tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post112865261057129359..comments2023-11-02T05:09:48.607-05:00Comments on PURE FLORIDA: My Favorite Gator Shot.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-1128911023345744032005-10-09T21:23:00.000-05:002005-10-09T21:23:00.000-05:00Don't be talking about paleo artifacts, you'll get...Don't be talking about paleo artifacts, you'll get me all excited!!!<BR/><BR/>That's the greatest gator photo I've every seen. Fantastic.<BR/><BR/>Tell your dear wife, she's been misled.....it's the Seminoles she should be rooting for, not the 'Gators.Suzannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06475380451527801666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-1128731072528260882005-10-07T19:24:00.000-05:002005-10-07T19:24:00.000-05:00Wayne, The Wacissa turned out to be a treasure tro...Wayne, <BR/>The Wacissa turned out to be a treasure trove of paleo artifacts and fossils. I used to get the FSU newsletter about the project. I never canoed it, but need to do so.<BR/>I guess with global warming, someday New Yorkers may lose dogs to gators...R.Powershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905593499136090763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-1128729465812486642005-10-07T18:57:00.000-05:002005-10-07T18:57:00.000-05:00Great story! I wonder if it's possible that gator...Great story! I wonder if it's possible that gators might gradually migrate northward. I remember enjoying their company on frequent canoeing trips on Wacissa Springs outside of Tallahassee.<BR/><BR/>(Of course I was at FSU. The years they never won a single game :-) )Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-1128711929016481442005-10-07T14:05:00.000-05:002005-10-07T14:05:00.000-05:00FC--this is amazing! My grandparents bought their ...FC--this is amazing! My grandparents bought their river place in about 1971 I think; it was about 1/2 mile south of the Colee Cove Fire Department. I remember going to the annual catfish & hush puppy fry at the fire department. Their name was Conover; I had an uncle by that name who lived in St. Augustine for a few years. The wife I was referring to wasn't poor white trash from around there though; but his first wife could have been! I still have 2 first cousins in that area that I haven't seen for many many years. <BR/><BR/>It's a small world. Thanks for bringing back some memories!Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07879771115420282834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-1128710283169526732005-10-07T13:38:00.000-05:002005-10-07T13:38:00.000-05:00Deb,Once again I am struck by the serendipity of t...Deb,<BR/>Once again I am struck by the serendipity of this blogging experience. I know exactly where Colee Cove is, have Colee's in the family tree, and have spent many hours shrimping in the river near Colee Cove. Here you are in MN...what are the chances??? If your Uncle's wife was some poor white trash, she might be one of my relatives.<BR/>:)<BR/><BR/>RD,<BR/>I guess every area with some decent habitat still has something around that could eat us. Vigilance and respect win the day.<BR/><BR/>Pablo,<BR/>Now where were you yesterday? I looked all over for a Pablo comment and could not find one. <BR/>A mountain lion in KC? That seemed strange until I remember a few weeks ago, a FL panther was hit on I-95 near St. Aug.R.Powershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905593499136090763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-1128700133722307812005-10-07T10:48:00.000-05:002005-10-07T10:48:00.000-05:00Yes, isn't it interesting to realize that sometime...Yes, isn't it interesting to realize that sometimes we are not at the top of the foodchain. We have bears and mountain lions in Missouri, but they are very rare, and I don't think the terrain around Roundrock is suitable for them. Still, a wild mountain lion was struck by a car in Kansas City last year!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-1128697638999702562005-10-07T10:07:00.000-05:002005-10-07T10:07:00.000-05:00FC-- That is a fantastic photograph. The reflectio...FC-- That is a fantastic photograph. The reflection of the gator and the gator itself is definitely reminiscent of MC Escher. Beautiful. I was going to write that I can't imagine what it must be like to live where there are predators large enough to take down a human, when I remembered the mountain lions and bears in my neck of the woods. It does keep us alert on our hikes, which is a good thing.<BR/>Enjoy homecoming!robin andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13390482190562312928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-1128693213006030502005-10-07T08:53:00.000-05:002005-10-07T08:53:00.000-05:00That is a nice photo! Once again your post brings ...That is a nice photo! Once again your post brings back memories of my Florida vacations. One day my cousins, neighbor kids, brother, and I were swimming in the St. Johns River. Y'all know where Colee Cove is? That was the place. Anyway, suddenly the woman married to my uncle at the time (I won't give her the respect of calling her my aunt, strange story there) started yelling and screaming for us to get out of the water; she had seen some strange ripples nearby. I didn't see anything at the time, but later I got a very clear view of a very big gator swimming nearby. Yikes!Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07879771115420282834noreply@blogger.com