I’ll probably be keeping an eye on what’s now the 9th Tropical Depression of the 2016 Atlantic hurricane season most of the next few days. The weather people in this area have been keeping an eye on this disturbance for a while now, and I mentioned it on this blog… 258 more words
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Copper Palm Tree Memorial
Laisley park in Punta Gorda, Florida plays host to a magnificent copper tree sculpture.
The artist Peggy McTeague was commissioned to sculpt this by the town of Punta Gorda in honor of those who survived the on slight of Hurricane Charley in 2004. 64 more words
Review of "Stealing Time" by K.J. Waters
I have three fairly basic criteria that will earn a book an instant 5-star review: It makes me laugh, it makes me cry, and it keeps me up past my bedtime. 530 more words
Hurricane Season Starts
The Atlantic Hurricane season officially starts today, June 1st and runs through November 30th. There have already been 2 named storms this year, Hurricane Alex in January and Tropical Storm-Depression Bonnie in May. 235 more words
Hurricaned!
To celebrate the coming of hurricane season, here is another long piece. It was the hurricane season of 2004. Florida was hit by four hurricanes that year. 4,045 more words
Florida: DeSoto County
DeSoto County (pop. 34,862) is east of Sarasota County. It was named for Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto – as was Hernando County, farther north in Florida. 143 more words
Florida: Hardee County
Hardee County (pop. 27,731) is west of Highlands County. It’s the only Hardee County in the U.S.
The county was named for Cary A. Hardee (1876-1957), governor of Florida from 1921 to 1925. 135 more words
