We love our turtles here . . .
The trip to Suwannee was wonderful and I could not have asked for a better time! There will be pictures coming later….I have been so busy ever since I got home I have not even looked at most of what I got.
Debra and I stopped at roadside “stores” many times. One place had driftwood chunks for a buck a piece, unheard of here where they can run anywhere from $20-50 for a decent size piece. We stopped on the way up and I got 10 pieces each and then we stopped at the same place on the way home and I got 20 more. I got mostly the smaller ones and I am going to mount trees on them and use a couple of larger ones as part of my display at the gallery. Can’t wait to get started on that!
This is Laurie’s last week here and today she invited me to go with her to her doctor’s office to see the unique aquarium they have in their waiting room. It is circular and in the shape of a hypodermic needle and the inside is made up to look like the inside of a human body, with intestines, stomach, heart, etc. At first I thought I was just looking at strange corals, etc., but then found out it was our insides! Pretty cool. As part of the hypodermic there are two holding rings on the outside and a needle going up to the 18’ foot ceiling on top. I didn’t do a very good job at taking pictures through the glass with all the lights and reflections so I won't post any of those, but they had lots of fish swimming around and a shy spotted eel that only poked its head out once.
from the front . . .
view from the back . . .
An old co-worker of Laurie’s who now works on the island, invited me and Debra to go see the Turtle Watch on Anna Maria Island tonight. There are six types of turtles that come ashore and lay their eggs from May to November and there’s about 180 nests out there. They are a protected species and really guarded closely especially during the season. I have always wanted to go see them so I hope we get to see some action tonight. No flash lights, no flashes on cameras, no lights of any kind are allowed.
That’s all for now ……
Debra and I stopped at roadside “stores” many times. One place had driftwood chunks for a buck a piece, unheard of here where they can run anywhere from $20-50 for a decent size piece. We stopped on the way up and I got 10 pieces each and then we stopped at the same place on the way home and I got 20 more. I got mostly the smaller ones and I am going to mount trees on them and use a couple of larger ones as part of my display at the gallery. Can’t wait to get started on that!
This is Laurie’s last week here and today she invited me to go with her to her doctor’s office to see the unique aquarium they have in their waiting room. It is circular and in the shape of a hypodermic needle and the inside is made up to look like the inside of a human body, with intestines, stomach, heart, etc. At first I thought I was just looking at strange corals, etc., but then found out it was our insides! Pretty cool. As part of the hypodermic there are two holding rings on the outside and a needle going up to the 18’ foot ceiling on top. I didn’t do a very good job at taking pictures through the glass with all the lights and reflections so I won't post any of those, but they had lots of fish swimming around and a shy spotted eel that only poked its head out once.
from the front . . .
view from the back . . .
An old co-worker of Laurie’s who now works on the island, invited me and Debra to go see the Turtle Watch on Anna Maria Island tonight. There are six types of turtles that come ashore and lay their eggs from May to November and there’s about 180 nests out there. They are a protected species and really guarded closely especially during the season. I have always wanted to go see them so I hope we get to see some action tonight. No flash lights, no flashes on cameras, no lights of any kind are allowed.
That’s all for now ……