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L ife out among the trees is nothing if not overflowing with unexpected sights and encounters. This time a year ago I was in the habit of ...

A part from a broken well pump last week and a badly leaking hot water heater on Sunday, life in the backwoods of Florida continues to be ...

D uring the time of living at the beach some miles north of my present home out in the woods, I was often drawn by the sight of pelicans a...

L iving out here among the trees and critters of Oak Hill includes some form of daily yard upkeep, be it raking, picking up fallen limbs, ...

I n a backyard rainstorm… Spanish moss trembling in a downpour,  on the bird feeder’s plastic face tiny wet footprints  desperat...

A friend came out to the country on Sunday to while away a few hours under the oak trees with their swarms of mosquitoes and graceful swags...

S urely a connection to the absence of noise and distraction, the days here in the Florida wilds far removed from city sights and sounds p...