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Cicadas, Dragonflies, and Mosquitoes, oh my!
I didn’t know there were forests down here just off the beaches. Fort Pickens, Florida is a peninsula in the panhandle area of this giant boot-shaped state. It’s cool and breezy this morning. The Cicada choir sings, accompanying children’s laughter and families chatting, cooking breakfasts, and packing for their Saturday adventures. I could sit here…
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Even in paradise
Woke up with a headache, stiff back, achy feet, feeling my 55 years, even in paradise. I’m here as me, not trying to be a true beach girl. When did I last wear a bikini? Maybe age 12 or 13. After that it was all downhill in terms of weight and body image and bathing…
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So many questions

I’m curious by nature. Tell me something and I have more questions. Talk about an experience you’ve had, or a feeling you’re experiencing and I want to know more. Jellyfish? I have so many questions, now that I’ve seen a few different types washed up on shore. I went for an early morning walk just…
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No One Eats Breakfast in Florida
We’re headed to the village of Apalachicola, Florida today. Left Pensacola to drive east and north-ish through Navarre, a little beach town, past the other seaside clusters of houses on stilts. Along the way we see many donut, tattoo, and beach stores, but breakfast diners are scarce. Perhaps people who eat a lot of donuts…
