Leu Gardens with Mom and Jacob

April 7, 2013 Hard to tell in the photo, but this bird is holding a fish.  Jacob took this one – not bad! For more photos of our day at Leu Gardens, please visit my Flickr album.

Wekiva River Kayaking

Last Saturday I had a fantastic time Kayaking down the Wekiva River – plenty of wildlife, perfect weather, and great company. We started at King’s Landing and ended at Wekiva Island, which was about 8 1/2 miles. It was 2 miles farther than Continue reading Wekiva River Kayaking

Little Big Econ State Forest

These sunglasses were on this random tree in the forest. We first saw them from the side and thought it was a huge pink spider, haha!

Lake Mirror, December 2012

December 2, 2012 the boys and I rode an Amtrak train for the first time. We took a trip to Lakeland where we met our friends Joni and Cole for lunch and fun at Mirror Lake. We watched the sunset Continue reading Lake Mirror, December 2012

St. John’s River trip

Today I headed out to Blue Springs State Park for some much-needed time on the St. Johns River. I was going to bring my own kayak but decided to just rent one instead and save the hassle of loading and Continue reading St. John’s River trip