Author Archives: Dianna Dann Narciso

There’s a snake in the house! A Florida Story…

Posted on September 12, 2018 by Dianna Dann Narciso

Juvenile Southern Black Racer Photo by Mike Leffler at Flickr There was a snake in the house yesterday. I walked down the hall to my bedroom and there in the doorway: SNAKE! But it was a tiny, cute snake. Nothing … Continue reading →

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A weekend in Decatur…

Posted on September 5, 2018 by Dianna Dann Narciso

We drove up to Decatur, Georgia, on Friday and settled into a Holiday Inn Express only to have our fears confirmed–they’d switched from waffles to pancakes. All along the drive we saw billboards advertising hotel breakfasts and they were all … Continue reading →

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Scenic drives close to home…

Posted on August 27, 2018 by Dianna Dann Narciso

Osprey This past weekend, we decided to drive out into the wilds. No more walking outside until September! So, on Saturday, we went to Titusville and drove the road out toward Playalinda Beach. I grew up in Titusville and have … Continue reading →

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Florida: why does anyone live here?

Posted on August 23, 2018 by Dianna Dann Narciso

I was born in Florida and have lived here forever, unless you count that year we lived in Denver, but I don’t count it because if you count that, then you’d count the summer we lived in Baltimore. We still … Continue reading →

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Lichen, lichen, fungi, squirrel!

Posted on August 21, 2018 by Dianna Dann Narciso

There was a time, many years ago, when I wanted to study fungi and lichen. Mostly mushrooms. Mushrooms, if you ask me, are just so cute! But I got sidetracked. Now I’m studying birds…as much as taking pictures of them … Continue reading →

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1979

Posted on August 20, 2018 by Dianna Dann Narciso

There it was…on Facebook. The call. Who, it asked, was in charge of planning the Class of ’79 forty year reunion? Strangely enough, my first thought was, “Didn’t we already have the 40th reunion?” So, my second thought, “Are we … Continue reading →

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I went outside today so you don’t have to…

Posted on August 17, 2018 by Dianna Dann Narciso

Snowy egret. Viera Wetlands, Viera FL August 17, 2018 This morning, we went out to the Viera Wetlands and, like idiots, tried to walk it. It was so ridiculously hot we practically melted. The only reason I don’t have a … Continue reading →

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Out and about and the meaning of life…

Posted on August 16, 2018 by Dianna Dann Narciso

Happy, relaxed squirrel. Erna Nixon Park August 8, 2018 We visited Erna Nixon Park last weekend. We haven’t been there in quite a while. It’s a boardwalk path through some natural Florida landscape. That means scrub, marsh, pines, oaks, vines, … Continue reading →

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Good news…you are nothing

Posted on July 23, 2018 by Dianna Dann Narciso

Good news: you’re nothing. Photo by Salvatore Gerace via Flickr I’ve been struggling quite a bit lately. I’m supposed to be finding something good in every bad thing that I find myself confronted with. I’m told there is, undoubtedly, something … Continue reading →

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Sea World’s Food Festival has nothing on Epcot’s…

Posted on April 23, 2018 by Dianna Dann Narciso

Well, apparently Sea World saw how fabulous the Epcot Food & Wine Festival is and had to have one of their own. 2018 is the second year for Sea World’s Seven Seas Food Festival. They’ve got a long way to … Continue reading →

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