“Ambition — Artist.” That’s what the late Alfred Hair’s yearbook photo says, right above a portrait of a captivating young man gazing into the distance, as if he’s imagining that future and exactly how he’s going to get there.
An American white ibis wades among other birds looking for a meal of crayfish, small fish and aquatic insects. During mating season, the ibis’s bill and legs turn from light pink to crimson red, like this one. The American white is the most commonly seen ibis in Florida.
Deep in the hammock, an adult barred owl sits on an oak tree limb with a fresh catch of lizard or “green anole.” Soon, its baby flies out of its nest and lands next to the adult, taking the lizard to eat. This is an example of how nature takes care of its young to continue the species.
What does the word “season” mean to you? Does it call to mind that time of the year on the Treasure Coast when the weather gets a little cooler, the roads get a little busier and the calendar gets a lot fuller? Us, too. Or does it make you think of turkey stuffing, strands of lights and “Auld Lang Syne?” We’re right with you. In this issue, we celebrate it all.
You won’t have to travel far for holiday gifts this season. Treasure Coast businesses and organizations offer some of these unique gifts and ideas.
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It’s traditional. Children on ice skates laughing, a tall tree springing into sparkling colored lights against the dark of the evening, graceful dancers performing The Nutcracker, a parade of lighted boats with Rudolph and Santa aboard cruising softly through the night are all December highlights.
Like the Festival of Trees at Riverside Theatre and the Christmas parade on Ocean Drive, the St. Lucia Swedish Christmas Festival at the Hallstrom House has become a familiar harbinger of the holidays in Indian River County.
Many people find themselves lounging on the couch after a long workday, but then there’s boatbuilder Jeff Warner, who spends his free time building guitars and ukuleles. A “mad scientist” of sorts, Warner was always taking toys apart and tinkering with things from a very young age. His father fostered his interest in mechanics and restoration.
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