Here are some photos published in the Orlando Sentinel of me speaking to the Umatilla Public Library teen group.

Christopher Tozier is the author of Olivia Brophie and the Pearl of Tagelus, the award-winning, middle-grade fantasy series set in the wilds of central Florida and published by Pineapple Press. He was selected as a 2011 State of Florida Artist Fellowship recipient and his poetry has appeared widely.
Tuesday, March 25, 2014
Sunday, March 23, 2014
Saturday, March 22, 2014
Some Florida Spring Flowers
Monday, March 17, 2014
Florida Author Classroom Visits
Sunday, March 2, 2014
Florida Scrub Wildfire - One year later
The Florida scrub that I run through was burned one year ago. Scrub depends on fire to survive, but it sure seems hard to believe when you see the scorched landscape.
One year has gone by. Certainly, the worst of the damage was caused by the heavy equipment.
One year has gone by. Certainly, the worst of the damage was caused by the heavy equipment.
Saturday, March 1, 2014
Grizzly Bears in Florida!
I offer this photo as proof:
Of course, there are no grizzly bears in Florida. This photo was taken two miles from my house deep in the Florida scrub. You can tell that the silhouette is a grizzly because of the large shoulder hump.
We have TONS of Florida black bears here. And cars are the number one threat to their lives, so drive carefully in bear country. Keep in mind when you see a mother bear with cubs, there is often a cub far behind. That cub is often scared when it realizes how far back from the others it is, and will panic-run to catch up. That behavior seems particularly dangerous to me.
Did the sign-people not know this was a grizzly? Were the grizzly signs cheaper than the black bear signs? Did they run out of the correct signs? Who knows.
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Grizzly Bear Crossing sign in the Florida scrub |
Of course, there are no grizzly bears in Florida. This photo was taken two miles from my house deep in the Florida scrub. You can tell that the silhouette is a grizzly because of the large shoulder hump.
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Close-up of the Florida Grizzly Bear sign |
Did the sign-people not know this was a grizzly? Were the grizzly signs cheaper than the black bear signs? Did they run out of the correct signs? Who knows.
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