Hurricane Ian Blues

Hurricane Ian Blues

by | Oct 27, 2022 | Florida

Hurricane Ian came ashore on the Florida Gulf Coast as a Category 4 hurricane on September 28th. It left a wide swath of destruction that included Fort Myers Beach, Cape Coral, Naples, Sanibel, Captiva, and Pine islands. In it’s path of destruction was my winter...
Enjoying Maine

Enjoying Maine

by | Sep 9, 2022 | Maine

I’m borrowing the title for this post from a book by Bill Caldwell, who was a newspaper columnist based in Maine. Although not a native, Caldwell made a career writing about his love of the places and people of Maine. He wrote a popular book in 1977 titled...
Still Dancing

Still Dancing

by | Jun 18, 2022 | Uniquely J. Dawg

Over the past 20 years, one of my summertime activities has been attending a few music festivals. I typically attend three festivals during the summer – one bluegrass and two cajun/zydeco/roots dance festivals. I enjoy getting immersed into the music at these...
A Quick Visit to Congaree National Park

A Quick Visit to Congaree National Park

by | May 6, 2022 | National Parks

I recently drove home to New England from spending the winter in Florida.  As I planned the trip home, I looked for some new and interesting places to visit along the way.  I happened to notice Congaree National Park in South Carolina was close to my route.  I stopped...
Every Picture Tells A Story

Every Picture Tells A Story

by | Apr 3, 2022 | Uniquely J. Dawg

I love taking pictures.  I got into photography as a way to document and capture memories of my travels.  I’m mostly a landscape photographer.  But at times in my travels, and more recently, I’ve ventured into people photography. Photographing people is...
Visit to Everglades National Park

Visit to Everglades National Park

by | Mar 17, 2022 | Florida, National Parks

Everglades National Park has been on my bucket list for several years.  It’s a huge National Park that’s relatively near by – less than a 2 hour drive from my winter home in Fort Myers Beach.  In March of 2022, I made a trip down to the park and...