Essay and photos by P.C. Zick The winter of 2019/2020 may have been foreshadowing of what happened in the early spring of 2020. From the death of my brother to my husband’s myriad of physical ailments to surgery for my daughter, I’d had it by February and looked forward to a fresh start for aContinue reading “MARCH 2020 – ONE LAST ESCAPE”
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Our Urban Oasis
We live on the southeast side of Tallahassee, but when we drive a mile from our home to a city park, it’s hard to believe we’re so close to an urban area with a population of 200,000. We call it Piney Z after the name of one of the lakes and the neighborhood bordering it,Continue reading “Our Urban Oasis”
MY KAYAKING ROOTS
Photos and essay by P.C. Zick (@PCZick) I began my water journeys in a canoe, but I never felt at home, either as the navigator in the back or the first mate in the front. However, I knew nothing else and loved the quiet and peace of the rivers of north Florida, mostly the SantaContinue reading “MY KAYAKING ROOTS”
SUMMER LINGERS WHILE FALL BECKONS
The wild turkeys gather together as summer wanes forming their “gangs” to wander the mountains surrounding our cabin. Last night we heard a rustling outside our front door. When we went to look, a large turkey flapped its wings and flew into a tree in front of our porch, settling on a branch precariously.Continue reading “SUMMER LINGERS WHILE FALL BECKONS”
SUMMERTIME AND THE LIVING HAS NEVER BEEN EASIER
Here in the western Smoky Mountains, the rain has often skipped us this summer. No wonder when it started raining yesterday, we danced on the porch to the sound of drops on the metal roof. The garden turned its thirsty heads heavenward and drank in the beauty of a late afternoon shower. Our excitement wasContinue reading “SUMMERTIME AND THE LIVING HAS NEVER BEEN EASIER”
#Kayaking – Sign of Spring
We brought the kayaks down from their storage place, where they hang all winter upside down under a second-story balcony. Before we could load them up in the truck, we had to remove the very large nest taking up residence in one of them. I felt badly about that, but we have some robins thatContinue reading “#Kayaking – Sign of Spring”
A View from the Creek
Raccoon Creek May 2011 By Patricia Zick @PCZick Raccoon Creek winds for nearly thirty miles through the foothills of the Alleghenies in western Pennsylvania. During its course through valleys and woodlands, it picks up several tributaries flowing down the hillsides before it dumps into the Ohio River thirty miles northwest of Pittsburgh. We recently kayakedContinue reading “A View from the Creek”
Living Lightly 