Philip Cardella

Introduction Last week two people at church asked me some combination of how I've been doing what I've been up to. In both instances, my response was the same, "Well, you know, trying to deal with this whole Alligator Alcatraz thing, taking photos and what

This week's featured photo is of a double crested cormorant taking flight from the pristine waters along the Anhinga Trail at Royal Palm about five miles from the eastern entrance to Everglades National Park. The photo has some particular sentimental value to me. After being introduced to the

Introduction Some of you have been asking if there was no TWIFL last week. There was not. Several of you have asked about Alligator Alcatraz or offered opinions on it. These things are connected. The moment Alligator Alcatraz was announced--I thought it was a joke--I went out there to look

While perhaps 8,000 descended upon the Torch of Friendship on June 14th aka "No Kings Day" about 200 hundred gathered in the rain on July 4th for "No Kings II" in the same location. Meanwhile, local media reported 30-50, once again in front of Alligator

Philip Cardella. June 22, 2025. Hundreds of protesters gathered outside of the locked front gates of the mostly abandoned Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport on Sunday, June 22, 2025 starting around 10 AM. At least 250 cars lined the narrow part of Tamiami Trail just west of the Dade County

Introduction Another week that felt like a month. Saturday, the first day of the "week" for TWIFL, saw the biggest protests in years in South Florida. Then there were Juneteenth celebrations and discussions on why Juneteenth might not be worth celebrating, according to Dr. Marvin Dunn, a retired