After being sick for so long getting back to the drawing board coughing all the way!

Live hiking along the Withlacoochee River!

From Chattahoochee, I quickly made my way to Torreya State Park, near Bristol, to get travel and hiking information and to add a second live video using the new Facebook option. Here, I take the north trail from the Gregory House where the six cannon encampment had been for the confederacy during the Civil War.

You can plan a trip to Torreya State Park here: https://www.floridastateparks.org/park/Torreya

Been trying to get to Angus Gholson Nature Park again for almost ten years. I think I’d pit stopped here a few years ago with no time to go inside. i’d also heard it’s condition had greatly deteriorated. That is positively true.

Last I was actually here I met Angus Gholson as my wife, at the time, was working on one of her hiking book series. Then we hiked the trail. I recall it being my kind of natural trail.

It’s still a natural trail. more so in that there seems to be little to no upkeep of the trail. It’s obvious that the neighborhood doesn’t support the park. The great nearby restaurant I stopped at and others I asked had no idea the park was only blocks away. Bad sign for the future of the park.

Above is a video I made making use of Facebook’s new live feed.

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Did some hiking earlier in Circle B Bar Reserve. Much more now and to come over at Swampy’s Florida.

Many thanks to my pals of many years, Russell and Alice Sue Noell for their hospitality this weekend. Great vittles and socializing! Another dear pal, Debbie Schafer, called while I was there exclaiming, “You’re socializing!!??!” It is an unusual occurrence.

Right now dashing off some artwork before I get home!

Here’s the finished painting with the small amount of inking for definition.
Getting some rest and up next for the rest of Sunday is my annual Christmas card.

Inking, again, with the Tombo and the Precision 7.

Been taking my annual Christmas hike. This year at the Ross Prairie Trailhead of the Cross Florida Greenway.

Here are the pencils for two people who volunteered at Silver Springs State Park to clean up the Silver River and area around it. it’s figured they’ve raised some $3,000 in cans collected.

This is the pencil version that I’m sending in for approval. After approval, I have another step for prep and then adding watercolor. I’m sure to post the finished artwork in the next couple days.

I have a painting to also paint and plan to do both at the same time.