and it was. This was Labor Day; Robert and I were trying not to wake anyone as we shuffled out of the house. We were on our way to meet up with a new friend: Tim. Tim had reached …