Today we took a short drive down to this Sarasota County owned treasure, an environmentally sensitive lands purchase from a couple years ago. We enjoyed large flocks of visiting Robins, a few Palm Warblers and Yellow-rumped Warblers, a distant Pileated woodpecker, an Eastern Phoebe and a Bald Eagle circling low over us as if to say, "Hey dorks...you want a bird? Check THIS out."
It was a morning you couldn't custom order any nicer...a little chilly with the slightest breeze. The shadowy path kept us cool and played tricks on our eyes as we scanned the trees for bird life and found enough gorgeous bromeliads to make Selby Gardens envious.
The enchantment of the place is very noticeable. It sounds corny, I know, but there's truly a feeling of peace and magic that anyone can feel. Here's a New Year's resolution for you: decide to pack a picnic at least once a month & start enjoying the land that's been preserved for your generation and all those to follow.
I'm thankful to have friends who enjoy nature as much as I do. Thanks for being with me today.
1 comment:
That sounds like a wonderful way to spend some time. When you're enjoying the ecosphere think of all the people who are impoverished by a lack of connection of any kind with nature and rejoice in being one of the lucky ones who knows where and how to find this treasure trove.
Smokey Stover
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