Paynes Prairie

There's a place in swampy north central Florida where wild horses frolic with butterflies in the afternoon sun. The wide expanse of midnight sky sparkles with diamonds and the moon seems close enough to touch.

Our Paynes Prairie earrings were inspired by the biologically and historically unique preserve located between Gainesville and Micanopy, Florida. In addition to wild horses and butterflies, Paynes Prairie is home to over 20 distinct biological communities, including alligators, bison and 270 species of birds.

Happy Valentine's Day!

Josh's Hearts on Fire earrings are almost as pretty as this love poem by William Butler Yeats, my favorite poet...


When You Are Old

When you are old and gray and full of sleep,
And nodding by the fire, take down this book,
And slowly read, and dream of the soft look
Your eyes had once, and of their shadows deep;

How many loved your moments of glad grace,
And loved your beauty with love false or true,
But one man loved the pilgrim soul in you,
And loved the sorrows of your changing face;

And bending down beside the glowing bars,
Mumur, a little sadly, how love fled,
And paced upon the mountains overhead
And hid his face among a crowd of stars