Ravine Gardens State Park, Palatka, Florida

Ponce de Leon

This is the ceiling in Ponce de Leon Hall on the campus of Flagler College in St. Augustine, Florida. I had to use my flash. I tried to hand-hold it, but there wasn't enough natural light and I was a bit too embarrassed to lie down on the floor, which probably would have worked quite well to hold the camera steady.

I &hearts Gainesville!

This bent hunk of metal across the street from the University of Florida - Gainesville made a heart with its shadow. I think it might be a place to lock a bike? We were walking by and I noticed this at just the right moment. A foot or two further and the illusion is gone. &hearts

Gainesville Graffiti Wall

So I'm on vacation in Florida and I have begged my host to take me to Gainesville so I can see the University of Florida's libraries. After leaving the campus we headed off toward the Natural History Museum, but en route I saw this really long wall covered in graffiti. She left me there and went shopping while I spent about a half an hour or so exploring this display that stretched for several blocks along a busy street. We never did make it to the museum.

The sidewalk is also covered in paint, some of it purposeful and some of it obviously there accidentally. It's pretty either way. I think this wall must be a memorial of some sort, but I'm not sure. There was a plaque on the meridian with four or five names on it, but I don't know what the story is. If anyone knows, please leave a comment.


Love the palm trees (I'm such a northerner) and there I am, actually IN one of my photos!

This beautiful creature had washed up on the beach and just begged to be photographed. Of course it was dead, so I'm making that up, but isn't it pretty? It was about 10 or 11 inches across at its widest point.

Micro Landscapes

A micro landscape . . . imagine flying over this scene, somewhere far north where wind and snow cover a frozen river and hug the rocky cliffs.


This strange land is so rugged and wild. Who could survive out here? Who would want to?

Your plane passes over this amazing island in a sea of snow and ice. I know I may be biased, but I see a Schnauzer's head here. Could this be the fabled Schnauzerland? Let's back up a bit . . .

All of these micro landscapes are part of this seaweed-covered outcrop of rocks on Crescent Beach south of St. Augustine, Florida. The "snow and ice" is actually just sand. This whole area is only about 15-20 feet across. Cool!