Sunday, October 5, 2014

Sunday Safari - Lake Kissimmee State Park (3)


Greetings from the Hermit-Writer.




This should be a forest.





Lone tree wearing a halo.

Hm...maybe he's pointing at all of us, for stealing the water he used to survive on.




I hiked for six hours, got back to the parking lot and there were three fawns browsing there. Not one deer in the eleven miles I hiked, but three standing fifty feet from my motorcycle!








Have a great week

18 comments:

  1. The fawns are beautiful and obviously waiting to pose for you.
    Turkeys? Wow! What are the small palm like plants with the first turkey.
    When I see picture of dead trees like in Australia it is often caused by salt rising through the soil. Our gum trees are very deep rooted and it takes many droughts before they die. I suppose the trees you show are the shallow rooted species that are usually found in the northern hemisphere.
    Thanks for sharing.

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    1. The short palms are palmetto. Grow so thick there's no getting through them. While they're native...they've taken over areas that used to be forest floor and open environments for all kinds of critters. Unfortunately they choke out varieties required for a healthy, balance environment. Our pines, oaks and cypress sit in water most of the year in our wetlands...but when they are drained, the change kills them. So sad.

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  2. Great pictures of the fawns.

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    1. I was so frustrated I hiked so far without seeing a single critter...I took lots of shots...none of them good ;O)

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  3. Wonderful series! I love the halo tree, deer and the turkeys. Have a happy Sunday!

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    1. Happy Sunday (or Monday) back attcha.

      Glad you enjoyed.

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  4. dat lijkt mij ook wel wat heerlijk op een paard door de natuur.

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    1. It IS gorgeous there...transitions from waterfront to wetlands to savanna.

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  5. that's so funny about the deer, but true. where we ride our bikes we encounter the same behavior.

    six hours of hiking, you must be in excellent health ;)

    i can't help but wonder, how that tree earned that halo?!?!

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  6. There used to be an Indian rhyme that ended with you can't eat money. I'll try and remember the pertinent bits.
    This place has beauty but it is also very sad.

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  7. Love the trees. The wildlife is amazing!

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  8. Such a mixed post. Incredible beauty - and the tragedy of the forest gone.

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  9. I think they were waiting for you! Too funny how so many times when we venture out in search of something..... it ends up finding us!

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  10. What pretty fawns! And the horseback riding looks like a lot of fun.

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  11. Nice close-ups of the deer! I like the horse's tail on the right--very curvy and graceful looking, mid-action. (Boy, those tails are long!) Just sad about those trees...

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  12. Gosh, you saw so much on your hike! I'm always happy to see fawns at any time. Such a blessing. Love the tree with halo shot. All are grand, though!

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