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Saturday, September 06, 2008

Lake Atlantic can put on a show



September seems to be a pretty good month. June, July and August are out of the way and maybe some cooler weather will come back. My sister says she has seen golden rod which is a fall plant around where she lives. Golden rod is pretty to admire and it makes good flower arrangements. The hibiscus bush seems to be taking a break from blooming. I don't see many blooms on the plant. The blooms seems to be folded up.
This is a picture of a surfer catching the big waves thanks to tropical storm Hanna which past by New Smyrna yesterday. The waves washed out a lot of new sand which was apart of the beach re nourishment program. The news media said the washed out sand looked like fingers when the water was retreated from the shoreline. Mom and I took a look around high tide yesterday. We saw the water washed into the shoreline with a brown cream like foam which looked kind of like sewage water backing up in an underground pipe. I compared the foam to cream soda, because it reminded me of cream soda. However, I would not drink this one with an ocean full of salt water. There were a whole group of admiring people watching the giant waves and water dissolving the coastline away. Among these people were the Channel 9 news crew with Gustavo Amodovar. His name is a mouthful to pronounce. When I heard him say it on the air it sounds like Guava Jelly. He was not the friendliest of anchor people. He was very business like. I briefly asked if the camera guy took a picture of the black heart of palm which was rolled up closed to the shoreline. He said they had and he was back to getting ready for his news cast moment. I would like to meet an anchor person who would ask the audience what they feel like looking at the ocean. The anchor person would interview the dude riding on the sedge way. He or she would also interview the Yorkie owners. There were two Yorkie dogs which had their own little rain coats made by their owner. These are the kind of items which adds to the feel of the story which gives the story more heart felt drama.


2 Comments:

  • At 6:30 AM, Blogger Lew said…

    Goldenrod. Suppose to have a lot of pollen which is bad for allergies. At least that is what they told me at the Edison House in Ft. Myers many years ago. Thomas Edisons summer home is located in Ft. Myers and they give tours of his house and his large laboratory which is located across the street. On the tour of the laboratory the guide showed us where Edison experimented with the plant goldenrod. He was somehow able to successfully make rubber from it. This was for the war effort. But they told us that Firestone came up with an artificial rubber made from oil which all new modern tires are made from. The tour of the Edison house is really neat and if you ever happen to be in the area be sure to stop and see it. The laboratory which is very large is especially nice because all of the equipment and chemical reagents that he used are still there in their original bottle. It is like stepping back in time. I don't know what goldenrod looks like but I will have to find some pictures of it on the internet out of curiosity. Have a nice day. Lew

     
  • At 3:40 PM, Blogger Blueherun said…

    Awesome photo of the surf conditions where you live. You mentioned Cream Soda, one of my all time favorite soft drinks. Its a shame about the beach erosion, we just haven't been able to come up with a better solution for this ongoing problem. I have pecans falling from my tree, that's also a sign of fall for Florida. Yipee!

     

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