tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post3503589873646268067..comments2023-11-02T05:09:48.607-05:00Comments on PURE FLORIDA: Soggy Subtropical HikeUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-29500919798363735272007-06-05T21:26:00.000-05:002007-06-05T21:26:00.000-05:00Sophie,You passed!Johnny was the one true Tarzan. ...Sophie,<BR/>You passed!<BR/>Johnny was the one true Tarzan. Nobody else came close.R.Powershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905593499136090763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-23888213027622533772007-06-05T16:30:00.000-05:002007-06-05T16:30:00.000-05:00*heh* You're right! Bet Johnny'd be right at home ...*heh* You're right! Bet Johnny'd be right at home in there. He swung on some of those vines just up the road a piece here.<BR/><BR/>We used to play Tarzan over a creek near my grandmother's house. I wasn't the most athletic in the bunch, but I always won the yell contest. 8-]SophieMaehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09396958301555933308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-80734379056136809312007-06-05T12:35:00.000-05:002007-06-05T12:35:00.000-05:00Sophie,Regarding picture 4, I had not thought abou...Sophie,<BR/>Regarding picture 4, I had not thought about it until your comment, but I never did get any pine gum on me. Makes me think that tree had been dead longer than I originally thought.<BR/><BR/>Glad you liked the gator momma. I love seeing the two sizes together.<BR/><BR/>As for picture 3, don't you expect to see Johnny W. come swinging by on a liana?<BR/><BR/>... that was a test since you passed the Palladin test last week.R.Powershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905593499136090763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-61524450990370021522007-06-04T18:02:00.000-05:002007-06-04T18:02:00.000-05:00I just love big ol' trees like that! Megadittoes r...I just love big ol' trees like that! Megadittoes re the third photo eliciting wistfulness. That 2nd one is pretty awesome, too.<BR/><BR/>I have to aadmit, though, when I saw pic #4, the mother in me wanted to call out a warning re pine gum. 8-]<BR/><BR/>Dug that mama gator pic yesterday, as well. And cool shot of the 'rooster tail' behind the JEEP.<BR/><BR/>( RATS! It won't let me colour the JEEP red. >8\ )SophieMaehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09396958301555933308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-27324848937913844442007-06-04T17:33:00.000-05:002007-06-04T17:33:00.000-05:00ThreeCollie,Just what you folks need, more rain. r...ThreeCollie,<BR/>Just what you folks need, more rain. <BR/><BR/>roger,<BR/>it's a 24/7 thing.<BR/><BR/><BR/>Doug,<BR/>Devil's Hammock is 6,000 acres of beautiful river bottom hardwoods and cypress/palm hammocks. It's only been public land for about 5 years.<BR/><BR/>Robin,<BR/>Me too. It's a scene like the 3rd photo that makes me wistful for what was here. We need these reminders so we can imagine what we never had a chance to see.<BR/><BR/><BR/>Cathy,<BR/>We are enjoying our puddles while they last.<BR/><BR/>Scott,<BR/>Could be beetles, but this pine was far from any beetle attracting monoculture pine plantations. The rain did run east.<BR/><BR/>Deb,<BR/>True, a chilly 70, but lucky me, I'm half Yankee DNA. Whew!<BR/><BR/>Mockinbird,<BR/>When I was a kid, I was lucky enough to get to camp in Guana (prepark days) with my uncle and cousins. It's a favorite spot still.R.Powershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905593499136090763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-73124529809260409242007-06-04T15:28:00.000-05:002007-06-04T15:28:00.000-05:00You're inspiring me to go to Guana State Park! I m...You're inspiring me to go to Guana State Park! I mean right now!<BR/><BR/>Woops, almost forgot my hat and bug<BR/>goo.<BR/><BR/>Mockinbird, gone.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-26197002064549011802007-06-04T15:19:00.000-05:002007-06-04T15:19:00.000-05:0070 degrees and you're not wearing a jacket? :) I t...70 degrees and you're not wearing a jacket? :) <BR/><BR/>I think one of my huge white pines died some time between last summer and now. I'm guessing it was old age.Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07879771115420282834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-58571370347149010702007-06-04T10:19:00.000-05:002007-06-04T10:19:00.000-05:00My money is on pinebark beetles, but trees do die ...My money is on pinebark beetles, but trees do die of old age. In the sandy soil of Florida, I'd guess a pine that large was pretty old.<BR/><BR/>Apparently the rain stayed east of Alabama.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-91684212543805022732007-06-04T10:12:00.000-05:002007-06-04T10:12:00.000-05:00"Soggy." Now 'that's' a beautiful word, eh?I love..."Soggy." Now 'that's' a beautiful word, eh?<BR/><BR/>I love a mystery tree and I particularly love the smell of a damp woods.<BR/><BR/>I'm so glad you've got puddles.Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00548755592157386484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-28559345023567770162007-06-04T09:23:00.000-05:002007-06-04T09:23:00.000-05:00I'm trying to imagine Florida with its original f...I'm trying to imagine Florida with its original forests. They must have been magnificent, because that old tree is really beautiful.robin andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13390482190562312928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-49355296733238251692007-06-04T08:40:00.000-05:002007-06-04T08:40:00.000-05:00Good news on the rain. I was thinking of some of ...Good news on the rain. I was thinking of some of the Florida bloggers that I've gotten to know when I heard the forcast. <BR/><BR/>Devil's Hammock looks like a really interesting spot. I wish I had known about it the last time I was down that way.Doug Taronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08537881828742937167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-68631578209555715032007-06-04T08:38:00.000-05:002007-06-04T08:38:00.000-05:00nice t-shirt dude. always on the job.that is a mig...nice t-shirt dude. always on the job.<BR/><BR/>that is a mighty fine pine tree too.rogerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05910951099847351232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-37484453862363420872007-06-04T07:28:00.000-05:002007-06-04T07:28:00.000-05:00That is an amazing tree. We were really glad to se...That is an amazing tree. We were really glad to see that you finally got some rain. Barry is here now, and although it would be nice to see the planting juggernaut continue, it is nice to take a break too.threecolliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05811004278088768813noreply@blogger.com