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One Stormy Afternoon
Driving south on Route 200 towards Inverness to pick up a few items at the grocery store ended up being a journey through the center of a severe thunderstorm. We saw bolts of lightning connecting the ground to the sky that resulted in distant rumbles of thunder as we started our trip. Day turned to […]
Salt Marsh Photos for You
Anne and I recently traveled over to the Gulf of Mexico to the Crystal River Preserve State Park to the Red Fish Hole Trail Head to prepare for an upcoming children’s bird walk we will be conducting for Citrus County Audubon. Low tide is the best time to see wading birds – egrets, herons, and […]
Sponge Capitol of the World is Here in Florida
Boats with hundreds of sponges dangling from ropes hung along the decks line the sponge docks to unload the day’s catch. Proud Greek women hand out coupons from sidewalks to the many eateries in town. Baskets full of sponges of various sizes and types line the storefronts shops that dot the main road into town. […]
Do No Harm – Spanish Moss
Since my last blog about Spanish moss, a few people questioned this plant’s impact to trees. Many people assume that it causes damage and ultimately the death of the tree it lives on. This plant grows best on aged trees. The dead branches in older trees slough off important nutrients the plant needs to thrive. […]
Spanish Hair in Arbor Lakes
Draped on southern live oak and bald cypress trees, blue-gray beards that would put ZZ Top to shame sway to the Florida breeze. It is Spanish moss. It is neither Spanish in origin nor a moss. Native Americans called it “tree hair”, the Spaniards called it “French hair” and the French called it “Spanish hair”. […]
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