tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791768581127769171.post6292580128803170029..comments2024-03-13T04:40:03.184-07:00Comments on I'm Retired -- Adventures of a Simpler Life: Savannah National Wildlife RefugeCynthiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16035113274497372396noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791768581127769171.post-30766310979937694632015-12-13T18:28:06.368-08:002015-12-13T18:28:06.368-08:00Correct - Gone With the Wind.
I think Cynthia'...Correct - Gone With the Wind.<br />I think Cynthia's "Please Explain" will bring a few wry smiles to faces of Aussies.<br />This "expression" has now become somewhat of a folklore here for amusement.<br />I have sent the "please explain" business to Cynthia.<br />I think a small "gator" under the Christmas Tree would liven the day up somewhat - ha ha.<br />ColinHuggybearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17517411617275367396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791768581127769171.post-9330777868011836832015-12-13T16:35:55.088-08:002015-12-13T16:35:55.088-08:00Connie is brilliant with her botany knowledge, isn...Connie is brilliant with her botany knowledge, isn't she? I like the idea of a bird-watching blind. I've never seen one, but it's a great idea.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791768581127769171.post-36629251286184320682015-12-13T16:31:41.533-08:002015-12-13T16:31:41.533-08:00Ooh! can I guess? I have no idea what HG meant, bu...Ooh! can I guess? I have no idea what HG meant, but I wanted to guess Gone With The Wind before he answered. I'll have to come back to see what he says.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791768581127769171.post-6808775415043005002015-12-13T10:20:07.615-08:002015-12-13T10:20:07.615-08:00I was thinking how lovely, strolling around lookin...I was thinking how lovely, strolling around looking at all the bird life - but I'm afraid with the alligators I would spend more time looking over my shoulder...just not used to such things.Anne@ArtyGreen in Paradise https://www.blogger.com/profile/09611134831811637266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791768581127769171.post-29852522983229685132015-12-13T09:44:06.203-08:002015-12-13T09:44:06.203-08:00Cynthia nice area to visit a lot of interesting bi...Cynthia nice area to visit a lot of interesting birds but dangerous crocodiles. I am aftraid of them terrible monnstersGosiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14604712540141917583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791768581127769171.post-22393201036588165932015-12-13T05:44:12.801-08:002015-12-13T05:44:12.801-08:00GWTW? Explain, please? And I sincerely hope Sant...GWTW? Explain, please? And I sincerely hope Santa does not leave a gator beneath your tree! Or even a little one in your Christmas stocking. 😀Cynthiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16035113274497372396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791768581127769171.post-59895226601976025082015-12-13T04:39:49.598-08:002015-12-13T04:39:49.598-08:00Thank you, Connie. It IS a Chinese parasol tree, ...Thank you, Connie. It IS a Chinese parasol tree, brought here from China in the 1700s because it was fast growing and provided shad quickly. Now it's considered an invasive species. There was a lot of it in the area of the cistern, where the old slave quarters were, so that makes sense. Cynthiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16035113274497372396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791768581127769171.post-64819072684057387902015-12-13T03:40:45.358-08:002015-12-13T03:40:45.358-08:00The Aligators look a decent size..
Nice wetlands t...The Aligators look a decent size..<br />Nice wetlands there, interesting the history..Margaret Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14074619859060647600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791768581127769171.post-50620526875168563662015-12-13T03:13:26.965-08:002015-12-13T03:13:26.965-08:00Amazing to see gators free in nature. That is some...Amazing to see gators free in nature. That is something we don't have here only in a Zoo.biebkriebelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01539958495933835606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791768581127769171.post-90899228886329184372015-12-13T01:59:56.428-08:002015-12-13T01:59:56.428-08:00Wow those gators are real! Mosquitoes can be such ...Wow those gators are real! Mosquitoes can be such spoilers of a nice day but then we can just think of them as treats to those beautiful butterfies. <br /><br />That's a nice historical place.psychelynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13481182811314917401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791768581127769171.post-38194648708850881592015-12-13T01:59:50.062-08:002015-12-13T01:59:50.062-08:00Wow those gators are real! Mosquitoes can be such ...Wow those gators are real! Mosquitoes can be such spoilers of a nice day but then we can just think of them as treats to those beautiful butterfies. <br /><br />That's a nice historical place.psychelynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13481182811314917401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791768581127769171.post-73303835009062550212015-12-12T21:10:42.296-08:002015-12-12T21:10:42.296-08:00I am back, that tree and the leaves had me bugged....I am back, that tree and the leaves had me bugged. I think it might be what is called a Chinese Parasoltree or "Bottletree" or Firmiana simplex. Look it up and see what you think, the leaves are lobed and huge 6 to 12 inches long and wide:)Far Side of Fiftyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07995757632158408442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791768581127769171.post-61220624230812818922015-12-12T20:53:22.861-08:002015-12-12T20:53:22.861-08:00What a fun place to visit! Looks like a great day...What a fun place to visit! Looks like a great day trip and the sun was shining! :)Far Side of Fiftyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07995757632158408442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791768581127769171.post-7740417290895964832015-12-12T18:26:32.700-08:002015-12-12T18:26:32.700-08:00This is an interesting area historically and now a...This is an interesting area historically and now as a productive wetland.Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996243850279671523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791768581127769171.post-864235969958925322015-12-12T18:01:20.586-08:002015-12-12T18:01:20.586-08:00Beautiful photos of such an interesting area! I lo...Beautiful photos of such an interesting area! I love birds, and it's a thrill to see the winter visitors on their way to warmer climes and then on their way back north.Olde Dame Penniwighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11871888334179316997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791768581127769171.post-17256695272815292742015-12-12T16:15:42.217-08:002015-12-12T16:15:42.217-08:00Fascinating area, Cynthia and "T.O.H".
T...Fascinating area, Cynthia and "T.O.H".<br />The first photo of that "drive" is very "G.W.T.W.'ish".<br />Now all I need for Christmas in a "Gator" under my tree - ha ha.<br />Lovely and cool here with light rain - a pleasure after the heat and <br />sauna of the middle of the week temperature.<br />Cheers<br />Colin Huggybearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17517411617275367396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791768581127769171.post-35387789553356706032015-12-12T15:32:46.554-08:002015-12-12T15:32:46.554-08:00Ah, the gators of Christmas, now the season is com...Ah, the gators of Christmas, now the season is complete.Mac n' Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05732924562630675589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791768581127769171.post-38253732865252212182015-12-12T15:05:49.430-08:002015-12-12T15:05:49.430-08:00The weather looks beautiful! Here we are having a ...The weather looks beautiful! Here we are having a wind and rain storm. We've had several this week and they are supposed to finally end tomorrow. We had several earlier in the season. We don't usually get so many and not so early. Just stopping by to wish you and yours, a very Merry Christmas♥Joyfulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09956413632864588646noreply@blogger.com