With Open Eyes

Publisher Marketing: This is not a single story although you will find some tales among its pages. It started off as observations just scribbled down after I had returned from my walks out in the countryside. It was for my own benefit really, just so I would be able, in later years to look back on my jotting's and remember. Then it started to take hold, I began to write about everything because everything seemed to have a story to tell. I think it was maybe my questioning nature. You see I can't help but wonder why Why is that song thrush singing atop that holly bush, or what that aged yew tree may have seen through its long life? Then there are just happenings, which perhaps mean nothing until you stop and think about them. A frosty January morning or a heat filled August day, this is what this little book is all about. Some of the essays in this book happened, some didn't, some of them might have done, but we will never know. Others well they are a mixture of both fact and little bit of artistic license, which I believe authors are allowed to use. I will make no apologies if you don't like what you are about to read, but I really hope you do. And I would like to think I have managed to put into words some of the enjoyment being outdoors has given me. Then perhaps when you put this book down you might be tempted to step outside and see what's really out there. You might just get a surprise. Contributor Bio:  Robinson, Rick Rick Robinson, PhD, is president of Robinson Work Rehabilitation Services, Co., a private vocational and rehabilitation counseling consulting firm in Jacksonville, FL. Dr. Robinson has over 15 years experience working in various vocational and disability related settings. His private practice is focused on career and vocational counseling, vocational evaluation, career planning and guidance. He also provides expert witness and litigation support services in civil and administrative law settings that are focused on evaluation of vocational disability, employability, residual earning capacity, and life care planning. Dr. Robinson is nationally credentialed in rehabilitation counseling, vocational evaluation, and life care planning; licensed by the state of Florida as a Mental Health Counselor; board certified by the National Board for Certified Counselors; and has qualified for Diplomate status by the American Board of Vocational Experts. He is a faculty lecturer for the University of Florida, College of Public Health and Health Professions and is the lead instructor for the University of Florida's post-graduate program in forensic vocational rehabilitation. His research interests are focused on forensic rehabilitation analysis, methodologies, and models. Dr. Robinson serves on the International Board of Directors and the Forensic Section Board of Directors for the International Association of Rehabilitation Professionals (IARP), and serves on the Board of Directors for the Academy of Forensic Rehabilitation Research (AFRR).