Slimy is not a term applied to anything in a positive light. In the pantheon of pejoratives, it is only slightly better than being identified as totally disgusting.
When applied to people it serv…
On the still days after late winter cold fronts pass through north Florida, the silence beyond suburbia can be thunderous.
Only the occasional puff of wind in the pines and the crunch of dried l…
The lengthening days and cold fronts with lessening intensity are speeding up the activity of many plants, animals and fungi as spring approaches.
During this period of mostly moderate temperatur…
The subdued browns, greens and grays of the forest are beginning to return to the brilliant pallet familiar to residents who venture beyond their front door. In the last days of February, the slow p…
As February closes in on March, some are asking the age old question: “Is spring here?”
A few moderately warm days will stimulate interest in the topic for a variety of reasons.
The covers feel really great on cold February mornings, especially when it is time to get up and go.
Warm and secure, there is the impulse to remain in bed for an extended time and delay the the…
The botanical pause of winter is monotonous in its consistency. Each day, with very few exceptions, is just like the one before it with plants in suspended animation.
February brings the first in…
North Florida in January can be cold, as recent weeks have demonstrated. However, by the standards of latitudes farther north in the United States (and Canada), the month can be considered quite bal…
The effects of January’s cold weather in Santa Rosa County have many characteristics.
In addition to the realistic possibility of the occasional subfreezing thermometer readings and frosts, ther…
