am a few days late doing this report as it has been Easter weekend, and I just didnt want to post such a sad post. But on the eve before good friday a real tragedy struck not far from where we live,on a section of road we travel quite frequently. Two girls were pushing a double stroller across a street around 8pm and were struck by a motorists in the middle of the road killing a 1 year old baby girl. The girl was Shakuriyah Jenkins. The other baby …

Looking back, I think I should have not only dedicated this to the dolphin that washed up on shore that day, but to all the men who lost their lives in the blast on the rig. I rededicate Lost Sole #359 to: Jason Anderson, Aaron Dale Burkeen, Donald Clark, Stephen Curtis, Roy Wyatt Kemp, Karl [...]

Lost Sole #400 is dedicated in memory of Bob Quarles, center of photo. I had been looking forward to hitting 400, but not this way. Just another way Bob does it bigger. This Lost Sole was sent to me by a friend of a friend, Andrew Cruse, who discovered it the day after Bob took [...]

Lost Sole #387 was is dedicated to Roger Grooters whose life was taken from him while trying to do good for those in need. This Lost Sole was found the same day he passed. R.I.P. And I bet Roger at some point in his life enjoyed a moment while sitting on this very bench.A couple [...]

Today I lost a grandmother. Not my blood relative grandmother, but my grandmother nonetheless. Pauline Jessie Conner, affectionately known as Nanny, was Sharon’s grandmother and our Nora Jessie Hamilton’s namesake. Nanny was truly the glue that bound the family together, a true matriarch so this past week has been so hard on the family.

Tucked away in the Blackwater River State Forest, north of the beaches and far from the hustle and bustle of the tourists, is a magical place called Adventures Unlimited situated on the banks of Coldwater Creek. It is an outdoor enthusiast’s heaven. You can kayak clear, spring-fed creeks, mountain bike the local Black Bear Lake trail, or hike the Juniper Creek trail. And for those that like the rush of adrenaline there is a zip line canopy tour with 14 platforms that allow you to shoot across tree tops and rivers.

It is the morning after I went out to Pensacola Beach to view the oil slick that had finally washed ashore from the BP disaster. The beach was surreal. The parking lot was full of TV crews and their trucks with giant satellite dishes perched on top. All lined up to report on the latest happenings. I have seen this here before during hurricane season’s . . .

Yesterday Phil Harris, the captain of the Cornelia Marie and one of the stars of the hit show Deadliest Catch passed away. Lost Sole #346 is dedicated to Phil Harris, found in Port Charlotte, FL the day he passed. He had a colorful personality, which makes this shoe somewhat fitting, although he was not flashy, just honest and real.

This is one of my greatest fears, that I will walk up to a shoe to photograph it, and there will be a foot still in it!! I guess there could have been as I did not look in them for feet. I came across this article in Outside Magazine and I just had to [...]

Lost Sole #306 dedicated in memory of Michael O’Shaughnessy, my good friend Catfish’s Paw Paw.One of my best friends here in Florida for several years has been my volleyball party Jeff, aka The Angry Catfish, but has been shortened to just Catfish. I think there are even some that play out there that do not [...]