Author Archives: Beth Thompson

Sky Kings: Beth’s Travels on the Bartram Trail 39

Posted on May 4, 2013 by Beth Thompson

Feasts of Roasted Reptiles and Carrion Crows: William Bartram’s Musings on the Vulture: * The Romance of Sky Burials…. Vultures are not the most romantic of birds. Most folks have a revulsion response to them.  Certainly William Bartram’s fascination with … Continue reading →

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Dead Tree Beach: Beth’s Travels on the Bartram Trail 38

Posted on April 24, 2013 by Beth Thompson

William Bartram traveled south from Amelia Island to reach Florida and the St. John’s River. He crossed Fort George’s Sound, now called Nassau Sound to reach present day Jacksonville. In his words…. * Pelican Alights! We took a ferry across … Continue reading →

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William Bartram, Crying Birds, and Tarzan: Beth’s Travels on the Bartram Trail 37

Posted on April 19, 2013 by Beth Thompson

Here is the Crying Bird, and two species of Spanish Curlews, from our faithful observer and documenter William Bartram… * Ephouskyca and Tarzan! The Florida Limpkin no longer flies in great groups about the San Juan River in Florida. Its … Continue reading →

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The Journey to Xanadu Begins! Beth’s Travels on the Bartram Trail 36

Posted on April 5, 2013 by Beth Thompson

What happens when… a poet reads William Bartram’s Travels, Part 2, Chapter 5, and then… * …smokes opium? Kublai Khan by Samuel Taylor Coleridge happens. What happens when… a writer-photographer reads Kublai Khan on her iPhone in the Wal-Mart breakroom? … Continue reading →

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The Sacrament of the Land: Beth’s Travels on the Bartram Trail 35

Posted on March 28, 2013 by Beth Thompson

William Bartram was a witness to the Augusta Treaty of 1773 with the Creek People. Our faithful recorder documented this and his journey to Buffalo Lick with the surveyors following the Treaty. Opening stanza from “The Slacks” by Trip Shakespeare. … Continue reading →

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