Flora, Fauna & Flags

I’m trying hard to pay close attention to the changing vegetation and I am noticing incremental changes in plants and trees from our start at the coast.  It’s so interesting!

Other things I’ve observed:

• rural Florida is beautiful. 
• big, huge ranches with calves frolicking near their moms.
• the trucks are big.  The dogs are huge and mostly behind fences.  Except for one.  My already fast beating heart almost jumped out of my chest.
• boiled peanuts is a thing.  Even in convenience stores.
• huge pine tree farms, large nature preserves and soooo many state parks. 
• the birds sing beautifully to me as I bike past wildlife sanctuaries.
• a lot of people here really like big flags.  Both American and Confederate.  It seems a lot of them really, really, really dislike President Biden.
• Anne and David are both stronger, faster riders than me.

Picture of peanuts:  convenience store somewhere west of Gainesville.

Picture 2:  my view for the 23 miles she rode with me::  Anne way out ahead.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pic 3. In Wellborn, Florida at a marathon station eating lunch prepared and delivered by David.