Here are a few stories I gathered from around the interwebs this month:
Laura Reiley reported on deception in farm-to-table marketing in the Tampa Tribune. All too often restaurants promote organic food grown by local farmers, but that’s not what ends up on your plate. Here’s a follow-up interview with Reiley on NPR.
I have no idea how this woman held on to her camera as this panther scurried past her on the boardwalk of Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary. Here’s my post on the sanctuary, a 2.5 mile walk into the heart of the Everglades.
The window for a perfectly ripe avocado is so short. Here’s how to ripen an avocado in 10 minutes. I haven’t tried it yet. Hope it works.
The highlight of April was the week my nieces flew all the way from Massachusetts to spend spring break with us. We filled each day with real Florida adventures.
We took a dolphin tour around Tampa. 
We had a blast on the beach at Egmont Key.
We walked a labyrinth, saw the surreal, and tied our wristbands to a tree at the Dali Museum.
We strolled some gardens filled with bright spring blooms.
Sunken Gardens and The Gizella Kopsick Palm Arboretum (Uncle Toby’s favorite).
And these crazy cat ladies had purrfectly pawsome time at Big Cat Rescue. The sanctuary gives each cat a home where they can run and play and even swim. Their stories broke our hearts, but we’re thankful for all they do to save them. It inspired dozens of cat puns. No kitten.
So. Much. Fun. 
In Bloom is a monthly roundup of Florida news and other things I’ve stumbled upon around the Web, along with photos I’ve taken. Have something you’d like to share? Email me: [email protected].
