Category Archives: Florida

A Winter Poem

January 27, 2021 – 10:53 am

Two years ago my friend Alison in Palm Beach found this poem. Her trees were dying from the cold. ” WINTER ” by Abigail Elizabeth McIntyre Shit It’s Cold The End That was one of coldest weeks in American weather history. Even Florida had snow. Winters weren’t always that way and maybe next year will […]

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THE EVERGLADES: RIVER OF GRASS by Marjory Stoneman Douglas

January 6, 2020 – 1:06 am

The Everglades: River of Grass by Marjory Stoneman Douglas was published the same year as the formal opening of Everglades National Park. Her writing began as a small article on the Miami River. “About an inch long,” she supposedly said of the piece. Her book The River of Grass covered the historical and natural aspects […]

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Batten Down The Hatches

September 1, 2019 – 1:03 pm

Hurricane Dorian is predicted to hit the Bahamas as a category 5 storm on Sunday. Houses on those low islands are required with be built to withstand 120mph winds. Dorian might top the record with 200 MPH cyclonic gusts. Donald Trump has tweeter that the hurricane with will catastrophic and headed to his Virginia Golf […]

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THE GULF STREAM

March 23, 2019 – 2:31 pm

The Gulf Stream’s warm and swift current runs swiftly from the Gulf of Mexico to the North Atlantic, where it splits at about 40°0′N 30°0′W to effect the North Sea and the ocean off Africa. According to Wikipedia the Gulf Stream is typically 100 kilometres (62 mi) wide and 800 metres (2,600 ft) to 1,200 […]

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A Winter Poem

January 7, 2018 – 2:06 pm

My friend Alison in Palm Beach found this poem. Her trees are dying from the cold. ” WINTER ” by Abigail Elizabeth McIntyre Shit It’s Cold The End This was one of coldest weeks in America. Even Florida had snow. It wasn’t always that way and maybe it won’t be again, but I remember driving […]

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