outdoors

Bought 2 palettes of SOD today from Ace Hardware. They gave them to me for 50 bucks a piece because they had been sitting there for 3 days! I laid one today, the other awaits me for tomorrow! We're filling in the play area since the mulch seems to always wash away every time it rains!

Dan Nolan 

Danaly Design

Friday's Florida Trail Gateway Community kickoff along the Suwannee River at White Springs brought together more than 60 members of the community to celebrate the connections between this historic town and the 1,400-mile Florida Trail. After the formal ceremony and unveiling of the new road sign wrapped up, a bunch of us took a hike through Stephen Foster State Park along that segment of the Florida Trail, which has plenty of ups and downs across the rugged riverside terrain. Several of us planned, thereafter, to head to Big Shoals, the "big show" of the Suwannee River.

Starting today and through the 19th lots of bird lovers, birdwatchers and birders will be identifying and counting birds in their backyards.  I will be out there with coffee in one hand and a pair of binoculars in the other.  There are other bird counts that take place throughout the year but what could be easier than having your morning coffee outside and seeing what Mother Nature sends your way.  Check the website to see what others have seen in your area and other neighborhoods.