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We drove up to Orange City Saturday morning to see the manatees at Blue Spring State Park. A fresh water spring (dark line in the pic at right) puts out 100 million gallons of spring water per day at a constant temp of 72 degrees. The spring water runs into the St. Johns River and when the river temp gets low, the manatees migrate into the spring.There were 109 manatees (the park rangers count 'em) at the spring this AM. We saw over 70 sea cows while we were there. The water is very clear, the sky was overcast so we could see into the water easily, and the early time - got there about 9:15 - meant very little wind to ripple the water. When the manatees aren't there, people can scuba dive down the rift way into the limestone cave...not my idea of fun! Lots of black headed vultures around also.
We spent the rest of the day taking down the Christmas decorations and taking care of Saturday stuff. I cut the grass and got the lights off the house - no slips, ankle twists, or pratfalls! Temps were in the upper 70's this afternoon, which we enjoyed.May God bless you abundantly in the new year!
I think that there is a direct relationship to the length of time we anticipate an event and the speed at which that event flies by. We have been looking forward to Christmas with all of the kids / grandson for months. Now that it's almost over, it seems that the time has taken wings.We visited Leu Gardens Friday afternoon - saw many wonderful plants and flowers, especially roses. We had supper on the deck Saturday night and included our Orlando kids, Matt & Jill. Everyone attended Conway Community Pres on Christmas Sunday for worship and a great turkey dinner later in the day. On Monday we showed the gang our downtown stomping grounds - walked through the First Pres / Christ School block and the toured Lake Eola. We went to SeaWorld on Tuesday and enjoyed the dolphins, penguins, sea lions, and of course, Shamu. Spectacular!Great food, beautiful weather (60's during the days) and blue sky, shared stories, games at night, lots of Luke time, family jokes rehashed, and we even got in The Princess Bride. All good stuff! Thank you, Lord, for family!
I finished my table this morning -- rock solid! It took about 6 hours and less than $25, so that second table is a real bargain. Bob's enjoying the deck; we had lunch outside. Note the shadows; sun and warm with temps in the upper 60's.I power washed the chairs today. After a year packed away, they needed to shed the critters and dirt that had claimed them as home. Tomorrow Bob and I are going to clean the water fountain and stream in the back yard. BJ likes playing in the water, and I bet Alec & Luke will too!
We drove up to Orange City Saturday morning to see the manatees at Blue Spring State Park. A fresh water spring (dark line in the pic at right) puts out 100 million gallons of spring water per day at a constant temp of 72 degrees. The spring water runs into the St. Johns River and when the river temp gets low, the manatees migrate into the spring.
