After dropping Trey at the airport, we made a day trip to Blue Springs to see the manatees. We were told last night that someone that day had seen 8 or 10, but we were amazed and pleased to see many more than that! There are numerous springs in Central Florida where millions of gallons (in this case 100 million) of fresh water come from underground each day. The manatees are attracted to such places when the rivers turn cool; the springs are a consistent 72 degrees year round. The water is crystal clear and beautiful. (The air temp was great today, too. After a brief cold snap, the air was in the low 70s with a gentle breeze.) 
We also saw, for the first time since moving to Florida, a couple of alligators. Here's a shot of one (on the far bank, thankfully).And comfortably preening itself in a tree was this large bird, a heron, I think. (I'm not very informed yet about Florida flora and fauna.)
Tomorrow I think we may see some more animals of the domesticated kind: human sized mice and dogs, and probably some fantasy creatures like princesses, too. Can you guess where we're headed?
No comments:
Post a Comment