Ben picked me up about 8am to drive down to the Florida Power and Light project. They have been doing quite a bit of herbicide work and plantings. Last year - the place was overrun with non-native plants and undesirables such as cat tails and razor grass. This year - what a change. And lots of alligators in the little ponds.
How we got there
The road in
A view of the power line right-of-way
And a raccoon hiding from us
And an alligator hiding from us
One of the classes of water plants Ben and his team planted
A restored area
An alligator wake
Moving on
I like the purity of the reflected white
Looking at me
Water lily
A water plant that starts with "S"
Sandhill Crane
A baby gator
A teenage gator
Closer look
Another baby gator
Power line path
Water lilies
Reflections
Power lines
Not a log
Not a log
Green Dragonfly
Assassin bug + Star Rush aka White top sedge aka Rhynchospora colorata
Open - without an assassin bug
Just opening
Fully open
Half open
Forgetmenot
Sandhill Crane
And the beginning of the road home
C. Frank Starmer