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Home for a chronicle of living at the Beach. This is a reflection of the wonderful people I know, the things we do, and the places we go.         Comments?



Ongoing pages - New or still being updated

Dory's Party Jon hosted a wonderful party for Dory at our home
SBA Spring Hop A great weekend on the Suwannee River in kayaks
FtGeorgeSunday A day of great fun at the Redneck Rivierra
Marsh08 Paddling with Sharon and Sarah
July08 Some of Sharon's flowers
June08 Pictures from kayaking and around the pool
Opening Party The Opening Party was Sunday night and Monday afternoon this year
May08 random pictures
Spring Festival SBA Spring Bike Festival - great riding, great weather, great friends
Apr08 turtle, Mayport jetty
DebScott A beautiful wedding at Hanna Park
Princess08 SBA camping and kayaking weekend at Princess Preserve
MarchSBA08 Open House weekend in White Springs, camping and kayaking the Suwannee
BachelorParty A little get together for Scott
DuttonWinter08 Some pictures from paddling at Dutton
SkiTrip08 Pictures from Sharon's Colorado ski trip
Mar08 Sunny days, but the water's still only 68
LandTrust08 A lovely paddle by Fort George for the North Florida Land Trust
GuanaRiver08 A little water preserve at Micklers & A1A
MezzaLuna Mezza Luna is a great place to hear Garry and Steve and Neal and Mike and...
Feb08 Super Bowl party mostly
Ididaride08 Sharon, Jon, and Janine worked the second rest stop while I took pictures of everyone. It looked like a great ride.
Everglades07 Paddling and pedaling in the Everglades



Links to other great pages

 
Blaine Filthaut's new pages, and Jax Artists, with pages for Blaine and Gary Mack!
Nantahala Outdoor Center offers great rafting trips - their Nolichucky trip was great!
Biras Creek is the wonderful resort we spent our honeymoon at on Virgin Gorda in the British Virgin Islands.
Linda's webpage. Her Paintings, photos, portraits, and weddings. Great works!

A pair of local webcams: want to control the camera on the surf? Another view of the surf (without controls) by the Sea Turtle.

Bank of America's Cycling Team in Jacksonville
Linda Olsen Photography, glorious artwork by a good friend, a wonderful visual treat
Your Handyman, a great business to use for repairs and maintenance in Jacksonville and the Beaches, The Source for Hurricane Protection!
Hiking in Peru and Machu Picchu, great pictures from John's hiking trip this past July
Suwannee Bicycle Association, a wonderful group with excellent events, and emergency prepared Ride Guides!
The National Hurricane Center, with great maps and information about those nasty storms
 
   

 

   
   

Links to Random Stuff

Dearest Darling Daughter Jennifer on violin!

 


Go to wavewatch.com for your local surf forecasts The Dutton Island tides are about 1 hour later than listed above.
TED Talks - a bunch of 18 minute talks to download or listen/view online by some fascinating people.
Belief-OMatic - 20 questions to find the right religion for you!
Cactus Juice! A wonderful alternative to Off and other like products.
All Your Base Are Belong To Us, a great old Flash movie.
Who wants to build a Pump Track?
The Falling Sand Game is fascinating and addicting yet blissful.
 
   

Historical pictures - these don't change

Christmas07 At our home, then Tim & Teri's
ChristmasEve07 Another wonderful party!
Secret Santa 07 SBA's Secret Santa weekend was a blast!
Dec07 The month started off warm!
Thanksgiving07 A wonderful feast at Tim & Teri's
St.A 07 Kayaking in St. Augustine
MarshFest07 A festival celebrating Dutton Island and the marshes in Atlantic Beach
Nov07 Randome Pictures
JaxAir07 The Jax Beach Air Show featured the Blue Angels
FTF07 The SBA had a great Fat Tire Festival! Well Done, Sharon!
October 07 All kayaking - Neptune &Atlantic Beaches and St. George Island
Parents07 Parents Weekend at UofM meant not riding the North FL MS-150
Caitlin&Anthony A wonderful wedding outside Asheville for my niece and her husband
September 07 Random pictures, including the Turtle!
Dupont07 Mountain biking at Dupont State Park
Biltmore07 The Biltmore Estate is an awesome place
LaborDay07 A weekend in N. Carolina with friends
Great Yard Sarah has the most beautiful yard
UM Aug 07 University of Miami has a beautiful campus
Dog Days 07 Hanging out at the cabins at Suwannee River State Park
August 07 Flowers, Animals, Josh moves, clouds
July 07 Fernandina Beach, the pool
SBA Paddle07 Edwin led us on an overnight paddle down the Suwannee River. (Higher res & more pics here.)
Kite & Kayak 07
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K&K 2007 didn't have much wind for the kites, but everything else was perfect! Linda's pictures are much better than mine.
June 07 Tropical Storm Barry and other stuff
Opening 07 The Opening party was a great time with great people
May 07 Random pictures
Will & Vicki Will & Vicki are now married!
NW Coast Pictures from the Oregon coast
NW Hiking Pictures from our hikes in Washington and Oregon.
A Buddhist Wedding Pictures from my nephew's Buddhist wedding outside Portland, OR.
SBA Open House A few pictures from the April Open House. Big Shoals on fire (photographed by Rick), and grout work at headquarters.
DausettSpring07 A gorgeous weekend at Dausett Nature Center. Some videos are here, Hans' pictures here.
Aquarium07 We took Uncle Ernie to the Atlanta Aquarium!
Mar07 The new walkway is done
Santos 07

A great weekend of camping and mountain biking. Videos are available at YouTube. The Sam&Rick crash video at Vortex in full detail (25 MB avi file)

BlueSprings06 A great day canoeing with manatees at Blue Springs and the St. Johns River
COSki07 Sharon spent a week skiing in Colorado with friends

Nigeria and Nigeria2

Slides Sharon took in 1980 in Nigeria. Thanks to Garry for the use of his film scanner
Slides65 Some scanned slides from 1965. Thanks, Garry!
Everglades 06 A five day camping trip to the Everglades. Marl rules.
For the Flash style page click here.
Christmas Eve 06 Sharon once again cooked wonderful lasagna followed by a fun gift exchange. Photos also at Club Photo. Let me know if you like the new Flash interface.
Dausett Fall Our second SBA Thanksgiving weekend at Dausett Trails
Art Party II A wonderful party!
Dutton06 Dutton Island is a beautiful preserve in Mayport
Seafood06 A great dinner party on a cool November evening
FTF06 The SBA Fat Tire Festival
BVI06 We spent a glorious week sailing in the British Virgin Islands. Thank you Edwin & Susan, Will & Vicki for the best experience imaginable!
MS-150 06 The 20th Annual North Florida MS-150 was another great event
Labor Day 06 The Labor Day party was great fun with lots of wonderful food and conversation
Whitney 06 Whitney is moving away. :( A going away party
Dog Days 06 A lovely weekend at Suwannee River State Park, courtesy of SBA
Aug 06 Cruising with Dr. Dave, Club Shea
Jon06 Jon put on a great party for Dory's 50th
July 06 Rivers and Beaches
Surf 06 Surfing in Atlantic Beach
Will-Vicki Will and Vicki host a party with a Surprise
SBA Paddle The SBA hosted a wonderful paddle down the Suwannee River on an Open House weekend
June 06 Around the pool after K&K with friends
Kite & Kayak, 06 Another great Kite & Kayak weekend: Thank you Butch, Blaine, Geri, and Happy Birthday Wanda!
Pam's 50th Pam had a birthday party!
May 06 A weekend in St. Pete: Matt & Marielle's Wedding Celebration, Mother's Day, Tour de Cure, Memorial Day weekend
Spring06

SBA's Spring Bicycle Festival - Kim did a great job!

Wedding Larry and Joanie's wedding
Club Shea 06 The Opening weekend party at Club Shea
April 06 Robert visits, Swannee waterfall
Tim's Hawaiian Surf Trip (These pictures are at Club Photo)
March 06 Random pictures
Dauset 06 The SBA returned to Dauset Trails for another weekend of camping and mountain biking. Hans has more
February 06 2 weeks in Colorado
January 06 Putting in new flooring, visiting Miami museums
New Year's Eve Four cabins of friends at Suwanne State Park have a great weekend
Christmas Opening presents here and at Teri and Tim's
Christmas Eve Sharon once again had a wonderful party
BoatParade 05 Peter & Mary hosted another of their wonderful parties to enjoy the Palm Valley Boat Parade and Dock Lighting.
Dinner 05 Edwin and Susan hosted a fabulous dinner with a chef teaching us how to make each course!
December 05 Matt and Marielle, Hanna Park
Dauset 05 Camping and mountain biking at Dauset Trails Nature Center and Conyers Olympic Trail. Also, Han's Pictures1 or Pictures2!
Thanksgiving 05 Thanksgiving was a full day of celebration.
Jacksonville Zoo The Diabetes Walk through the Zoo was a great opportunity for a visit!
November 05 Blue Angels, Fat Tire Festival (Dave's pictures, too!)
Snorkeling Snorkeling pictures from Sosua Bay - lots of fishies and urchins!
Sosua 05 Seven wonderful days in Sosua, Dominican Republic
October 05 Some pool shots, SBA training class, Ribault Halloween party, Hanna Park
September 05 Labor Day Weekend by the pool, some big rides, Deb's Bday
DogDays05 The SBA's Dog Days were a great success, and great fun!
August 05 Deb has moved to Florida! A party for her and Vicki (Happy Birthday!)
July 05 Fun time in North Carolina!
Art Show Gary & Blaine had a very popular and successful art show at the Casa Marina.
Rock n Roll! Scott & Betsy hosted a great party with the famous stars of the past 50 years of rock and roll. And now the extended video
Kite & Kayak The Fourth K&K was blessed with no rain, warm weather, enough wind for great kites and fun kayak surfing, and Butch's fantastic barbeque! The movie is now available for download here.
May 05 Suzanne's back, Marielle's graduation, Tour de Cure, Grand Bahamas
Jane Jane Russell passed away last Thursday, May 5. To download the video of the pictures, right click to Save Target As... this file. Then play it with Windows Media Player.
Art 05 Five pieces of photographic art created by my daughter Jennifer
Spring05 Pictures from the Suwannee Bicycle Festival. Watch the Movie here!
April 05 Spring is arriving in North Florida, the Suwannee is flooding, and Club Shea is open
March 05 Josh in his play, Ride Guide weekend
Jon's Suprise Party Dory hosted a suprise birthday celebration for Jon.
Colorado Ski Vacation We spent 10 days enjoying great weather with wonderful friends in Vail, Winter Park, and Boulder
February 05 Saturday night before the Super Bowl.
Super Bowl cell some little pictures from my cellphone camera on Thursday and Saturday
January 05 A few pictures
Landscaping 101 Trying to decipher the landscape around the pool.
The Beach Pictures of the Beaches, from Mayport south to Guana State Park.
Christmas Travels Visiting family and friends during the Christmas holiday, and New Year's Eve.
Christmas Eve Sharon made up four trays of her chicken lasagna while we toasted the holidays and had a chinese gift exchange.
Boat Parade 04 The Palm Valley Boat Parade, from Peter & Mary's
BVI Honeymoon Ten glorious days on Virgin Gorda, BVI, at Biras Creek with Sharon.
November 04 Some pictures from Animal Kingdom in Orlando, the suprise stars of a great dinner party, Ocean 60 wine tasting
October 04 a picture of Sharon, some nature shots, wedding weekend, Halloween!
The Pool A day-by-day chronicle of the preparation and construction. It's got water! It's got plants around it!
MS-150
The North Florida MS-150 was a great one day century ride this year.
September 04 Hurricane Frances, float party
August 04 Kayaking into the wind, Josh goes to college, pool party
NFBC North Florida Bike Club Summer Picnic
July 04 Nelson's Pirate Birthday Party brought out some great costumes.
New England A 3 day weekend in Stamford CT and Newport RI and points between
Fort George Island Trevor was kind enough to host a wonderful weekend on his beautiful boat.
June 04 Some flower pictures, and family shots
The 3rd Annual Kite & Kayak June 5th at Hanna Park, another wonderful time
The Lemon Bar I surprised Sharon the last Friday in May
N. Carolina A wonderful weekend at Teri and Tim's country estate
May 04 The Suwannee Bicycle Association had an Open House
April 04 A wonderful Murder Mystery dinner party, and the first gathering around the pool, and a few others.
Blaine's Art Show Blaine Premier Art Show
March 04 Riding and hiking and The Snake
Colorado Vacation Nine days in the high country with good friends.
Feb. 04 Soiree for Sue, and a panorama of a local attraction
Jan. 04 A smattering of pictures from the month's fun.
Guana Picnic A great picnic at Guana State Park, an 80+ degree Sunday in January!
New Year's Eve The Procrastinator's New Year's Eve Party was a wonderful time.
Christmas Day Making the rounds on Christmas Day, with guest photographer Whitney.
Christmas Eve Our first party in our new home. The Chinese Gift Exchange was wonderful, with Rob losing the most gifts, and Vickie losing her gift the fastest.

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Peter and Mary hosted another of their grand parties December 20th in honor of the Palm Valley Boat Parade.
Fat Tire Festival The Suwannee Bicycle Association had an extremely successful Halloween Fat Tire Festival .
Western Vacation Sharon and I spent a week in Northern California and Carson City, Nevada.
MS-150 The North Florida MS-150 had great weather, great riding, and great people.
Dog Days '03 The Dog Days Cycling and Kayaking Festival on the Suwannee was a great weekend.
Costa Rica... 10 glorious days with Sarah & Chris in San Jose, Arenal, Monteverde, and Quepos last November.
Labor Day 02 Sharon's first climb from Boulder to Winter Park over Rollins Pass

 


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