Here are photos of things you may or may not see in the
Chamber of Commerce brochures.
Something rare now in Florida -- a green anole lizard (browns are taking over)
A red-shouldered hawk in our backyard
These peacocks flew up on our roof, then spent the rest of the day in our neighbors' yard.
Three Sandhill Cranes
This "fish" was caught on film at old Cypress Gardens.
Glass-bottom boat tour at Silver Springs
American alligators at the Central Florida Zoological Park
A sleepy Florida panther at Silver Springs
This Gopher Tortoise
wandered by while I was doing yard work.
CHANGES IN LATITUDES, CHANGES IN ATTITUDES
Jimmy Buffett
I took off for a weekend last month
Just to try and recall the whole year.
All of the faces and all of the places,
wonderin' where they all disappeared.
I didn't ponder the question too long;
I was hungry and went out for a bite.
Ran into a chum with a bottle of rum,
and we wound up drinkin' all night.
It's those changes in latitudes,
changes in attitudes nothing remains quite the same.
With all of our running and all of our cunning,
If we couldn't laugh, we would all go insane.
Reading departure signs in some big airport
Reminds me of the places I've been.
Visions of good times that brought
so much pleasure
makes me want to go back again.
If it suddenly ended tomorrow,
I could somehow adjust to the fall.
Good times and riches and son of a bitches,
I've seen more than I can recall...(to chorus)
These changes in latitudes, changes in attitudes;
Nothing remains quite the same.
Through all of the islands and all of the highlands,
If we couldn't laugh we would all go insane
I think about Paris when I'm high on red wine;
I wish I could jump on a plane.
And so many nights I just dream of the ocean.
God, I wish I was sailin' again.
Oh, yesterdays are over my shoulder,
So I can't look back for too long.
There's just too much to see waiting in front of me,
and I know that I just can't go wrong
with these...(to chorus)