
Contents
- Snorkeling
- Underwater
- Parrotfish
- Florida Black Bears
- Kites & Snails
- Crocodilian Cousins
- Skunk, Tough Guy
- Pee Yoo!
- Zebra Butterflies
- Parrots in Paradise
- Hanging Out with Stingrays
- “Fraidy” Old Lady
- Gecko, Night Hunter
- Crab Spider in a Jar
- Key Deer
- Portuguese Man-of-War
- Mullet at Blind Pass
- Opossums…Don’t Cross ‘Em
- Bald Eagles
- Seagull Chick
- Hanging Out Safely with Wild Animals

Contents
- Rescued
- Manatees
- Venice Rookery
- Raccoon Paradise
- Raccoon Trick-or-Treat
- Iguana’s Garden
- Everglades Gossip
- Elegant Swans
- Dragon Battle
- A Flash of Pink
- Serendipity
- Florida Panther
- Burmese Python Owner Speaks
- Cattle Egret
- Snowy Egret
- Little Blue Heron
- Everglades Style
- Great Egret Takes a Risk
- Vulture’s Point of View
- Crow’s Point of View
- Ant Lions
- Fawn
- Deer in Myakka State Park
- Sea Turtle
- Swimming with Dolphins
- Wood Stork
- Gift from My Family
- Hanging Out Safely with Wild Animals

Contents
- Sandhill Cranes, Walking Two-by-Two
- Mockingbird
- Dolphins at Play
- Everybody Cheers
- Friendly Dolphin
- Why do Flamingoes Stand on One Leg?
- Pink Flamingo
- Florida Scrub Jay
- Eat & Be Eaten
- Black Racer
- Our Bobcats are Insomniacs
- Shark Teeth
- Red Tide
- Armadillo
- Raccoons
- I Won’t Laugh at Pelicans
- Pelican’s Lunch
- Face-to-Face
- Red-Tailed Hawk
- Caterpillar in a Hurry
- Butterflies & Flowers
- Squirrels’ Peanut Farm
- Alligators Like to Bake
- Florida Soft Shell Turtle
- Gopher Tortoise
- Great Blue Heron
- Hanging Out Safely with Wild Animals.

Table of Contents
- Preface
Youthful Adventures
- Boys
- Peckerwood’s Wedding
- Manhood
- Flying
- Firebird
- Rising From the Ashes
Adventurous Young Man
from Virginia
- Connoisseur
- Green Apples and Buttermilk
Light of my Life
- Fellow from Yonkers
- Hard Work
- Captive Audience
- Happy New Year
- Mail Order Junkie
- Wedding
- Bedlam on the Beach
- Legacy
Lover
- Young Man from the States
- My Lover
- Rain on the Roof
- I Heard Your Name
- Remembering
- No Regrets
Man of My Dreams
- Missouri Boy
- Mirror
- Evolved Man
- Warm, Strong Hands
- Adversity
- Whisper
- I’m Glad I Met You
- Mr. Fixit
- Blue Sky, Blue Water
- Fortune Cookie Moon
- Sweet Nothings
- Hometown
- Wonders

Contents
Dedication
Preface
Acknowledgments
Perspectives
- Pencils
- Stars
- Behind the Scenes
- What a Great Day!
Favorite Places
- Let’s Listen to Music
- Blue Hole
- Shenandoah National Park
- DC
- Everglades
- Miami Beach
Florida Gulf Coast
- Pelican Beach Party
- Netting in Lemon Bay
- Visiting Indian Mound
- Indian Mound on Lemon Bay
- In the Water at Last!
- A Return to the Beach
- Dolphins at Venice Jetty
- Solitude
Family
- Brothers & Sisters
- Grandma
- Eat Watermelon!
- Watermelon
- Popcorn!
- Mockingbird Songs
- Soul Mate
- Clifford
Rites of Passage
- What’s this World Coming to?
- Black-Eyed Susans
- Paper Dolls
- Work and Retirement
- Map Game
- Clouds
- Be Remembered Well