Decided to drive to the Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge. There are 158,000 acres in the Refuge. We actually saw an alligator
We did not see any bears even though there are bears in the Refuge
Spotted these pretty flowers along the road
Spotted along one of the trails
Just realized I didn’t post a picture yet today and since it’s so late just took a picture of some flowers. Daisies are my favorite
The sun came out and it was a beautiful day Stopped at Saratoga Spa state park. We were happy to see that the rain and wind did not knock down all the leaves The park is 2.379 acres and it contains lots of trails, the performing arts center, picnic ares and lots of other amenities. There is a beautiful fall display at the entrance to the park. I was lucky enough to talk to one of the state employees who told me that her and her boss start working on the display in mid September. This is just part of the beautiful display
According to Wikipedia There was a belief that the waters of Saratoga held healing properties that led to construction of spas snd health centers that would cater to local tourism and health industries. At the height of this bottling frenzy in the early 1900s there were more than 200 private wells tapping into Saratoga mineral springs
I am trying to post something every day. It’s after 10 pm so what can I take a picture of?
There seems to be more wild flowers around the ponds this year. Not sure if the red ones are weeds or flowers
More pretty flowers in our community. If you closely you can see some raindrops
Went for a quick walk this afternoon as rain was in the forecast and I could hear thunder. Almost home snd spotted these beautiful flowers just as the rain started. Took a quick photo and made a mad dash home
August 21, 2021
Decided to go to Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge. This is our third time there and this time we actually saw more wildlife than usual.
We also made a stop at the Montezuma Winery – one of our favorite wineries in the finger lakes
Surprised to finally see some butterflies and three of them at once – jackpot
Pretty summer flowers
Lin and Michael’s Photos
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