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May.20.2013
The "super ghost" of Blair Audubon Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary (Corkscrew) is showing signs that it's "waking" up for its summer show. Discovered in 2007 by hikers on the boardwalk looking high in the canopy for owls, the "super ghost" ghost orchid was made famous by D. K...
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May.01.2013
It's time to rant again about dogs. Don't get me wrong. I have owned my fair share of man's best friend - and woman's too. However, they were owned under the old rules that I followed. They were dogs. They stayed home when we traveled by air or dined in restaurants....
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Apr.23.2013
Arirang: The Bamboo Connection is no longer in print. The 488 page adventure novel by D. K. Christi is only available in ebook format at Amazon.com Kindle.
The ebook may be downloaded for reading at any computer device in addition to Kindles and ereaders. The print copy was...
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Apr.10.2013
Serendipity
The Big Dog Show came to Bonita Springs, Florida on March 8, 2013. The 500 pound, 8 x 10 sculptures by famed artist Dale Rogers were under his watchful eye as they were installed at Liles Hotel Plaza, Riverside Park. I was there with my 94 years young mom, watching...
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Apr.03.2013
Blog Post by DK Christi - Apr.03.2013 - 6:11 pm
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The rare and endangered ghost orchid is found only in the Florida Everglades and parts of Cuba. It is losing habitat to climate change, population encroachment, and general disrespect for the fragile ecosystem that provides...
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Apr.02.2013
“We need the tonic of wildness...We can never have enough of nature...We need to witness our own limits transgressed, and some life pasturing freely where we never wander.” –Walden, Henry David Thoreau
In this week's Red Letter, Red Room Executive Editor Gina Misiroglu writes about how she talked...
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Mar.22.2013
At least once a year, I packed up my netbook, a small carry-on bag, and swimsuits for a Caribbean cruise aboard a cruise ship "wantabe." This is not to insult my favorite cruise ship as I picked it every year until it chose a new port of departure and I am now sunk.
Bahamas Celebration is a...
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Feb.07.2013
Sex, Myths and Magic
The Rare and Endangered
Ghost Orchid
Presented by:
D. K. Christi, author, journalist and lecturer
D. K. Christi shares her obsession with the “Super Ghost” of Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary and why it’s a “matter of consequence.”
D. K...
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Jan.24.2013
No Chocolate on Valentine's Day for me. Chocolate is too ordinary. In fact, it has little to do with the beginning of the myths around St. Valentine and the day of love we celebrate.
Valentine's Day is a day that represents the unique emotions and experiences that love engenders. What...
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Jan.20.2013
I was really taken by the originals in the series of Planet of the Ape movies that appealed to my science fiction tastes. Some were less clever than others. I've also enjoyed other movies with cute chimpanzees and the ads also. They always make me smile. Then I was assigned by the...
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