• Sailboat on the water at sunset in St. Augustine, FL

    Bulow Creek State Park and the Fairchild Oak: A Day Trip South

    Is the Fairchild Oak at Bulow Creek State Park Worth a Day Trip? You pull into a small parking area, step out, and look up. Then up some more. The tree in front of you is not just big. It has a presence, like an old relative who does not need to say much to fill a room. That is the Fairchild Oak, an

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  • Seagull over the waves on a misty beach in Jacksonville Beach, FL

    Backyard Birds of Northeast Florida: Feeders and Winter Visitors

    What Will You See When You Hang a Feeder in Northeast Florida? You're sitting with coffee on the back patio and something moves in the shrubs. A flash of red. Then a flutter at the edge of the pond, and a tall white bird lifting off the water as if it has all the time in the world. Nobody tells you

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  • Lion statue at the Bridge of Lions, St. Augustine, FL

    Selling a Northern Home in Winter While Planning Your Florida Move

    Can You Sell a Home in the Snow and Still Move to Florida on Schedule? It is seven in the morning, the driveway is a sheet of white, and a buyer's agent just called to ask if they can show the house at noon. You grab the shovel, wipe down the entry, and hope the furnace is doing its job. Meanwhile,

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