Gi_Venus
Loving Heart
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Merritt Island Wildlife Refuge 2
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All the places I visited at the refuge were empty of people. This was one of the boat ramps, it was very quiet there, nothing but the breeze and birds, no machine noises anywhere. Its been a while since I have heard such profound silence. I love it.
http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r16/GiannaVenus/P1050928.jpg
All the places I visited at the refuge were empty of people. This was one of the boat ramps, it was very quiet there, nothing but the breeze and birds, no machine noises anywhere. Its been a while since I have heard such profound silence. I love it.
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they make me smile too. There was a time in Florida where they were endangered. Now they are in every pond and canal just about. They are wild animals and will eat things if opportunity presents itself. Dogs and small children are likely targets. Anyone living on the waterfront understands the danger in missing family pets. I never understood why people would let the small children play close to the water and not be right next to them. Every year or two a child gets taken, usually it is because the alligators have been fed and lost their fear of man. As a rule if a large gator is seen next to a place where humans swim they are taken and killed. We had a large one down on Turkey Creek in Palm Bay that was larger than the 17 foot canoe we were in, he was an elusive creature rarely seen. One time someone got a photo of him cannibalizing an eight foot peer. He may still be there for all I know. I have not heard of any large gators dying there. Back in Old Florida the big gators were common. I remember seeing an old photo of a hunter with a 20 footer hanging beside him. Talk about impressive. The St Johns river flood plain has some big ones, averaging typically 13 to 14 feet. Needless to say one does not swim in the upper reaches of the river.
it was sooooo cool. the entire history of crocodiles and alligators is fascinating. they have been around for 200 million years 
These plants are beautiful particularly when grown into a specimen plant. They can have literally Hundreds of flowers all cascading down.
