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Rich from "Florida Nature Photography"

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About Me

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My Interests

Nature Photography, writing and playing unusual acoustic music, harrassing my attack cats, fishing, organic gardening, taking care of my exotic fruit trees, reading historical novels and books on botany, crazy Everglades solo trips, canoeing, distance nature travel, Fakahatchee, dodging hidden alligators, not eating any meat that lives above water, not breaking strings on my mandolin, mocking morons, avoiding professional victims, a good cup of tea, hot peppers, hot sauce, acting like the hot pepper isn't hot with tears and sweat pouring down my face, Florida Panthers Hockey, Manchester United Football Club, being back home in Florida, being a native Floridian (where did everybody go?), eating shrimp :-), my nice collection of orchids, complaining about Pavel Bure leaving the NHL, my pet tarantula, and most of all, my beautiful wife, Galina.

Music:

My best band, The Shanklys, you guys should contact me, Arcade Fire, ROBYN HITCHCOCK, Bic Runga, Les Negresses Vertes, Chicherina, La Volee d'Castors, Morcheeba, Minor Threat, Bloodhound Gang, LUSH, The Smiths, Black Flag, Craig Wedren, Shudder to Think, Innocence Mission, Shelleyan Orphan, Masha i Medvedi, Zemfira, Bob Marley, Paris Combo, Pixies, The Church, Replacements, Fiona Apple, The Chieftans, Azure Ray, They Might Be Giants, The Connells, Bel Canto, Damien Rice, Jacob do Bandolim, Violent Femmes, Frente!, Loquat, The Pogues, and who can resist Richard Cheese?

Movies:

WAKING LIFE, Slapshot, Amelie, Super Troopers, Boondock Saints, Jaws, Braveheart, Timeline, all Kevin Smith movies, anything with Clint Eastwood, Last of the Mohicans, Europa Europa, Before Sunrise, Jean de Florette, Bpat, Bpat2, Good Will Hunting, Patch Adams, Animal House, Trainspotting, and Full Metal Jacket.

Television:

TV sucks. Sports only. Go Florida Panthers!!!

Books:

(Authors) RANDY WAYNE WHITE, Allan W. Eckert, Voltaire, James Alexander Thom, Carl Hiaasin, Martin Cruz Smith, Charles Bukowski, Edward Rutherford, Ken Follett, James Michener, WILBUR SMITH, Dan Brown, Leonard Cohen, John Tolland, Leon Uris, Ayn Rand, James Clavell, Morgan Llywellyn, Robert N. Macomber, and Patrick D. Smith.

My Blog

Where the hell have I been?

Hey there all my friends! I have missed speaking and communicating with you for the past few months, and due to an injury (again) I am forced to slow down and rest (and be home near the computer). The...
Posted by Rich from "Florida Nature Photography" on Sat, 05 Apr 2008 11:45:00 PST

Ive been away ....

Hello everyone! I've been away for a while and have gotten a LOT of messages asking where I am. Instead of answering everyone one at a time, I'm going to answer everyone at once. I've been working li...
Posted by Rich from "Florida Nature Photography" on Fri, 11 Jan 2008 09:02:00 PST

North Florida Forests & Springs Trip PART II

North Florida Forests & Springs Trip PART II   This was a FANTASTIC trip, and I did it in my usual no-sleep, coffee-fueled, distance-eating pace that most find hard to keep up with. Since t...
Posted by Rich from "Florida Nature Photography" on Tue, 27 Nov 2007 01:08:00 PST

North Florida Forests & Springs Trip PART I

This was a FANTASTIC trip, and I did it in my usual no-sleep, coffee-fuelled, distance-eating pace that most find hard to keep up with. Since the baby is too small to come along, I went alone but did...
Posted by Rich from "Florida Nature Photography" on Mon, 26 Nov 2007 10:31:00 PST

Orchid Hunting/Conservation Trip

When I made a post stating that I was going out to an orchid hotspot that I found earlier this month, my inbox was LOADED with people asking about how the trip went. I decided this was the best way t...
Posted by Rich from "Florida Nature Photography" on Wed, 10 Oct 2007 08:15:00 PST

Letter From the Everglades; On a Silent Landscape, an Environmental War Endures

By ABBY GOODNOUGHThe airboat signs on Highway 41 start just west of Miami, where the stucco sprawl of Little Havana gives way to South Florida's vast, mucky wilderness of saw grass, mangroves and cypr...
Posted by Rich from "Florida Nature Photography" on Fri, 05 Oct 2007 05:22:00 PST

SUMMER WETLANDS OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA

Due to popular request I'm going to start posting my new writing, ramblings, and new photos here. I encourage you to stop by our website FLORIDA NATURE PHOTOGRAPHY and join our newsletter list - ...
Posted by Rich from "Florida Nature Photography" on Wed, 03 Oct 2007 07:40:00 PST