Author: Brian Nelson
This Morning’s Two-fer
Try the slider … Someone suggested buying a lotto ticket after this morning’s two-fer. One side of the island, a full moon setting. Then on the other, a great sunrise. Use the slider to reveal…
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Final Day for Pfizer 1st Shot Wednesday
Final Day to Receive the First Dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine through St. Johns County – April 28 The final day to receive the first dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at the St….
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COVID-19 Vaccine Walk-up Appointments Wednesday
COVID-19 Vaccine Walk-up Appointments at the Solomon Calhoun Community Center St. Johns County will be accepting walk-up appointments for the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Wednesday, April 21, at the…
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Observations in the Creek
Editor’s note: Peggy Gachet has accepted an invitation to write a twice-monthly Spoonbill Courier column. If you would like to share your thoughts and writings, please reach out to the editor. By Peggy Gachet Like…
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My Neat Story
Originally posted Oct 8, 2020, this article reappears in memory of the late Philip Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, born June 10, 1921, whose death was announced this morning by Buckingham Palace. I think each of us harbors an…
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Sunset 4-6-2021
A scenic sunset run down-island by what appears to be a Blackhawk, or maybe a Huey, likely out of Mayport, Fl.
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A Family Affair
You have probably spotted the red truck and blackened cookers oddly stashed on the side of the road in Hastings. Sometimes cars are in front, other times the place is quiet, seemingly abandoned. Maybe you…
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16 Year Olds and Up Now Eligible for Covid-19 Vaccinations
St. Johns County Now Vaccinating Florida Residents 16 Years of Age and Older St. Johns County is now accepting COVID-19 vaccination appointment preregistrations for persons who are 16 years of age and older to receive…
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Rachel Roddy’s recipe for chicken with rosemary, tomatoes and olives
By Louise Nelson (courtesy of the Washington Post) The scent of rosemary stirs childhood memories and inspires this rustic dish of hunter’s chicken cooked in the style of the southern Roman countryside. Chicken with rosemary,…
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How long will the coronavirus vaccines protect you? Experts weigh in.
Reprinted courtesy of the Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2021/03/29/how-long-immunity-lasts-covid-vaccine/ By Lindsey Bever March 29, 2021 at 2:35 p.m. EDT You may be among the more than 95 million people in the United States who have taken at…
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Lee Weaver’s Amazing Light Show
St. Augustine’s Lee Weaver, a well-known local actor with an abundance of talent, staged a one-man art show Saturday night. On the walls of I-Tech on Old Moultrie shone an eclectic collection of artistic Light…
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A Foggy Morning at the Pier
A new camera combined with foggy, high surf at the pier this morning.
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Covid Vaccine Age Limit Down Again – 40
St. Johns County Now Vaccinating Florida Residents 40 Years of Age and Older St. Johns County is now accepting COVID-19 vaccination appointment preregistrations for persons who are 40 years of age and older. Qualifying individuals…
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Covid Vaccine Age Limit dropped to 50.
St. Johns County Now Vaccinating Florida Residents 50 Years of Age and Older St. Johns County is now accepting COVID-19 vaccination appointment preregistrations for persons who are 50 years of age and older. Qualifying individuals who…
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A day at the (Alligator) Farm
A beautiful day, and the height of the Rookery season, at St. Augustine’s Alligator Farm.
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Vaccine Age Limit drops to 60, adding “The Extremely Vulnerable”.
St. Johns County Now Vaccinating Florida Residents 60 Years of Age and Older and Those Who Are Deemed Extremely Vulnerable to COVID-19 St. Johns County is now accepting COVID-19 vaccination appointment pre-registrations for persons who…
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