[NOTE: I’ve blogged all these “how-to” posts before, but am gonna re-run them on occasion, since folks may have missed them, and many of them have been updated or expanded since they were first posted.] There are two basic types of people who live in a camper van: those who have, by unfortunate circumstances, been … More Life in the Van: Why Live in a Van

I happened to be watching when this Great Blue Heron, at Crescent Lake, caught himself some lunch. It was … a struggle for him.  🙂 I was impressed that he was able to get that thing down.

This park, located in the middle of a suburb of St Pete FL, has always been one of my favorite places to walk around, camera in hand. There is a variety of habitat which means lots of different Florida species, including birds, turtles and bugs. When I’m staying in St Pete I come here at … More A Walk at Largo Nature Preserve

Well, I saw something interesting in my morning walk at Sawgrass Lake. I passed a bee tree and saw hundreds of bees flying around in a cloud. Thinking they were swarming, I looked around for the swarm but didn’t see anything. Just then one of the park rangers pulled up with a local beekeeper to … More A Bee Tree Gets Raided

This Aquarium used to be located right on the sponge docks in a quite small building. A few years ago they moved to a larger property, and just re-opened this past summer. It’s much bigger now. More animals, bigger tanks, lots of shows. Some photos from a visit.

[NOTE: I’ve blogged all these “how-to” posts before, but am gonna re-run them on occasion, since folks may have missed them, and many of them have been updated or expanded since they were first posted.] Van dwelling is a very cheap way to live. Or, more accurately, it can be a very cheap way to … More Life in the Van: What’s It All Cost

Weedon Island Preserve is a 3100-acre county park located in St Petersburg, Florida. It is a wildlife refuge encompassing a series of islands in Tampa Bay, consisting mostly of mangrove swamp and slash pine/cabbage palmetto scrub. But its primary importance is as an archaeological site, centered around a number of Native American burial mounds and … More Weedon Island Archaeological Site

Back when I lived in St Pete I had an annual pass to Busch Gardens every year, and have been here at least 100 times. Now I haven’t been here since the beginning of the pandemic, but since I’ll be wintering in Florida I thought I’d drop in and get a pass so I can … More Busch Gardens Tampa

Madeira Beach is a typical little Florida beach town, one of a gazillion that line up along the shores of Pinellas County. But one unique place here is the Church By the Sea, popularly known as the “Chicken Church”. Some photos from a walk in Madeira Beach.

[NOTE: I’ve blogged all these “how-to” posts before, but am gonna re-run them on occasion, since folks may have missed them, and many of them have been updated or expanded since they were first posted.] When most people think of “RV camping”, they immediately picture the advertising images of people sitting in lawn chairs next … More Life in the Van: Keeping Warm and Cool