Category Archives: Possible Perceptions
Alligator Swarm! Beth’s Travels on the Bartram Trail 40
From laughing coots to monstrous crocodiles: Listen to William Bartram’s observations of an alligator swarm: * Seemingly Serene… The water seems so serene, the vegetation sheltering the trout so lush and green. Its hard to imagine what lies beneath the … Continue reading →
Sky Kings: Beth’s Travels on the Bartram Trail 39
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 →
Dead Tree Beach: Beth’s Travels on the Bartram Trail 38
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 →
William Bartram, Crying Birds, and Tarzan: Beth’s Travels on the Bartram Trail 37
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 →
The Journey to Xanadu Begins! Beth’s Travels on the Bartram Trail 36
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 →
