Welcome to guest blogger Jerrine McClelland whose specialty is underwater springs photography. Jerrine’s joy is being in Florida’s springs with her camera. Here is her story in her own words: Swimming in a glass of ice water was the way I first described swimming in the springs. It’s like gliding and floating in space with …
The first time I saw live alligators I was nine years old, on a family vacation from North Carolina to Florida. We visited all the tourist attractions of the time, including Silver Springs, Cypress Gardens, Daytona Beach, Sarasota Jungle Gardens, Miami Jungle Gardens (with the parrots), and a Seminole Indian Reservation. At the Alligator Farm …
(These blog posts are best seen on a computer screen) April begins the flirting and showing off season for alligators, leading to mating in May and June. At 6 or 7 feet alligators become sexually mature, and like human blossoming adolescents, the males vie to attract mates by donning a musky scent and posturing. The …
In She Swims with Alligators the poetry & prose contain my experiences & perspectives, along with some commonly available facts, all for your enjoyment. During my life I have been attracted to bodies of water: beaches, rivers, & especially lakes & springs. I do not recommend taking the risks that I have. I do recommend spending …
Thirty years ago my husband Allan & I moved to a north Florida forested property on a lovely heart-shaped body of water called Beauty Lake. He would catch big bass, & once in a while a medium-sized alligator that he threw back. I loved to sit reading in the quietness on the big dock facing water …
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