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Take a Stroll through Bok Tower Gardens

June 6, 2018June 11, 2018 Chantal 1 Comment Bok Tower, Florida, Lake Wales, National Historic Landmark

  Bok Tower Gardens is a National Historic Landmark just north of Lake Wales that I had wanted to visit

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Sarasota Jungle Gardens

August 17, 2017 Chantal 1 Comment Sarasota

  Sarasota Jungle Gardens is one of the more historic attractions in the area, sprawled on 10 acres of what

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There’s Something Fishy at the Florida Aquarium

August 6, 2017 Chantal 0 Comments Tampa

  We set off for a day to explore the Channelside area in Tampa and our first stop was The

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On Board the SS American Victory

July 30, 2017June 10, 2018 Chantal 0 Comments museum

  Our visit to the SS American Victory could not have had a more delightful start! As we made the

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IncrediBello! at the Historic Asolo Theater

July 21, 2017July 23, 2017 Chantal 0 Comments Sarasota

  Sarasota is a renowned circus town: John and Mable Ringling gave us the beautiful Ringling Museum with the Ca’

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The Art of the Brick LEGO Exhibition in Tampa

July 7, 2017July 8, 2017 Chantal 1 Comment

  We have some serious LEGO aficionados in this house. So much so that we actually shipped Andrew’s childhood LEGO

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Open Tree Climb with Pathfinder

July 3, 2017July 3, 2017 Chantal 0 Comments adventure, tree climb

  I sent my four kids high up into a magnificently beautiful huge live oak tree with ropes and helmets

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Our Adventure at Gatorland

July 2, 2017July 2, 2017 Chantal 0 Comments

Believe it or not, my primary reason for going to GATORLAND was… the birds! I have seen so many truly

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O’Brien Family Farms

April 29, 2017July 4, 2017 Chantal 0 Comments agritourism

It took me way longer than it should have to discover this gem of agritourism right in our own area.

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Fossil Hunting in the Peace River

April 29, 2017July 23, 2017 Chantal 1 Comment adventure

  There is something captivating about hunting for fossils in Florida. I certainly never imagined myself wading waist or chest-deep

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Lovely morning at @mixonfruitfarms seeing how they Lovely morning at @mixonfruitfarms seeing how they make their delicious fresh juice, taking the tram tour, learning about the animals in the care of @wildlife_inc and, of course, enjoying the best orange swirl soft serve ever! 🍊🍦🦝🐢 We LOVE our manatee county #publiclibrary and that we can check out FREE passes to some of our best local tourist sites! How cool is that?! #mixonfruitfarm #wildlifeinc #leucistic #raccoon #tortoise #koipond #manateepubliclibrary #visitbradenton #freshjuice
It was fun to finally check out #stpetepier with m It was fun to finally check out #stpetepier with my girl! Gorgeous day for a walk and to check out the amazing #glazerfamilyplayground and stop in at the #tbwdiscoverycenter and, of course, enjoy an ice cream! 🐡🌴🌞🍦
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The James Museum of Western and Wildlife Art in St The James Museum of Western and Wildlife Art in St Petersburg is beautiful! The wildlife paintings and Native American sculptures were just amazing. Learned some interesting things from our docent-led tour and was reminded of some sad chapters in the history of this country. I’m in awe of some of these artists, so much skill and talent. #thejamesmuseum #wildlifeart #goartfullywild
Such a fun day out at ZooTampa! We got to see a ba Such a fun day out at ZooTampa! We got to see a baby white rhino, a napping tiger, hungry lorikeets, patients at the Manatee Hospital, and  so much more. 
#ZooTampa #NatGeoWild #SecretsoftheZoo #VisitTampa #LowryPark #Florida #Nikon #orangutan #rhino
Happy National Bird Day! What’s your favorite bi Happy National Bird Day! What’s your favorite bird?

The beautiful Roseate Spoonbill is one of my favorites and I got to see this one at Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park. It’s getting oil from the uropygial (or preen) gland at the base of its tail to carefully preen each feather - this is essential to maintaining and straightening each feather they depend on to fly. The Roseate Spoonbill is 1 of 6 species of spoonbills in the world and the only one found in the Americas. How lucky are we to be able to see this bird pretty regularly in Florida?

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Kayaking with my 7yo on #silverlake in the #withla Kayaking with my 7yo on #silverlake in the #withlacoocheestateforest #therealflorida #centralflorida #cypressglen #pelicankayak #meanderwithus #drone #dronephotography #djispark #dronestagram
Beautiful day at #boktowergardens to see the gorge Beautiful day at #boktowergardens to see the gorgeous Christmas trees and decorations at #pinewoodestate and stroll through the gardens. The children’s garden is always a favorite! Lovely creative spaces in nature there. .
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A view of the St. John’s River at Blue Spring St A view of the St. John’s River at Blue Spring State Park. Such a great park: we observed manatees from our canoe, saw 5 snakes from the beautiful boardwalks (we were looking for them!) and loved seeing all the fish and gar in the crystal clear blue waters of the spring. We’ll be back!
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We love to foster kittens for our local #animalres We love to foster kittens for our local #animalrescue Sometimes it’s hard to say goodbye though! That was the case with this last litter of kittens. Our favorite was a little #orangetabby who we named Pumpkin. This little guy purrs if you just walk into the room. Here he is sleep-purring next to my boy when my boy had a fever. We are so happy to learn that he is with a wonderful new loving family and that he has his very own Instagram account!!! Check it out and follow along the wonderful adventures of sweet @purrpumpkin !
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Rescued #bromeliad is rewarding me with #beautiful Rescued #bromeliad is rewarding me with #beautifulblooms today!
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