Skip to main content

A Nature Walk - 1

Nature parks are pretty neat down here.  The best are Boyd Hill and Sawgrass and I've documented those places many times on this blog.  Trekking to new ones is fun and today Moccasin Lake Nature Park was fresh territory.   



Walking right by this big old tree wasn't anything spectacular unless you spotted the fur in the crook of the tree.



See it?


This guy was napping right out in plain sight, and didn't seem to be too worried about the noise down below.


Down the trail a bit you could see his tail.  This raccoon was really one of the first times I've seen a critter sleeping.  



The rest of the park was not exactly awe-inspiring.  As nature parks go, Moccasin was found wanting, but at least it provided a nice walk on a nice day.  Soon the temps will make these hard to do except real early in the morning.



A good old Midwest-style creek, or crick, rambling through. 



Lots of grapefruit trees.



Bubbling roots.  Sounds like a rock band.



Its always kind of fun to see where these lead you.  At Sawgrass and Boyd these keep you safe from gators and the swamp.  Here? Well, we'll see on our Part 2 which will be coming up soon. 



A bench for resting.  Rest up a while.  And then we will resume our walk.


Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Summer Swim

It's Monday and the start of another work week.  Except for me.  I have the week off because the parents of my daycare charges are taking the week off, too. This is one of those wordless posts I love on Mondays so I can put my laziness in full view of loyal readers.  These pics need no words.  Why muddy the waters?   They were taken at the pool at Sinkhole Estates aka Death Valley.  The nice thing about this pool is it is heated in winter.  If one must find positives in one's situation, I suppose that is one.  But, please, no more.   
Post a Comment
Read more

Flashback Friday

Class, Or Lack Thereof The Dwight Vice gravestone in Oquawka, Illinois. I bring this old chestnut out every so often just to remind me that class is classless.  Dwight Vice was killed in his home near Oquawka in 2001.  It was one of those things that can generate crime:  two guys thought Dwight had a lot of money stashed at home because of his pot-selling sideline to supplement his fishing job.   Not really one of those big drug deals gone-bad things.  Marijuana was, according to the trial, about the only stuff Dwight sold.   But these two guys barge into the house and killed Dwight and attempted to kill his 11 year old kid, Darryl, before they took off with what money they could find.   His son, now 23, was stabbed in the back and left for dead.  He survived and is wheelchair bound and has undergone several surgeries to repair his wounds.  He will be paralyzed for life.   None of this is pleasant.  Reading the facts of the murder and attempted murder are most unpleasant
Post a Comment
Read more