I took myself out on a little nature date last week and it was positively delightful!

It was a bright, crisp day walking the fern- and palmetto-filled trails at the Highlands Hammock State Park here in Sebring, FL (in the same town as my current artist residency), and so cute to peek all the native orange trees!

This park also had a number of boardwalks, including a very narrow cat walk that went directly over the black water swamp for about a mile. I couldn’t believe how long the walkway was and how much you were really able to get right up into that ecosystem.

The water was still and glassy with the bell-bottomed cypress trees and their knees making perfect mirror images in the water.

And to top off a perfect and nature filled day, I actually spotted a group of wild pigs as I was going to hula hoop in a clearing I found, which was exciting to see those adorable pigs enjoying a nice healthy snack.

1.15.2020