Morning Dew

Stalking the Real Florida

It's easy to find the tourist version of Florida, just follow the billboards! But to find the "Real" Florida, you'll have to dig deeper: Into the backwaters, the hardwood hammocks, cypress swamps and meandering spring-fed rivers. You'll need to trek along the Heartland ridge, through scrub oak forests and under the vast shade of age old oaks. And walk the crystal clear, sand-bottomed, shallow creeks along pristine banks of palmettos and ferns.

Yes, the beaches are lovely, and theme parks are fun. But the hidden treasures of Florida, the pioneer's version of the "Sunshine State" is what challenges the imagination and captures the poetry of a photographer's lens.

Take a walk on the "wild" side...

Last Summer's Wildflowers...

 One of my new found friends on Etsypreneur.com- "an uplifting and helpful community for Etsy Sellers" owns the Etsy shop: Redford Glass Studios and while I was browsing her shop I saw her location...the North Country of New York, namely the Adirondack Mountains! This happens to be not only one of my favorite places to go in New York, but also where I spent my summer vacation. What always amazes me is the millions of wildflowers growing along the roadsides, trails and river banks. We have lots of flowers here in Florida, but something about going north and seeing the abundant buttercups, tigerlilies, dandelions and daisies is a different kind of paradise for me...

 

Featured items from Redford Glass Studio:

Sunrise on Sandspur

Camping has been one of my passions for years, sleeping in a tent on a beach is more appealing to me than a five star resort! A favorite spot I've found in my travels around Florida is Bahia Honda State Park in the Florida Keys. You can set up camp right on an oceanside beach...Paradise! 

Waking up in the morning and rolling out of the tent to the most spectacular sunrise imaginable is the best part of all...