I 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...
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Lost Sole Dedications
Oil Spill Anniversary and a Posthumous Lost Sole Dedication
Well it is hard to believe a year has flown by, and wow what a difference a year makes. I know many are still reeling from the impact that the Deepwater Horizon spill had, and may never fully recover, especially those who lost loved ones in the initial blast that...
Lost Sole Dedication: Epic Bob falls victim to life
Lost Sole #400 is dedicated in memory of Bob Quarles, center of photo. I had been looking forward to hitting 400, butot 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...
A Journey unfullfilled, Lost Sole #387 Dedication
A couple of days ago I awoke to horrible news. A 66 year old Pensacola native, Roger Grooters, had undertaken a 3200 mile journey traversing the United States on his bike to help raise awareness and money for victims of the BP oil spill. He had made it all the way...
Lost Sole Dedication #244: good bye Nanny
The sweetest woman in the world. We always felt this photo captured her soulToday I lost a grandmother. Not my blood relative grandmother, but my grandmotheronetheless. Pauline Jessie Conner, affectionately known as Nanny, was Sharon’s grandmother and our Nora...
Lost Sole #371 Dedication
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.
Lost Sole Dedication to the Fort Pickens Dolphin
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 . . .
Lost Sole Dedication to Phil Harris
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.
Feet found in shoes washed up in Washington
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 repost it here....
Lost Sole Dedication for Catfish
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 even know his real name 🙂 Just a day before this...