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Five Fun Things to Do in April

Posted on March 28, 2009 by Lucy Tobias

Ah, spring. Open the windows. Let in fresh air. Inhale. Makes you restless, doesn’t it? Have I got a cure for you – five fun events for April all happening in places from my book “50 Great Walks in Florida.” … Continue reading →

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Azaleas in Full Riot at Rainbow Springs State Park

Posted on March 4, 2009 by Lucy Tobias

Heatherann Cundiff and azaleas in bloom at Rainbow Springs State Park. Photo by Lucy Beebe Tobias Yes, all the azaleas are blooming! That’s the good news from Rainbow Springs State Park in Dunnellon. Rejoice. Do not hesitate. Pack up the … Continue reading →

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Empty Bowls Filled with Love and Soup

Posted on February 10, 2009 by Lucy Tobias

I walked up the wide stairway then down a long hallway looking for the right room number. I heard my destination before arriving. Laughter spilled out of an open doorway of the ceramics studio at Central Florida Community College in … Continue reading →

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Seeing Sandhill Cranes at Paynes Prairie

Posted on January 20, 2009 by Lucy Tobias

The air is alive with noise. All around us on Paynes Prairie near Gainesville it sounds like a thousand squeaky doors swinging open and shut on their hinges – creak, creak, creak. Noise surrounds us. We can’t see the noisemakers … Continue reading →

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Climbing a lighthouse for more than the view

Posted on June 23, 2008 by Lucy Tobias

I earned this T-shirt the old-fashioned way – by actually doing what it says – climbing 203 stairs to the top of Ponce de Leon Inlet Lighthouse. The lighthouse is 175 feet tall and the view from the top looks … Continue reading →

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