Did some good in the world

Did some good in the world last week...

Robin and Danielle sent out the word that Robin had found some Cheetahs that needed rescue... I made some calls, and got the Cheetah Conservation Fund involved, and now its all over the news...

http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2005-11-29-cheetahs_x.htm

More Travels

Picture of a Hawk outside our house...
Went to Cape Canaveral Seashore this last weekend, and saw Dolphins!!!! WOOT!
Picture of one of our Parrot Finches...
A Tortise we saw at the seashore...

A new post!

Imagine that! Neal is updating his blog!
I must apologize. There are times when I think blogging is extremely narcissistic, and I go through phases where I refuse to indulge... Well, hopefully I will get over it. Here are some pictures of our latest adventures...


We went to Wakieva Springs and a State Park (whose name escapes me) on the coast last weekend. The first picture is on the way out of the marina heading for the spring. Buzzards were kind of ominous, but it was all good. :)




I cannot tell you how idyllic nature is here. When you got out of the Florida of Disney, Harleys, and retired folks, you get to see why I love this state. (not as good as Hawaii, but hey) It is so beautiful it plucks your heart strings and makes you stare in wonder.

Flock of birds... I guess it was fortunate they flew off as we went under the tree... I get enough bird poop at home.

Turtles hanging out...

This was from the state park we did some mountain biking in (ya well, on mountain bikes anyway, no mountains in Florida) This is the "Fairchild Oak". The Plaque says its 2000 years old, but when it was donated to the state, the state amended this to only 400 years old. Still, it was amazing to see. You cannot at all get from the picture the majesty of this tree. Its limbs are as as big around as large trees elsewhere. Its branches dip underground and sprout out as new trees. You go up and touch it, and a shiver goes up your spine. All I could think of when I was under it was that I was looking at an Ent from Lord of the Rings.