tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post114230156172975812..comments2023-11-02T05:09:48.607-05:00Comments on PURE FLORIDA: Seeking The Water Table At Twig ForestUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-1142471887456584552006-03-15T20:18:00.000-05:002006-03-15T20:18:00.000-05:00Hey Weary,Thanks, actually I was wondering where m...Hey Weary,<BR/>Thanks, actually I was wondering where my energy went tonight. I have a new Steven King to read (Cell) and am having a hard time keeping my eyes open...it's only 8:16pm !!R.Powershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905593499136090763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-1142424554713043242006-03-15T07:09:00.000-05:002006-03-15T07:09:00.000-05:00You have so much energy FC!Nice descriptive on dri...You have so much energy FC!<BR/><BR/>Nice descriptive on driving the Jeep through the brush and maneuvering it around. <BR/><BR/>Enjoy what little there is left of your Florida winter. Things are looking much brighter up north here as well!Weary Haghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15809105824011470783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-1142384243842533192006-03-14T19:57:00.000-05:002006-03-14T19:57:00.000-05:00To All, You guys know I like to respond to each an...To All, <BR/>You guys know I like to respond to each and every individual comment, but there's a thread running through most of your excellent (as usual) comments that requires a blanket answer to keep from repeating myself...<BR/><BR/>The groundwater quality question:<BR/>This is a 20 acre piece in the midst of a much larger forest. There's probably not much chance of pesticide or other manmade stuff in this water due to it's isolated nature. If I do stick a little driven well with a pitcher pump, it would not be for drinking,but for all those other watery uses at a campsite.<BR/><BR/>The training I went to was for teaching kids about groundwater, specifically FL's groundwater. It was centered around a locally produced PBS production called, " Waters Journey, The Hidden Rivers Of Florida". It is the most amazing video on the topic that I have ever seen...divers traveling underground through the aquifer for miles. Astounding.<BR/><BR/>The thing in the tree, Pablo, is an old deer feeder hanger someone stuck there before we owned the place.<BR/><BR/>The paintless boys have shed their safety gear and wiped off...plus I think they miss alot, DPR.<BR/><BR/>Twig Forest due to the skinny young pines, Abandoned.R.Powershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905593499136090763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-1142367623911377602006-03-14T15:20:00.000-05:002006-03-14T15:20:00.000-05:00And what's that thing tied to the tree?And what's that thing tied to the tree?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-1142365457610190542006-03-14T14:44:00.000-05:002006-03-14T14:44:00.000-05:00Can you get that water tested for chemicals, etc? ...Can you get that water tested for chemicals, etc? I'd be interested in knowing whether it is indeed potable.OldHorsetailSnakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00865830344885164689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-1142364599482151552006-03-14T14:29:00.000-05:002006-03-14T14:29:00.000-05:00You're a regular divining rod there, F.C. A man wh...You're a regular divining rod there, F.C. A man who can find water always has a role in the village. This sounds like a good day of exploration with another good day of education coming up. Enjoy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-1142359089329560372006-03-14T12:58:00.000-05:002006-03-14T12:58:00.000-05:00Sounds like a great place.Hope you didn't mess up ...Sounds like a great place.Hope you didn't mess up your mirrors.<BR/>Sounds so healthy for the boys to be out and having fun with Dad near by.<BR/>Hope you enjoy your water class and maybe can share some of your new learned knowledge - I may not use it but you never know who I may pass it on to.<BR/>Have fun with the adults - my room mate and I are in our second day of watching three small grandkids - Mom is in the hospital and Dad is at work. Grandpa is getting a little impatient in his 'old' age but when he speaks they listen.doubleknothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13770447988787944018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-1142357295555070632006-03-14T12:28:00.000-05:002006-03-14T12:28:00.000-05:00Looking forward to hearing about your day with oth...Looking forward to hearing about your day with other adults talking about water. Sounds like a great way to spend the day.robin andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13390482190562312928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-1142354269016313022006-03-14T11:37:00.000-05:002006-03-14T11:37:00.000-05:00This sounds like a class that you will be teaching...This sounds like a class that you will be teaching to other adult teachers to pass on to their students.<BR/><BR/>Here the wells are between 15 -30 feet depending on where you live.<BR/><BR/>Why do you call it your Twig Forest? Is it because of the size of the trees? <BR/><BR/>I spent most of my youth clearing, making trails for my kids to ride their ponies, dirt bikes and just plain walking trails...it's great exercise and who needs the gym when you do that?<BR/><BR/>I finally got smart and dug around a trees roots and just kept pushing & then digging, until it would finally fall over, roots and all. Then later my husband would come with his chainsaw and cut it up for our firewood...and then I'd burn the stumps.Sandy Hatcher-Wallacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15011307599473627922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-1142349088673102632006-03-14T10:11:00.000-05:002006-03-14T10:11:00.000-05:00Digging 5 feet? Oh boy. We couldn't dig 5 feet w...Digging 5 feet? Oh boy. We couldn't dig 5 feet without serious help either. I could sure use you and your jeep to clear out our brush. Either that or your boys with machetes.Karen Schmautzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17882229236585238584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-1142344920525007942006-03-14T09:02:00.000-05:002006-03-14T09:02:00.000-05:00I think my water table is higher than yours... unr...I think my water table is higher than yours... unreal. But we couldn't dig down 5 feet without serious tractor assistance!Ruralityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06616461213179182660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-1142342243165423892006-03-14T08:17:00.000-05:002006-03-14T08:17:00.000-05:00I've been hoping for an update on the Twig Forest....I've been hoping for an update on the Twig Forest. I suppose this is good news about the water table. Around here any water that close to the surface would be suspect since it would be too likely to be tainted with chemicals (pesticides, fertilizers). Does ground water down there taste salty?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-1142337322465849482006-03-14T06:55:00.000-05:002006-03-14T06:55:00.000-05:00I hope you'll share with us what you learned in tr...I hope you'll share with us what you learned in training today. Don't save it for the kids! Us old folks could benefit too. ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com