Lakeside Stables

10/20/2024

07/06/2024

The Highlands County Planning & Zoning Commission invites all interested community members to participate in a public discussion regarding proposed changes to the Highlands County Land Development Regulations (LDRs) for manufactured (mobile) home parks and subdivisions, and RV parks.

WHEN: 5 p.m., Tuesday, July 9*
WHERE: Highlands County Commissioners Board room in the Government Center, 600 S. Commerce Ave., Sebring

*The discussion will be part of the regular Planning & Zoning Commission meeting that day, which begins at 3 p.m., and this discussion is expected to begin at 5 p.m.

This discussion aims to gather public input and address any concerns or suggestions from residents and stakeholders. Your participation is crucial in shaping the future of our community.

For more information, please contact the Highlands County Planning & Zoning division at 863-402-6650. We look forward to your valuable contributions and active participation in this important community discussion.

The Board of County Commissioners voted July 2 to extend the County’s temporary moratorium on mobile home subdivisions and mobile home parks through Sept. 30, 2024.

04/06/2023

Drink water from the spring where horses drink. The horse will never drink bad water.
Lay your bed where the cat sleeps.
Eat the fruit that has been touched by a worm.
Boldly pick the mushroom on which the insects sit.
Plant the tree where the mole digs.
Build your house where the snake sits to warm itself.
Dig your fountain where the birds hide from heat.
Go to sleep and wake up at the same time with the birds – you will reap all of the day's golden grains.
Eat more green – you will have strong legs and a resistant heart, like the beings of the forest.
Swim often and you will feel on earth like the fish in the water.
Look at the sky as often as possible and your thoughts will become light and clear.
Be quiet a lot, speak little – and silence will come in your heart, and your spirit will be calm and fill with peace.
Saint Seraphim of Sarov 1754-1833

04/06/2023

A fisherman spotted her just east of the Farallon Islands (outside the Golden Gate) and radioed for help. Within a few hours, the rescue team arrived and determined that she was so badly off, the only way to save her was to dive in and untangle her…. a very dangerous proposition. One slap of the tail could kill a rescuer.
They worked for hours with curved knives and eventually freed her. When she was free, the divers say she swam in what seemed like joyous circles. She then came back to each and every diver, one at a time, nudged them, and pushed gently, thanking them. Some said it was the most incredibly beautiful experience of their lives.
The guy who cut the rope out of her mouth says her eye was following him the whole time, and he will never be the same.
May you be so fortunate to be surrounded by people who will help you get untangled from the things that are binding you.
And, may you always know the joy of giving and receiving gratitude ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

03/28/2023

🍯 My dad has bees.Today I went to his house and he showed me all of the honey he had gotten from the hives. He took the lid off of a 5 gallon bucket full of honey and on top of the honey there were 3 little bees, struggling. They were covered in sticky honey and drowning. I asked him if we could help them and he said he was sure they wouldn't survive. Casualties of honey collection I suppose.

I asked him again if we could at least get them out and kill them quickly, after all he was the one who taught me to put a suffering animal (or bug) out of its misery. He finally conceded and scooped the bees out of the bucket. He put them in an empty Chobani yogurt container and put the plastic container outside.

Because he had disrupted the hive with the earlier honey collection, there were bees flying all over outside.

We put the 3 little bees in the container on a bench and left them to their fate. My dad called me out a little while later to show me what was happening. These three little bees were surrounded by all of their sisters (all of the bees are females) and they were cleaning the sticky nearly dead bees, helping them to get all of the honey off of their bodies. We came back a short time later and there was only one little bee left in the container. She was still being tended to by her sisters.

When it was time for me to leave we checked one last time and all three of the bees had been cleaned off enough to fly away and the container was empty.
Those three little bees lived because they were surrounded by family and friends who would not give up on them, family and friends who refused to let them drown in their own stickiness and resolved to help until the last little bee could be set free.
Bee Sisters. Bee Peers. Bee Teammates.
We could all learn a thing or two from these bees.

Bee kind always.~

~author unknown 🐝