For the past three years or so, I’ve been shooting all my photos with a Canon Powershot SX60 camera. She’s done me good, and I suppose I’ve taken at least 200,000 or so photos with her. But alas, she has begun acting squirrely lately—the zoom lens makes a grinding sound when it moves, and the … More Testing Out the New Camera

A nice relaxing walk at Madeira Beach.

I was last in this museum about seven years ago. Although it is located right at the Pier, I haven’t been inside during the pandemic. But now that my vaxx is fully in effect (finally), I am once again able to visit museums again.  Woo hoo!

This little Aquarium, on the St Pete Pier, opened back in July (it was delayed by the pandemic) but I haven’t been in it yet. So, some photos from a visit:

One of the things I like about the Pinellas County Arboretum in St Pete FL is that there are always new things blooming no matter when you go there. Now, of course, is the time of year when the tropical fruits are appearing. Some photos.

So, it’s just a few more days now till my second vax shot will have fully kicked in and I will be … well … as safe as I ever will be, I suppose. In the meantime, I’m still avoiding being indoors as much as I can and spending most of my time outdoors, in St Pete FL’s … More A Walk in Largo Central Park Preserve

Is there anything cuter than a young Raccoon? No, I think there is not. I found this little fellow in the Central Park Preserve in Largo FL. Some folks nearby were feeding crackers to the birds, and he decided he wanted some of that action too. Some photos.

Since I’m in Tampa Bay I am accustomed to a wide variety of wildlife, much of which is non-native. One of these is the Mediterranean Gecko, a non-native from Europe which crowded out our native gecko, and is itself now being crowded out by other non-natives. I noticed a few months ago during the winter … More A Gecko Visits

Just a few bugs, beasts and birdies seen lately in the Tampa Bay area.

Although it looks like there’s now light at the end of the covid tunnel, it’s still gonna be a few months before it’ll be possible to take up road-traveling again. So in the meantime, I’m gonna post some photos taken during previous travels, overseas and in the US, that I did before I began vandwelling. … More Previous Travels: Disneyland