A Love Story
By Robert Knowlton This pair a buck and young fawn, have been wandering around the Herons Nest Lane area for at least three weeks. The fawn clearly latched onto the buck, following him wherever…
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Archetypal Transition
By Lily Bishop Editors Note: Lily Bishop is a 17 year old senior at Pedro Menendez High School For nearly six years nowI have been waiting to receiveWhat in due time will beMy magnum opus…
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Happy Birthday, Spoonbill!
Marsh Creek’s Spoonbill Courier Born August 3, 2020, in the Year of Covid, now 1 YEAR OLD! Looking back, it has been a encouraging year of neighbors talking to neighbors, showcasing the talents of both…
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Animal Control to the Rescue
St. Johns County Animal Control 904-209-6190 After leaving a voicemail for St. Johns County Animal Control, I imagined I had spoken into a Black Hole. The cynic in me whispered, “they’ll never respond”. An hour…
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Spoonbill Neighbors Takes Shape
The first organizational meeting of the Spoonbill Neighbors was held on July 7th. So far there are 33 members. All residents of Marsh Creek are welcome to join any of our interest groups. Some already have…
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Climate change could cost condo boards billions. They aren’t ready for it.
The Surfside, Fla., building collapse is just one example of a bigger looming problem Editor’s Note: The article below was published this past weekend in the Washington Post. By Evan McKenzie Evan McKenzie teaches in…
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Tropical Storm Elsa
The 2021 Hurricane season officially began a month ago today, and Tropical Storm Elsa is already heading our way. NOAA’s storm forecast has Florida in its sights, on a bulls-eye trajectory that would, at this…
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Even a 10-Minute Walk May Be Good for the Brain
Shared courtesy of The New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/24/well/move/exercise-brain-memory-fitness-cognitive.html?smid=em-share Ten minutes of mild exercise can immediately alter how certain parts of the brain communicate and coordinate with one another and improve memory function. By Gretchen Reynolds…
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DEAR DAPHNE #13
WOOF!! WAG!! (and another) WOOF!! WAG!! Guess what!! St. Augustine has been declared one of the “10 Best Dog-Friendly US Vacation Destinations for 2021”!! The list was just published on Chewy.com, a site many pet…
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The Newest Nonagenarian
The title is awkward. We hardly ever hear it. And that’s in part because most people never live long enough to attain it. But Ron Estes, the former Marine Sergeant, CIA legend, and Marsh Creek…
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Deven’s Story
By Shay Fontana Dieuvensley was born 8 months after the devastating earthquake in Haiti in 2010. Two months later his father died of cholera brought in by the U.N. forces. His mother could not find…
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Call to Marsh Creek Women
By Meri-Kathryn Peed and Louise Nelson The COVID -19 pandemic caused most of us to experience a year of isolation, we have never experienced before. As we are emerging into a “new normal” let’s look at new ways to…
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Meeting at Big Bird Pond
Around Marsh Creek, it always pays to have your smartphone handy when out for a walk or a bike ride. Yesterday, the Marsh Creek Avian Club held its morning meeting in the big pond at…
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Concert in the Park Tonight
The Haszards return, by popular demand, and for an unprecedented FIFTH engagement in 14 month! See you in the park so we can welcome them back! Thursday the 10th, 6-8 pm
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BULKHEAD PROJECT IN MARSH CREEK
By Peter Clayton Our community has almost 30 lakes but few with any bulkhead, however six property owners along Marshside Drive have changed that. All the properties back onto the lake on the left side…
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A Cardinal Landing
By Bob Knowlton While walking our dog Henry the other day, I noticed a male cardinal sitting on the ground atop a palm frond by the 14th green. As it took notice of neither Henry…
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