Beepocalypse

Posted on April 15, 2014 by Gator Woman

A bee performing the miracle that keeps the whole world running~ Picture credit: Bob Peterson/ Jacopo Werther If like us, Spring at your house means working in your garden and/or your yard, here are some things that you may wish to consider before you begin. In my email this morning was a new round of pleading from one of my favorite […]

Masticating Mollusks~

Posted on February 9, 2014 by Gator Woman

Oyster Sloop, Cos Cob Painting credit: Frederick Childe Hassam The sun is out here in our part of the Sunshine State for the first time this week, the rain has finally stopped, although we desperately needed it, but nearly a week of not seeing sunlight, got to be a bit overwhelming. And with this bright […]

Withering Whales

Posted on January 24, 2014 by Gator Woman

A Long-finned pilot whale spyhopping Picture credit: Barney Moss An update to this story The news is worse yet today, even more Whales have been found dead and again their stomachs were empty, but the thing that is most disturbing is the fact that these whales normally live in very deep waters and that they are probably coming […]

Paul’s Pelicans

Posted on January 17, 2014 by Gator Woman

The Paul Kroegel Memorial in Sebastian, Florida Picture credit: Ebyabe Like many of you, I am sure, my Ancestors came to America from so many places. One of them was my Grandfather who was from Prussia, a place that no longer exists and is now called Germany. At home, he primarily spoke in German to […]

Injustice In Japan

Posted on October 15, 2013 by Gator Woman

Dolphin picture credits, left to right: public domain, truncates and NASA. As I sit here admiring my new ” Winter” mouse pad and still feeling the warm glow from our visit over the weekend to the Clearwater Marine Aquarium, my first email this morning has turned my stomach and filled me with outrage. Right now, I […]

Lagoon Lunacy?

Posted on August 28, 2013 by Gator Woman

A bottlenose dolphin in Florida waters Picture credit: NOAA On our news this morning was a brief story about the suspected cause of all the recent bottlenose dolphin deaths along the Atlantic Coast, including our own Indian River Lagoon. The conclusion reached and reported, was that the dolphins had possibly contracted a virus. Although, […]

Lethal Lagoon

Posted on August 25, 2013 by Gator Woman

A bottlenose dolphin in the Banana River The Indian River Lagoon Picture credit: NASA Picture credit: USFWS When most people think of Florida, the first image that comes to mind, may be our crystal clear or turquoise water, followed closely behind by our glorious wildlife. But, that beautiful image is in grave danger of becoming only […]