“Old Florida” Beach Day

If you know where to look you can find bits of Old Florida with natural landscaping, cracker houses, and a slow pace. Today my son and I, who is on his spring break, took a quick get away over to the beach for a few hours with some friends. They were staying in a...

Tropical cactus

Glimpses of the desert can be seen in lush Winter Park. Somehow in this lush Florida climate, we have cactus. Growing up visiting my grandmother in Arizona, I have great appreciation for the desert. I loved looking out the car window at all the saguaro standing tall...