{"id":109207,"date":"2026-01-26T11:59:31","date_gmt":"2026-01-26T16:59:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/flgcc.com\/?page_id=109207"},"modified":"2026-03-27T12:11:28","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T16:11:28","slug":"chronicles","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/flgcc.com\/index.php\/chronicles\/","title":{"rendered":"Archives"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-query is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\"><ul class=\"columns-4 wp-block-post-template is-layout-grid wp-container-core-post-template-is-layout-e7fd85f5 wp-block-post-template-is-layout-grid\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-109562 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-florida tag-nature\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-ccf55a1d wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"min-height:0px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\"><h2 style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600; padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;\" class=\"wp-block-post-title has-medium-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/flgcc.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/22\/changes-in-the-air\/florida\/\" target=\"_self\" >Changes in the Air<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600; padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);\" class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-6d9fc90ffe8fc640ccddb1216545ec42 wp-block-post-date has-text-color has-accent-5-color\"><time datetime=\"2026-03-22T08:28:59-04:00\">March 22, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/flgcc.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/22\/changes-in-the-air\/florida\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/flgcc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/260304-4-green-winged-teal-male-looks-for-mate.jpg?ver\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Changes in the Air\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/flgcc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/260304-4-green-winged-teal-male-looks-for-mate.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/flgcc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/260304-4-green-winged-teal-male-looks-for-mate-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/flgcc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/260304-4-green-winged-teal-male-looks-for-mate-1920x1280.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/flgcc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/260304-4-green-winged-teal-male-looks-for-mate-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/flgcc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/260304-4-green-winged-teal-male-looks-for-mate-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/flgcc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/260304-4-green-winged-teal-male-looks-for-mate-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/flgcc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/260304-4-green-winged-teal-male-looks-for-mate-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/flgcc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/260304-4-green-winged-teal-male-looks-for-mate-1320x880.jpg 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);\" class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-8f0e7729345a1c451bcd0d78de9ac122 wp-block-post-excerpt has-text-color has-accent-5-color has-medium-font-size\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">The transition to our summer season for birds is beginning. It&#8217;s mid-March and almost all the robins have departed on their journey north. Likewise, the little hooded mergansers that usually&hellip;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/flgcc.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/22\/changes-in-the-air\/florida\/\"> continue reading<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-109502 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-florida tag-events tag-sports\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-ccf55a1d wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"min-height:0px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\"><h2 style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600; padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;\" class=\"wp-block-post-title has-medium-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/flgcc.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/06\/the-2026-indycar-season-begins-in-florida\/florida\/\" target=\"_self\" >The 2026 IndyCar Season Begins in Florida<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600; padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);\" class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-6d9fc90ffe8fc640ccddb1216545ec42 wp-block-post-date has-text-color has-accent-5-color\"><time datetime=\"2026-03-06T08:14:05-05:00\">March 6, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/flgcc.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/06\/the-2026-indycar-season-begins-in-florida\/florida\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/flgcc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/260301-4-alex-palou-in-turn-10-toward-end-of-st-pete-grand-prix.jpg?ver\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"The 2026 IndyCar Season Begins in Florida\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/flgcc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/260301-4-alex-palou-in-turn-10-toward-end-of-st-pete-grand-prix.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/flgcc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/260301-4-alex-palou-in-turn-10-toward-end-of-st-pete-grand-prix-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/flgcc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/260301-4-alex-palou-in-turn-10-toward-end-of-st-pete-grand-prix-1920x1280.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/flgcc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/260301-4-alex-palou-in-turn-10-toward-end-of-st-pete-grand-prix-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/flgcc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/260301-4-alex-palou-in-turn-10-toward-end-of-st-pete-grand-prix-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/flgcc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/260301-4-alex-palou-in-turn-10-toward-end-of-st-pete-grand-prix-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/flgcc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/260301-4-alex-palou-in-turn-10-toward-end-of-st-pete-grand-prix-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/flgcc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/260301-4-alex-palou-in-turn-10-toward-end-of-st-pete-grand-prix-1320x880.jpg 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);\" class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-8f0e7729345a1c451bcd0d78de9ac122 wp-block-post-excerpt has-text-color has-accent-5-color has-medium-font-size\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Last weekend, the IndyCar series kicked off their 2026, 18 race schedule with the season opener on the streets of St. Petersburg, Florida. I had the privilege of obtaining media&hellip;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/flgcc.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/06\/the-2026-indycar-season-begins-in-florida\/florida\/\"> continue reading<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-109028 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-florida tag-events tag-sports\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-ccf55a1d wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"min-height:0px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\"><h2 style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600; padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;\" class=\"wp-block-post-title has-medium-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/flgcc.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/24\/2026-roar-before-the-rolex-24\/florida\/\" target=\"_self\" >2026 Roar Before the Rolex 24<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600; padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);\" class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-6d9fc90ffe8fc640ccddb1216545ec42 wp-block-post-date has-text-color has-accent-5-color\"><time datetime=\"2026-01-24T07:36:01-05:00\">January 24, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/flgcc.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/24\/2026-roar-before-the-rolex-24\/florida\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1708\" src=\"https:\/\/flgcc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/260116-4-25-m-team-wrt-bmw-leads-group-cars-exiting-international-horseshoe-at-daytona-international-speedway-2026.jpg?ver\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"2026 Roar Before the Rolex 24\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/flgcc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/260116-4-25-m-team-wrt-bmw-leads-group-cars-exiting-international-horseshoe-at-daytona-international-speedway-2026.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/flgcc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/260116-4-25-m-team-wrt-bmw-leads-group-cars-exiting-international-horseshoe-at-daytona-international-speedway-2026-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/flgcc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/260116-4-25-m-team-wrt-bmw-leads-group-cars-exiting-international-horseshoe-at-daytona-international-speedway-2026-1920x1281.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/flgcc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/260116-4-25-m-team-wrt-bmw-leads-group-cars-exiting-international-horseshoe-at-daytona-international-speedway-2026-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/flgcc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/260116-4-25-m-team-wrt-bmw-leads-group-cars-exiting-international-horseshoe-at-daytona-international-speedway-2026-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/flgcc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/260116-4-25-m-team-wrt-bmw-leads-group-cars-exiting-international-horseshoe-at-daytona-international-speedway-2026-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/flgcc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/260116-4-25-m-team-wrt-bmw-leads-group-cars-exiting-international-horseshoe-at-daytona-international-speedway-2026-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/flgcc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/260116-4-25-m-team-wrt-bmw-leads-group-cars-exiting-international-horseshoe-at-daytona-international-speedway-2026-1320x881.jpg 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);\" class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-8f0e7729345a1c451bcd0d78de9ac122 wp-block-post-excerpt has-text-color has-accent-5-color has-medium-font-size\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">The 2026 racing season is underway. We kicked it off with a trip over to Daytona International Speedway to shoot the Roar Before the Rolex 24. The Roar is a&hellip;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/flgcc.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/24\/2026-roar-before-the-rolex-24\/florida\/\"> continue reading<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-109015 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-florida category-travel tag-events tag-places\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-ccf55a1d wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"min-height:0px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\"><h2 style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600; padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;\" class=\"wp-block-post-title has-medium-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/flgcc.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/04\/2025-year-in-review\/florida\/\" target=\"_self\" >2025 Year in Review<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600; padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);\" class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-6d9fc90ffe8fc640ccddb1216545ec42 wp-block-post-date has-text-color has-accent-5-color\"><time datetime=\"2026-01-04T07:24:57-05:00\">January 4, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/flgcc.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/04\/2025-year-in-review\/florida\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1708\" src=\"https:\/\/flgcc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/250824-4-seattle-skyline-from-alki-beach.jpg?ver\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"2025 Year in Review\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/flgcc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/250824-4-seattle-skyline-from-alki-beach.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/flgcc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/250824-4-seattle-skyline-from-alki-beach-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/flgcc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/250824-4-seattle-skyline-from-alki-beach-1920x1281.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/flgcc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/250824-4-seattle-skyline-from-alki-beach-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/flgcc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/250824-4-seattle-skyline-from-alki-beach-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/flgcc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/250824-4-seattle-skyline-from-alki-beach-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/flgcc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/250824-4-seattle-skyline-from-alki-beach-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/flgcc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/250824-4-seattle-skyline-from-alki-beach-1320x881.jpg 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);\" class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-8f0e7729345a1c451bcd0d78de9ac122 wp-block-post-excerpt has-text-color has-accent-5-color has-medium-font-size\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">As we kick off 2026, here is a look back at some of the highlights of 2025. It was a quiet year overall for wildlife photography. The multiple hurricanes of&hellip;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/flgcc.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/04\/2025-year-in-review\/florida\/\"> continue reading<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-109102 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-travel tag-places\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-ccf55a1d wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"min-height:0px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\"><h2 style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600; padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;\" class=\"wp-block-post-title has-medium-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/flgcc.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/04\/sunny-in-seattle\/travel\/\" target=\"_self\" >Sunny in Seattle<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600; padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);\" class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-6d9fc90ffe8fc640ccddb1216545ec42 wp-block-post-date has-text-color has-accent-5-color\"><time datetime=\"2025-09-04T07:43:01-04:00\">September 4, 2025<\/time><\/div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/flgcc.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/04\/sunny-in-seattle\/travel\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/flgcc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/250822-4-downtown-seattle-with-mt-rainier-in-background.jpg?ver\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Sunny in Seattle\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/flgcc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/250822-4-downtown-seattle-with-mt-rainier-in-background.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/flgcc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/250822-4-downtown-seattle-with-mt-rainier-in-background-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/flgcc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/250822-4-downtown-seattle-with-mt-rainier-in-background-1920x1280.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/flgcc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/250822-4-downtown-seattle-with-mt-rainier-in-background-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/flgcc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/250822-4-downtown-seattle-with-mt-rainier-in-background-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/flgcc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/250822-4-downtown-seattle-with-mt-rainier-in-background-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/flgcc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/250822-4-downtown-seattle-with-mt-rainier-in-background-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/flgcc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/250822-4-downtown-seattle-with-mt-rainier-in-background-1320x880.jpg 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);\" class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-8f0e7729345a1c451bcd0d78de9ac122 wp-block-post-excerpt has-text-color has-accent-5-color has-medium-font-size\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">We just returned from a trip to Seattle to see our kids. It was a fabulous visit with lots of fun activities. Our daughter and granddaughter joined us from Japan&hellip;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/flgcc.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/04\/sunny-in-seattle\/travel\/\"> continue reading<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-106640 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-travel tag-events tag-sports\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-ccf55a1d wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"min-height:0px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\"><h2 style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600; padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;\" class=\"wp-block-post-title has-medium-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/flgcc.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/29\/109th-indianapolis-500\/travel\/\" target=\"_self\" >109th Indianapolis 500<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600; padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);\" class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-6d9fc90ffe8fc640ccddb1216545ec42 wp-block-post-date has-text-color has-accent-5-color\"><time datetime=\"2025-05-29T00:48:14-04:00\">May 29, 2025<\/time><\/div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/flgcc.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/29\/109th-indianapolis-500\/travel\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/flgcc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/250525-4-blackhawk-helicopter-shadows-pace-car-leading-field-prior-to-start-of-2025-indy-500.jpg?ver\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"109th Indianapolis 500\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/flgcc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/250525-4-blackhawk-helicopter-shadows-pace-car-leading-field-prior-to-start-of-2025-indy-500.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/flgcc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/250525-4-blackhawk-helicopter-shadows-pace-car-leading-field-prior-to-start-of-2025-indy-500-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/flgcc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/250525-4-blackhawk-helicopter-shadows-pace-car-leading-field-prior-to-start-of-2025-indy-500-1920x1280.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/flgcc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/250525-4-blackhawk-helicopter-shadows-pace-car-leading-field-prior-to-start-of-2025-indy-500-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/flgcc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/250525-4-blackhawk-helicopter-shadows-pace-car-leading-field-prior-to-start-of-2025-indy-500-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/flgcc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/250525-4-blackhawk-helicopter-shadows-pace-car-leading-field-prior-to-start-of-2025-indy-500-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/flgcc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/250525-4-blackhawk-helicopter-shadows-pace-car-leading-field-prior-to-start-of-2025-indy-500-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/flgcc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/250525-4-blackhawk-helicopter-shadows-pace-car-leading-field-prior-to-start-of-2025-indy-500-1320x880.jpg 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);\" class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-8f0e7729345a1c451bcd0d78de9ac122 wp-block-post-excerpt has-text-color has-accent-5-color has-medium-font-size\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">One of my ambitions as a photographer came true this past weekend. I got to attend the 109th running of the Indianapolis 500 as a credentialed media person and photograph&hellip;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/flgcc.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/29\/109th-indianapolis-500\/travel\/\"> continue reading<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-106566 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-florida tag-nature\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-ccf55a1d wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"min-height:0px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\"><h2 style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600; padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;\" class=\"wp-block-post-title has-medium-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/flgcc.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/24\/backyard-birds\/florida\/\" target=\"_self\" >Backyard Birds<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600; padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);\" class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-6d9fc90ffe8fc640ccddb1216545ec42 wp-block-post-date has-text-color has-accent-5-color\"><time datetime=\"2025-03-24T08:00:00-04:00\">March 24, 2025<\/time><\/div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/flgcc.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/24\/backyard-birds\/florida\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/flgcc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/250321-4-northern-parula-perched-on-branch-in-sun.jpg?ver\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Backyard Birds\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/flgcc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/250321-4-northern-parula-perched-on-branch-in-sun.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/flgcc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/250321-4-northern-parula-perched-on-branch-in-sun-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/flgcc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/250321-4-northern-parula-perched-on-branch-in-sun-1920x1280.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/flgcc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/250321-4-northern-parula-perched-on-branch-in-sun-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/flgcc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/250321-4-northern-parula-perched-on-branch-in-sun-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/flgcc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/250321-4-northern-parula-perched-on-branch-in-sun-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/flgcc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/250321-4-northern-parula-perched-on-branch-in-sun-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/flgcc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/250321-4-northern-parula-perched-on-branch-in-sun-1320x880.jpg 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);\" class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-8f0e7729345a1c451bcd0d78de9ac122 wp-block-post-excerpt has-text-color has-accent-5-color has-medium-font-size\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Sometimes the best place to photograph nature can be right in the back yard. We are very fortunate to have a wonderful yard filled with colorful flowering shrubs and nice&hellip;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/flgcc.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/24\/backyard-birds\/florida\/\"> continue reading<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-106564 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-florida tag-nature\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-ccf55a1d wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"min-height:0px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\"><h2 style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600; padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;\" class=\"wp-block-post-title has-medium-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/flgcc.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/23\/farmland-of-central-florida\/florida\/\" target=\"_self\" >Farmland of Central Florida<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600; padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);\" class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-6d9fc90ffe8fc640ccddb1216545ec42 wp-block-post-date has-text-color has-accent-5-color\"><time datetime=\"2025-03-23T06:58:24-04:00\">March 23, 2025<\/time><\/div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/flgcc.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/23\/farmland-of-central-florida\/florida\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2464\" height=\"1643\" src=\"https:\/\/flgcc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/250319-4-bobwhite-quail-male-resting-on-fence-post.jpg?ver\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Farmland of Central Florida\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/flgcc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/250319-4-bobwhite-quail-male-resting-on-fence-post.jpg 2464w, https:\/\/flgcc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/250319-4-bobwhite-quail-male-resting-on-fence-post-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/flgcc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/250319-4-bobwhite-quail-male-resting-on-fence-post-1920x1280.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/flgcc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/250319-4-bobwhite-quail-male-resting-on-fence-post-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/flgcc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/250319-4-bobwhite-quail-male-resting-on-fence-post-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/flgcc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/250319-4-bobwhite-quail-male-resting-on-fence-post-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/flgcc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/250319-4-bobwhite-quail-male-resting-on-fence-post-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/flgcc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/250319-4-bobwhite-quail-male-resting-on-fence-post-1320x880.jpg 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2464px) 100vw, 2464px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);\" class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-8f0e7729345a1c451bcd0d78de9ac122 wp-block-post-excerpt has-text-color has-accent-5-color has-medium-font-size\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">One of our favorite areas to visit for the wide variety of plants and wildlife is the agricultural region of Hardee County, Florida. The area is a vast expanse of&hellip;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/flgcc.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/23\/farmland-of-central-florida\/florida\/\"> continue reading<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-106484 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-florida tag-nature\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-ccf55a1d wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"min-height:0px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\"><h2 style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600; padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;\" class=\"wp-block-post-title has-medium-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/flgcc.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/10\/springtime-changes\/florida\/\" target=\"_self\" >Springtime Changes<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600; padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);\" class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-6d9fc90ffe8fc640ccddb1216545ec42 wp-block-post-date has-text-color has-accent-5-color\"><time datetime=\"2025-03-10T09:44:17-04:00\">March 10, 2025<\/time><\/div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/flgcc.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/10\/springtime-changes\/florida\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/flgcc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/250225-4-burrowing-owl-crouching-by-den.jpg?ver\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Springtime Changes\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/flgcc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/250225-4-burrowing-owl-crouching-by-den.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/flgcc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/250225-4-burrowing-owl-crouching-by-den-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/flgcc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/250225-4-burrowing-owl-crouching-by-den-1920x1280.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/flgcc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/250225-4-burrowing-owl-crouching-by-den-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/flgcc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/250225-4-burrowing-owl-crouching-by-den-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/flgcc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/250225-4-burrowing-owl-crouching-by-den-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/flgcc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/250225-4-burrowing-owl-crouching-by-den-2048x1366.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);\" class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-8f0e7729345a1c451bcd0d78de9ac122 wp-block-post-excerpt has-text-color has-accent-5-color has-medium-font-size\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Living in Florida, the seasonal changes are a lot less dramatic than in other parts of the country. While our rain dial can go from 0 in the \u201cwinter\u201d to&hellip;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/flgcc.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/10\/springtime-changes\/florida\/\"> continue reading<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-106110 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-florida tag-events tag-sports\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-ccf55a1d wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"min-height:0px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\"><h2 style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600; padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;\" class=\"wp-block-post-title has-medium-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/flgcc.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/04\/st-pete-firestone-grand-prix\/florida\/\" target=\"_self\" >St. Pete Firestone Grand Prix<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600; padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);\" class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-6d9fc90ffe8fc640ccddb1216545ec42 wp-block-post-date has-text-color has-accent-5-color\"><time datetime=\"2025-03-04T07:56:49-05:00\">March 4, 2025<\/time><\/div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/flgcc.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/04\/st-pete-firestone-grand-prix\/florida\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/flgcc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/250228-4-alex-palou-on-main-straight-st-pete-grand-prix-2025.jpg?ver\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"St. Pete Firestone Grand Prix\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/flgcc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/250228-4-alex-palou-on-main-straight-st-pete-grand-prix-2025.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/flgcc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/250228-4-alex-palou-on-main-straight-st-pete-grand-prix-2025-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/flgcc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/250228-4-alex-palou-on-main-straight-st-pete-grand-prix-2025-1920x1280.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/flgcc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/250228-4-alex-palou-on-main-straight-st-pete-grand-prix-2025-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/flgcc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/250228-4-alex-palou-on-main-straight-st-pete-grand-prix-2025-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/flgcc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/250228-4-alex-palou-on-main-straight-st-pete-grand-prix-2025-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/flgcc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/250228-4-alex-palou-on-main-straight-st-pete-grand-prix-2025-2048x1366.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);\" class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-8f0e7729345a1c451bcd0d78de9ac122 wp-block-post-excerpt has-text-color has-accent-5-color has-medium-font-size\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">The 2025 IndyCar season is underway. The teams arrived on Thursday and hit the track for practice on Friday. The weekend culminated Sunday with the running of the 21st Firestone&hellip;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/flgcc.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/04\/st-pete-firestone-grand-prix\/florida\/\"> continue reading<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-105877 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-florida tag-nature\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-ccf55a1d wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"min-height:0px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\"><h2 style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600; padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;\" class=\"wp-block-post-title has-medium-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/flgcc.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/07\/a-couple-of-recent-trips\/florida\/\" target=\"_self\" >A Couple of Recent Trips<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600; padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);\" class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-6d9fc90ffe8fc640ccddb1216545ec42 wp-block-post-date has-text-color has-accent-5-color\"><time datetime=\"2025-02-07T08:50:43-05:00\">February 7, 2025<\/time><\/div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/flgcc.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/07\/a-couple-of-recent-trips\/florida\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/flgcc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/250130-4-pair-of-black-swans-playing-in-water.jpg?ver\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"A Couple of Recent Trips\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/flgcc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/250130-4-pair-of-black-swans-playing-in-water.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/flgcc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/250130-4-pair-of-black-swans-playing-in-water-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/flgcc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/250130-4-pair-of-black-swans-playing-in-water-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/flgcc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/250130-4-pair-of-black-swans-playing-in-water-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/flgcc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/250130-4-pair-of-black-swans-playing-in-water-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/flgcc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/250130-4-pair-of-black-swans-playing-in-water-2048x1366.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);\" class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-8f0e7729345a1c451bcd0d78de9ac122 wp-block-post-excerpt has-text-color has-accent-5-color has-medium-font-size\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Last week Pam and I took a quick trip over to Lakeland to meet up with an old friend from Canada who spends the winters with his wife and dogs&hellip;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/flgcc.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/07\/a-couple-of-recent-trips\/florida\/\"> continue reading<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-104569 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-florida tag-events tag-sports\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-ccf55a1d wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"min-height:0px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\"><h2 style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600; padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;\" class=\"wp-block-post-title has-medium-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/flgcc.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/25\/roar-before-the-rolex-24\/florida\/\" target=\"_self\" >Roar Before the Rolex 24<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600; padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);\" class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-6d9fc90ffe8fc640ccddb1216545ec42 wp-block-post-date has-text-color has-accent-5-color\"><time datetime=\"2025-01-25T08:29:58-05:00\">January 25, 2025<\/time><\/div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/flgcc.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/25\/roar-before-the-rolex-24\/florida\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1708\" src=\"https:\/\/flgcc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/250117-5-10-wayne-taylor-racing-cadillac-entering-west-horseshoe-at-daytona-international-speedway-2025.jpg?ver\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Roar Before the Rolex 24\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/flgcc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/250117-5-10-wayne-taylor-racing-cadillac-entering-west-horseshoe-at-daytona-international-speedway-2025.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/flgcc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/250117-5-10-wayne-taylor-racing-cadillac-entering-west-horseshoe-at-daytona-international-speedway-2025-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/flgcc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/250117-5-10-wayne-taylor-racing-cadillac-entering-west-horseshoe-at-daytona-international-speedway-2025-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/flgcc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/250117-5-10-wayne-taylor-racing-cadillac-entering-west-horseshoe-at-daytona-international-speedway-2025-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/flgcc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/250117-5-10-wayne-taylor-racing-cadillac-entering-west-horseshoe-at-daytona-international-speedway-2025-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/flgcc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/250117-5-10-wayne-taylor-racing-cadillac-entering-west-horseshoe-at-daytona-international-speedway-2025-2048x1366.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);\" class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-8f0e7729345a1c451bcd0d78de9ac122 wp-block-post-excerpt has-text-color has-accent-5-color has-medium-font-size\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Last Friday, my good friend and fellow photographer Art Nadelman and I attended the Roar Before the 24 at Daytona International Speedway. The combination of seemingly non-stop on-track action, and&hellip;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/flgcc.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/25\/roar-before-the-rolex-24\/florida\/\"> continue reading<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-104485 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-florida tag-nature\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-ccf55a1d wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"min-height:0px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\"><h2 style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600; padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;\" class=\"wp-block-post-title has-medium-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/flgcc.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/03\/a-rare-encounter-fork-tailed-flycatcher-at-bahia-beach-nature-preserve\/florida\/\" target=\"_self\" >Rare Fork-Tailed Flycatcher<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600; padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);\" class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-6d9fc90ffe8fc640ccddb1216545ec42 wp-block-post-date has-text-color has-accent-5-color\"><time datetime=\"2025-01-03T10:32:21-05:00\">January 3, 2025<\/time><\/div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/flgcc.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/03\/a-rare-encounter-fork-tailed-flycatcher-at-bahia-beach-nature-preserve\/florida\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/flgcc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/241204-4-fork-tailed-flycatcher-rests-on-small-branch.jpg?ver\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Rare Fork-Tailed Flycatcher\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/flgcc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/241204-4-fork-tailed-flycatcher-rests-on-small-branch.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/flgcc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/241204-4-fork-tailed-flycatcher-rests-on-small-branch-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/flgcc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/241204-4-fork-tailed-flycatcher-rests-on-small-branch-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/flgcc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/241204-4-fork-tailed-flycatcher-rests-on-small-branch-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/flgcc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/241204-4-fork-tailed-flycatcher-rests-on-small-branch-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/flgcc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/241204-4-fork-tailed-flycatcher-rests-on-small-branch-2048x1366.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);\" class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-8f0e7729345a1c451bcd0d78de9ac122 wp-block-post-excerpt has-text-color has-accent-5-color has-medium-font-size\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Birdwatching is often about patience and timing, and sometimes it rewards you with unforgettable moments. During a recent visit to Bahia Beach Nature Preserve in Ruskin, Florida, we experienced such&hellip;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/flgcc.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/03\/a-rare-encounter-fork-tailed-flycatcher-at-bahia-beach-nature-preserve\/florida\/\"> continue reading<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-104425 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-florida tag-news\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-ccf55a1d wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"min-height:0px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\"><h2 style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600; padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;\" class=\"wp-block-post-title has-medium-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/flgcc.com\/index.php\/2024\/10\/28\/hurricane-update\/florida\/\" target=\"_self\" >Hurricane Update<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600; padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);\" class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-6d9fc90ffe8fc640ccddb1216545ec42 wp-block-post-date has-text-color has-accent-5-color\"><time datetime=\"2024-10-28T12:01:17-04:00\">October 28, 2024<\/time><\/div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/flgcc.com\/index.php\/2024\/10\/28\/hurricane-update\/florida\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1708\" src=\"https:\/\/flgcc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/241022-4-red-headed-woodpecker-resting-on-broken-pine-tree-branch.jpg?ver\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Hurricane Update\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/flgcc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/241022-4-red-headed-woodpecker-resting-on-broken-pine-tree-branch.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/flgcc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/241022-4-red-headed-woodpecker-resting-on-broken-pine-tree-branch-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/flgcc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/241022-4-red-headed-woodpecker-resting-on-broken-pine-tree-branch-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/flgcc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/241022-4-red-headed-woodpecker-resting-on-broken-pine-tree-branch-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/flgcc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/241022-4-red-headed-woodpecker-resting-on-broken-pine-tree-branch-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/flgcc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/241022-4-red-headed-woodpecker-resting-on-broken-pine-tree-branch-2048x1366.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);\" class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-8f0e7729345a1c451bcd0d78de9ac122 wp-block-post-excerpt has-text-color has-accent-5-color has-medium-font-size\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">It has been an active hurricane season with 3 storms affecting us since early August. Hurricane Debby kicked things off with incredible rain. Despite making landfall in the big bend&hellip;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/flgcc.com\/index.php\/2024\/10\/28\/hurricane-update\/florida\/\"> continue reading<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-104313 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-florida tag-nature\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-ccf55a1d wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"min-height:0px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\"><h2 style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600; padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;\" class=\"wp-block-post-title has-medium-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/flgcc.com\/index.php\/2024\/10\/03\/sebring\/florida\/\" target=\"_self\" >Sebring<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600; padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);\" class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-6d9fc90ffe8fc640ccddb1216545ec42 wp-block-post-date has-text-color has-accent-5-color\"><time datetime=\"2024-10-03T07:56:43-04:00\">October 3, 2024<\/time><\/div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/flgcc.com\/index.php\/2024\/10\/03\/sebring\/florida\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/flgcc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/240924-4-barred-owl-hooting-on-palm-frond.jpg?ver\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Sebring\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/flgcc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/240924-4-barred-owl-hooting-on-palm-frond.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/flgcc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/240924-4-barred-owl-hooting-on-palm-frond-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/flgcc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/240924-4-barred-owl-hooting-on-palm-frond-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/flgcc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/240924-4-barred-owl-hooting-on-palm-frond-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/flgcc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/240924-4-barred-owl-hooting-on-palm-frond-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/flgcc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/240924-4-barred-owl-hooting-on-palm-frond-2048x1366.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);\" class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-8f0e7729345a1c451bcd0d78de9ac122 wp-block-post-excerpt has-text-color has-accent-5-color has-medium-font-size\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Last week right before hurricane Helene decided to wreak havoc on our area, my friend Art and I took a ride over by Sebring. It\u2019s an area that we like&hellip;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/flgcc.com\/index.php\/2024\/10\/03\/sebring\/florida\/\"> continue reading<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-104290 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-florida tag-nature\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-ccf55a1d wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"min-height:0px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\"><h2 style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600; padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;\" class=\"wp-block-post-title has-medium-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/flgcc.com\/index.php\/2024\/09\/11\/summer-update\/florida\/\" target=\"_self\" >Summer Update<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600; padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);\" class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-6d9fc90ffe8fc640ccddb1216545ec42 wp-block-post-date has-text-color has-accent-5-color\"><time datetime=\"2024-09-11T19:25:43-04:00\">September 11, 2024<\/time><\/div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/flgcc.com\/index.php\/2024\/09\/11\/summer-update\/florida\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1708\" src=\"https:\/\/flgcc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/240827-4-female-bobwhite-quail-sitting-on-fence-rail.jpg?ver\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Summer Update\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/flgcc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/240827-4-female-bobwhite-quail-sitting-on-fence-rail.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/flgcc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/240827-4-female-bobwhite-quail-sitting-on-fence-rail-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/flgcc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/240827-4-female-bobwhite-quail-sitting-on-fence-rail-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/flgcc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/240827-4-female-bobwhite-quail-sitting-on-fence-rail-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/flgcc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/240827-4-female-bobwhite-quail-sitting-on-fence-rail-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/flgcc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/240827-4-female-bobwhite-quail-sitting-on-fence-rail-2048x1366.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);\" class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-8f0e7729345a1c451bcd0d78de9ac122 wp-block-post-excerpt has-text-color has-accent-5-color has-medium-font-size\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Summer in Florida is the time of year when photography gets slow. 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