There are two main types of lizards around here: anoles and something else – little gecko looking things that are green, brown or black. I’m not exactly making peace with them but I am less alarmed than I used to be when I first got here. I prefer not to see them but there they…
Guess what? Florida is the lightning capitol of the U.S. And that article was published even before the cable box at the end of my driveway took a direct hit last week. #1 It took me a while to realize what happened, even though the exceedingly loud thunderclap did seem like it was right over…
The minor league baseball team in Jacksonville is called the Jumbo Shrimp. There seem to be a few logos for the team but my favorite one is the shrimp busting out of a stockpot of full of low country boil. That is all.
The neighborhood Facebook group is all abuzz today because there were many incidents of odd noises last night between midnight and 1 am. After comparing on-line notes, residents are falling into 2 camps: those who had someone knocking on their houses and those that heard gunfire. The sheriff’s department sent many cars that went speeding through…
UPDATED: Look at this guy making himself at home in my backyard now. He’s got nerve a’plenty. The only thing left for him now has got to be knocking on my sliding door and asking if he can use my phone. Apparently, I’ve got my own hawk. The next door neighbor told me he hangs…
