A New Year … and Silver Springs

Jan 7, 2007   //   by Sandra Friend   //   Life  //  No Comments

Glass bottomed boat at Silver SpringsOut with the old, in with the new, and here we are! I’m furiously typing up notes for my latest book, juggling web work for a number of folks, and tumbling into the busy season at the office. Time for a relaxing afternoon and photo session at one of my old favorites, Silver Springs. I started visiting here when I was very small and have seen the changes over the decades.

Fun news: We saw monkeys today! First time in years. Bad news: the algae is worse than ever. It’s a good thing the Avatar land purchase went through, but we need to do something more now to halt the nitrates pouring into the aquifer … what a difference from just a decade ago.

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