FOUROAKSFLO
Wednesday was more of the same. Yes, we went golfing again. We need a lot of practice. Plus we are walking the coarse so we get the exercise, too. We don’t carry the bags, we both have wheels on the golf bags.
It has been really nice the last couple of days. In the low 70’s. We go golfing about 3:30 the the afternoon so we are not holding anybody up if they are in a hurry.
After, we went for our walks we went for a ride. We headed north and went on back roads through Ocala National Forest then west were we saw a lot of beef farms. The picture above was taken in Lake City in front of a medical clinic. The flags were out in honor of Martin L King.
This was taken west of Ocala on our way home. One of many horse farms.
We got home in time for dinner and our nightly walk.
Saturday, it was rainy all day so we didn’t do much. Went for walks between the rain.
Sunday, it cleared up a little bit. Went for our walks then Jerry wanted to go to OTB, so I dropped him off and I went shopping.
That was our exciting weekend.
Friday, after our walk we went to the Blue Parrot Mobile Park in Lady Lake to a flea market & craft fair.
It was a medium size fair. There was quite a few vendors.
We walked around and visited all the booths. The only thing I bought was a pair of ear rings.
On the way out were meet up with this “cop” looking for clues. I told him I didn’t have any. LOL.
Jerry went to the gym in afternoon and I stayed home.
Being Friday I wanted to go get some fish. I’ve been looking for a place to get some catfish, but haven’t found any yet. I though maybe, Golden Coral would have some on their buffet. Well, we went to the one on 200 but no catfish. I’ll find a place yet.
Well, we went for our morning walk. We go past the pond in blog picture and we try to spot an alligator. If it is warm enough we have spotted a couple warming themselves in the reeds along the bank. This morning we didn’t see any.
It has warmed up quite a bit so we wanted to go golfing. We usually wait until later in afternoon to go. We are not that great of golfers so we don’t want to hold anybody up. The first couple of times we went we rode a golf cart but lately we have been walking because we need the exercise. At first we got there about 2:00 but the parking lot was all filled up so we knew there was a lot of people there. So we decided to run down to Belleview to visit Bob and other relatives. We went back up to golf coarse about 4:00 and went golfing.
I did a little better. Jerry stays the same. I think I posted some pictures of the flowers at the coarse before. Well, with all the cold weather you should see the flowers now (or lack of). They were hit pretty bad. The flowers were almost completely wiped out. It still is a pretty coarse with all the green bushes but now it doesn’t have hardly any flowers.
Wednesday, didn’t do anything different. Went for morning walk then went to visit brother Bob while there brother Bruce and BIL John stopped in.
Jerry went to gym in afternoon while I went to clubhouse to use internet. After dinner Jerry & I went for another walk.
We are both trying to lose weight. Since I came down here I have lost about 6 lbs and Jerry stays the same. I have been sticking pretty close to my diet. Jerry will be all right for a day or two but he still eats some ice cream and other goodies that he shouldn't. With all the walking we do you would think that we would loose easily, but if I just have something that is not on the diet I’ll gain a pound or two. Well, I guess that’s life.
The manatee swim up into Blue Springs in the cold weather where the water is warmer. The water temperature in the springs is about 72 degrees year around.
Last year when we were here we went to Homosassa State Park in Crystal River to see the manatees. There they go up into the springs because it is warmer. They have a few manatees that stay there all the time that are protected by the state. Homosassa also have other animals and birds.
At Blue Springs the manatees are “wild” and from Jan-April they stay in the springs. When the waters of the river warms up they swim back to St Johns River out to sea.
Today, we saw quite a few manatees. They were swimming in the springs, laying in the spots were the sun hit the water.
There are quite a few viewing spots along the boardwalk that you can walk along the shore of the spring to the head where it comes out of the ground.
Lewis Thursby bought the land there from the government in 1872. He built the house above for his family. He also had a boat dock there in St Johns River that people used to travel by steamboat from the north. He even had a railroad car that was pulled by horses. When the railroad was built from the north to other places south the steamboat travel can to a halt.
It was a very interesting place to visit.
