Tropical Storm Andrea – Butterfly Mind

June 8, 2013December 18, 2016

After Tropical Storm Andrea: A Photo Essay

The morning after Tropical Storm Andrea blew through, we rushed out to see what the Gulf of Mexico had deposited on the beach where we are vacationing. An ecological disturbance like that provides a rare, fleeting opportunity to find a bounty of sea life and new shells washed ashore. We got out early because we … Continue reading After Tropical Storm Andrea: A Photo Essay

June 6, 2013December 18, 2016

We came to Florida for vacation and they named a storm after me

We are visiting family on the Gulf coast of Florida, on Anna Maria Island, just north of Sarasota. Even though we are only six days into hurricane season, there is already a named storm churning 150 miles west of us in the Gulf of Mexico: Tropical Storm Andrea. It is surreal to watch the Weather … Continue reading We came to Florida for vacation and they named a storm after me