On Tuesday I found myself in the middle of
hundreds of acres of strawberries bending over like
a migrant worker.
Yesterday our vacation party joined a "safari"
into one of Florida's State Parks.
Warning signs remind visitors that animals in
this environment can be dangerous! And there
were plenty of animals.
Huge alligators can be seen in the waters of
the park lake as well as along the shore line.
There are snakes, including rattlers.
There are wild pigs although we didn't see
any on this visit.
In the end, two of the species here struck
terror into the heart of my buddy Bill.
The first was a handout included with the
pamphlet you get when you enter the park.
It told of a breed of Vultures that frequent
one area early in the morning and late in the
afternoon. They are "Black Vultures" and they
are known to feast on the rubber and vinyl of
cars and trucks parked at the end of the parking
lot by the lake shore! They'll eat your windshield
wipers!
My buddy noticed the warning just after
he had pulled into one of those picturesque spots.
His new pickup has large black tires and
a rear bed completely covered in vinyl!
You never saw anyone give up a parking
place so quickly!
It would have been pretty hard to explain
to folks back home that a bird had eaten his car!
But while he escaped the vicious vultures
and was never attacked by any of the many
alligators we saw......he fell victim to another
predator!
His open faced sandals were no match
for the ant hill he disrupted! These tiny
creatures saw his sun burned feet as a
slightly rare piece of meat and immediately
began their feast!
In minutes he was doing a sort of
"Irish Gig!"
Thankfully he had not stepped on an
alligator!
Hope you're watching your step and that
all your NEWS is good!
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