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Passing the time in the Carolina Woods.

It was good to run into Blue Gentian in the Blue Ridge Mountains.

Fungi. So much to learn.

Covid angel

Paddle on Juniper Run. Gorgeous trip, a bit warm. The water is always cool. In deep canopy it feels like air conditioning. Saw Anhinga, many Aligators and Smooth Azalea. Always a treat.

In Florida, through sitting and gazing at nature, I gradually learned the way in which I should eventually find myself. .

- Frederick Delius

#floridasuite radicalnaturalism feastofflowers nativeflorida

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Thanks to Jay Paulk and some new friends in Live Oak, I have some great new research on Cracker Cows. Here is a painting I made about ten years ago. This new herd I am following is from original Paynes Prairie wild cows. Look for new paintings.

Suwannee River

Image from Feast of Flowers exhibition 2013 at The Cummer Museum.

Saying the Suwannee is magical seems a bit silly. For a lot of years I tried to explain this system. Took a lot of people on trips down the river. This painting belongs to John and Sally Ragsdale, and I am so glad they own it.

#feastofflowers #radicalnaturalism #suwanneeriver

Alapaha Rise

This is a painting I made more than ten years ago. It is about a spot on the Suwannee River a few yards up river from the highway 249 bridge. The first time I found this place was on a paddling trip with Allison Watson. We followed significant flow into a rock wall off the river. Black water was pumping from a near perfect half circle rock hole. Limestone walls towered at least a dozen feet over our heads. Sunlight drifted through the oaks and bounced off the water surface. Ripples of light danced on the white rock walls.

The Alapaha River cuts a 200 mile long trail through southern Georgia before it joins the Suwannee. It’s journey twists and turns. The tea colored water travels on the surface for a ways then drops underground here and there. Depending on rains the river bed at the confluence varies from a slight trickle to a creek a few feet deep. The bulk of the river’s water flows from this rise.

#radicalnaturalism #Suwannee River #Alapaha

Working in the studio. Reconfiguring these. #radicalnaturalism #applesnail #bluejay #passionflower #treesnail

Ghost Orchid Success!

Blue Grotto, Capri.

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