#realflorida

I have not lived in Florida for over a year. It has not really sunk in that I left. I never said goodbye. This week, it’s time. In my new blog post: Florida was...

Had a great Florida wildlife adventure recently with @forgotten_boneyard @spiassek & @rrooney666 a couple days ago. We saw a snapping turtle, otters, a pack of wild boar, countless different crabs, countless birds and fish & lots of mating horseshoe crab pileups! I always prefer real Florida over crowded beaches & tourist traps any day. The day started out sunny and ended in a gorgeous ghostly fog surrounded the beach island we were on. _ We also picked up more trash than our bag could handle. Please, when you go out for a day somewhere take you trash home with you. I was disgusted to find a whole family’s lunch waste from the day blowing all over the beach into the water. Shameful. _ Video is a pair of mating horseshoe crabs heading back into deeper water. There were a few pairs but most were 3 or more piled up together. One female had 4 suitors. One photo has eight horseshoe crabs in it! The large females are buried in the sand below the males. _ #flwildlife #horseshoecrab #matinghorseshoecrab #realflorida https://www.instagram.com/bone.lust/p/Bu8RVbPAeel/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=zljw18gxj4mg

Always amazing lighting and skies during early morning country rides. A modest 30 miles this morning with chilly 43°F temps. Lots of other cool scenes on my ride but was too busy cruising to snap some pics. #cycling #cyclingphotos #igerscycling #wauchulacycling #wherethehelliswauchulaflorida #realflorida #naturalflorida #seenonmyride #seenwhilecycling #specialized #iamspecialized #allez #artemis #sky https://www.instagram.com/p/BrxjJLPlAzf/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=q5ni0e81emgf

Matlacha Pass Aquatic Preserve, near Cape Coral, Florida – This photographic experience was one of the most comfortable I ever had. Niki and I saw the cloud formation forming over the still waters of Charlotte Harbor. We pulled our pontoon boat up onto a sandbank, and while I climbed out of the boat to set up the camera, Niki made breakfast. I’d take a shot of the cloud and while waiting for it to change shape, I’d have a pancake; then take another shot, followed by a pancake…and so on….

MORE PHOTOS SINCE IG TOOK A CRAP LITERALLY AS I POSTED THIS ORIGINALLY- SEE OTHER POST FOR VIDEO OF HORSESHOE CRABS! DONT KNOW WHAT IG DID WITH MY OTHER 6 PHOTOS SORRY- FB & IG ARE BOTH CURRENTLY DOWN FOR ME. WILL POST MORE PHOTOS WHEN IT IS NO LONGER GLITCHING! _ Had a great Florida wildlife adventure recently with @forgotten_boneyard @spiassek & @rrooney666 a couple days ago. We saw a snapping turtle, otters, a pack of wild boar, countless different crabs, countless birds and fish & lots of mating horseshoe crab pileups! I always prefer real Florida over crowded beaches & tourist traps any day. The day started out sunny and ended in a gorgeous ghostly fog surrounded the beach island we were on. _ We also picked up more trash than our bag could handle. Please, when you go out for a day somewhere take you trash home with you. I was disgusted to find a whole family’s lunch waste from the day blowing all over the beach into the water. Shameful. _ Photos are lots of mating horseshoe crabs. There were a few pairs but most were 3 or more piled up together. One female had 4 suitors. One photo has eight horseshoe crabs in it! The large females are buried in the sand below the males. _ #flwildlife #horseshoecrab #matinghorseshoecrab #realflorida https://www.instagram.com/bone.lust/p/BvAGL55gyFj/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=17vs2rcrmbubs

Wild Horses - Paynes Prarie Micanopy, FL

LiL bike tour of ‘the Real Florida.’ Keeping it real while still taking it to the next level , know what I’m saying ?#realflorida #bike #tour https://www.instagram.com/p/CgPYpXqOpsG/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Original Orlando Tours shares the “real Florida” with our guests! #originalorlandotours #originalorlando #orlandotours #realflorida #naturalfloralstyle #orlandoflorida #floridahistory (at Orlando, Florida) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cb5gcXhrkVV/?utm_medium=tumblr