Assembled this array of parts into this. The secret, pictures! I rode 1050 miles this year training for the tour. At my average speed, that is about 100 hours on the bike. The tour will take us up the Beartooth Highway, one of the most beautiful roads in the world. We will climb 5000 feet…
Ernie the Elm Tree
Three years after a tornado hit my property, Ernie the Elm is still clinging to life. The elm tree’s leaves just now came out a week ago. The elm was nearly torn out of the ground by the tornado on March 31st, 2011. After the tornado, the elm tree listed at a 45 degree angle….
Wildlife Survival Sanctuary Visit
Mankind’s true moral test, its fundamental test (which lies deeply buried from view), consists of its attitude towards those who are at itsmercy: animals.~Milan Kundera (1929-) ,The Unbearable Lightness of Being I visited the Wildlife Survival Sanctuary yesterday in Spring Hill Florida. The sanctuary is amazing, run by people who have an extraordinary love for…
The Horses of Hernando County
I have watched these young horses grow up together the last two years. The first time I saw them they were tiny foals nursing from their mother. I always stop by their horse farm whenever I cycle the Withlacoochee bike trail on my way to Inverness. The horse farm is just a short distance…
Robles and Mountain Lioness Social Circle
Paso Robles and Mountain Lioness finally curled up and snuggled with each other. They lived together for the past year and a half. They always got along fine and played with each other. Daily they stalked prey together while sitting on window sills and looking out through screens in the Florida Room. I would often…