A Real Beauty On The Beach
A Great Blue Heron strutting on the beach at Captiva Island, Florida. It’s spring break!
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Disney’s EPCOT Is Center Stage For Epic Flower And Garden Festival
A big green thumbs-up goes to Disney World’s landscape imagineers and design crew for executing the 2022 EPCOT International Flower and Garden Festival. The Orlando, Florida theme park is so bright and so green Alice really is in Wonderland here. (Tip: Hang out in World Showcase’s United Kingdom tea garden and Alice will make an…
Florida Blooms During A Bitter Northern Winter
Much of the U.S. is under winter’s chill or covered in snow and ice. Here in Florida, everything is popping with spring-like color, defying the calendar. The Sunshine State is basking— some say baking— in temperatures reaching the middle to upper 80’s. Living in the Tampa Bay area this time of year is glorious. I…
Visit Cuba And Relax On A Park Bench—Without Leaving The United States
No, it’s not the latest in virtual reality tours. You can stand on real Cuban soil—actual land owned by Cuba— and relax under the sun and watch the chickens walk by. Yes, the chickens are real, too. No passport required. The Tampa, Florida neighborhood of Ybor City is a cultural melting pot, influenced by its…