Annie Lee's Profile |
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| Age: | 33 years old |
| Sex: | Female |
| Location: | Tampa, Florida |
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| Last Login: | Jun 22, 2008 (534 days back) |
About Me |
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My Interests |
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| Motherhood, ecology, wildlife biology, nature, the weather, writing and observing, music, loving my husband and two boys, painting, gardening, surfing, sculpting, meditation, eating organic, being a good friend, honesty, kindness, peace, love, trying to live life to the fullest extent possible. | |
I'd like to meet:people that are enthusiastic about life, enthralled with the beauty of the earth, and full of hope. I could not argue with any one and say that it does not make my heart heavy every day to walk the earth and notice the state of things. However I refuse to allow the negativity that has become an epidemic to infiltrate my mind. Negativity is an illness that is rampant in this day. This is a downward spiral for the world. I encourage every one I know to stir up the positive engery within, become the change you want to see in the world. Swing the momentum the other way, bring hope to other peoples lives, tell them the way you really feel, laugh more with your kids, pick up trash on the ground every day, join a friend for a commute to work, eat lunch outside, notice the little things in nature, smile more...It all starts with you. |
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Music:Sean Doyle on Drums, Mason Jennings, Shinyribs, The Gourds, Zanesville, Junior Brown, Nervous Turkey, Steve Earle, Derek Trucks, Susan Tedeschi, Gov't Mule, Legendary JC's, Mofro, Blueground Undergrass, Will Quinlan, John Mayal, Hot Tuna, Taj Mahal, Yonder Mountain String Band, Donna the Buffalo, Okkervil River, Rory Gallagher, The Young Dubliners, Pat Dunlea, Wolf Tones, Brendan Nolan, Ry Cooter, Ron Johnson, Leftover Salmon |
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Movies:O Brother Where Art Thou, Vernon Florida, The Quiet Man, Waking Ned Devine, A Midsummer Night's Dream (1999), True Romance, Run Lola Run, Rob Roy, Everlasting Piece, Blazing Saddles, Master and Commander, Gladiator, Superbad. Favorite surf films: Adrift, Longer, Shelter, Big Wednesday..."Hey mister, are you a surfer?"..."No kid, I am just an old garbage man"... |
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Television:The Weather Channel |
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Books:James Michener's Mexico and Caribbean, any thing written by Bernd Heinrich, Zora Neal Hurston's Their Eyes Were Watching God, Tales of Old Florida, Wild Fruits by Henry David Thoreau, Silent Spring and Under the Sea by Rachel Carson, Black Elk Speaks, Zen meditation afirmations by Thich Nhat Hanh, Field Guides for Plants, Trees, Reptiles and Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, etc., Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman, The Gazetteer for any state - I love maps! |
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Heroes:Sean Doyle because of his patience and joy in Fatherhood, My Dad because he raised me solo for the first six years of my life, Jane Goodall because of her loving and beautiful spirit, Bernd Heinrich because of his incredible writing ability and observations of nature |
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My Background and Lifestyle |
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| MaritalStatus: | Married |
| SexualOrientation: | Straight |
| Children: | Proud parent |
| Education: | College graduate |
| Occupation: | Ecologist |
My Pictures |
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My Blog |
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thoughts on getting Florida in the Raw published |
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| I am in the process of soliciting publishers right now in hopes that they will want to read and eventually publish a book of my poems called Florida in the Raw. Before I get going any further in this ... Posted by Annie Lee on Thu, 05 Jun 2008 02:55:00 PST |
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Swallow-tailed kite |
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| This one is about my favorite bird...I got a chance to hear a talk on swallow-tailed kites by the one and only expert Ken Meyer this week. His voice was gentle and easy on the ears and all I could thi... Posted by Annie Lee on Sat, 24 May 2008 06:37:00 PST |
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from Florida in the Raw |
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| Pioneergreen pastures of Bahia with scattered paw-paw, their white blossoms are flags of surrenderno buffalo roam, cracker cows stompburrowing owls crouch hidden in the smut grass flatsfuzzy youngster... Posted by Annie Lee on Sat, 24 May 2008 06:31:00 PST |
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weather woes |
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| cicada whir blinds my mind and numbs my earshear the Chuck-will's widow callinggoin' to call the dogs from down in the hollowthe creek went dry earlier this yeardust on the dirt road choked the t... Posted by Annie Lee on Sat, 24 May 2008 06:15:00 PST |
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My usual nature ramblings (3 for one) |
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| Otter RompSleek, smooth coat, brown like the shadows chatter calls echo on the creek playful, purposeful, poised silently stalking crayfish through the tannic depths navigating the hummocks and the fa... Posted by Annie Lee on Mon, 28 Apr 2008 07:12:00 PST |
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orange grove song |
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| Florida is renown for its oranges and every where I drive throughout the state I am reminded of this juicy fact...so writing about them is only second nature for a Florida girl.
rows of orange groves ... Posted by Annie Lee on Fri, 04 Apr 2008 07:26:00 PST |
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Thousand Mile Creek |
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| twist and turn north to south brackish brown waters roll rippled with the spring winds manatee grass flows in the tide little Gambusia hide the mud stirs, sends plumes into the depths as I tread gentl... Posted by Annie Lee on Fri, 04 Apr 2008 06:07:00 PST |
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This little poem is about The Gourds |
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| They are one of my favorite bands. I have always got them playing on homemade tapes in my Jeep and in the CD player at home. There is some thing that this band is capable of that I cann... Posted by Annie Lee on Wed, 12 Mar 2008 05:52:00 PST |
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Seasonal instinct |
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| When the kestrels come back the west wind howls through the oak tree sounds like ramblin wild cat roar oak leaves trickle down like rain 'round the campfire crackle little sharpshin fights the head wi... Posted by Annie Lee on Tue, 11 Mar 2008 02:35:00 PST |
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Dorothys ruby slippers |
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| Acer seeds encased in a velvety orb distinct veins crawl from the core helicopter drop from the sky, flutter savory squirrel treats that bring new life decorating the forest floor at a ... Posted by Annie Lee on Fri, 07 Mar 2008 06:43:00 PST |
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My Friends |
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Doyle, Shinyribs, The Gourds, Cherish {And What}, Traci, *eLisHa*, eliza, Elizabeth, Sisters of the Sea, Tricia, Lisa, kazuko, Hellion, Valerie, Julz, Will Quinlan and The Diviners, Have Gun, Will Travel, Ronny Elliott, Mason Jennings, Chloe, Sirtazz, Sarah, ♠ Dirty D. DeVille ♠, MtnMermaid, James McFarland, Nervous Turkey, Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars, Ingrid & Captain Kirk, Backstage Access Limited, Skipper's Smokehouse Restaurant & Oyster Bar, Poetry 'n Lotion, Rachel, Rocky, Doc Lovett, Zanesville, Cold Shot
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