If Eternity Is Forever, Am I There Now?
Love thy neighbor. Which one? The quiet retired couple to the right of us, the loud talkers several more sites to the right, or the spring break party bunch behind us? They are all neighbors. This transient, nomadic life style provides for many neighbors. We have different neighbors almost every day. Every week or so, we… Continue reading Neighbors
I’m getting lazy. Retirement just kicked in. All we do is ride bike, walk the beach, hike, dine out, kayak, hike some more, and swim with the manatee. I should have all sorts of time to post little Living in Eternity stories, but I have not done so. Yes, I’m most definitely getting lazy. Silver Springs We… Continue reading I Have Forever
Salt Springs is a very fine campground in the Ocala National Forest. The grounds are very well kept; it has full hook ups, and priced more than reasonable at $22.50 (Senior National Parks Rate) per night. The water flowing out of a Florida spring, is called a Run. The Salt Springs Run flows for five miles into… Continue reading “Dayo, , , , dayo – Hey mister tally man . . .”
Most of our camping happens in places that do not offer up paved bike trails. So when we find one we are all over it. Lake Beresford Bike Trail is a short 5 mile paved bike trail. It also has a super bonus entry point into Blue Springs State Park. Blue Springs is known for Manatee… Continue reading Clearwater Lake, Blue Springs, Florida Trail, and Jeremiah M Brewer
Some time ago, over twenty years now, we were camping in an old Ford pickup. It was a basic two-wheel drive truck; way before crew cabs became popular. It had crank windows, an engine that burned oil, no air conditioning, but it offered what we needed. I found a topper for $10.00 that was no… Continue reading Mere Reflection
The government partial shut down resulted in some National Parks, and National Forests being gated shut. Not an inconvenience compared to the government workers who were not getting paid for their labor. Do you suppose a law will ever pass stating that people of the Senate and Congress would be the first listed to not receive… Continue reading And Life Goes On
Rock Springs and Wekiwa Springs are about 10 miles from each other. Form Kelly Park we accessed both. Wekiwa Springs had far more kayak, canoe, and SUP traffic than Rock Springs. We found that Rock Spring was more clear for a longer distance than Wekiwa Spring. One day we hiked 10 miles of trails at Wekiwa… Continue reading Kayaking Springs
An Emergency Response Team was training at Kelly Park. It was a pleasure visiting with Chief Justin, and an honor lifting his courageous men up in prayer. His response team, being no different than other brave men and women who face adversity, trauma situations, and danger for a living, need all the prayer they can get. On… Continue reading Kelly Park and Prayer
Once again Deb searched out a great bike trail for us. The Seminole-Wekiva Trail runs along the former Orange Belt Railway. This popular, well-marked, 14-mile route is one of Seminole County's showcase trails. It guided us through residential and industrial settings. The very cool, and surprising part of this trail is the Wall Art. Deb had read… Continue reading Wall Art
When the large water pumps are active, the alligators hear dinner bells. Once used for irrigation the pumps would naturally suck up fish, and eject them into Lake Apopka. The pumps are no longer in operation, but the gators still frequent the fish taco bar. It was getting dusk as we rode our bikes from… Continue reading Lake Apopka
