Well that all changed last week. We got a low front that brought in rain, it's green again, and the heat is back. Suppose to be near 90 today! I woke up today and it was still 75 at sunrise. A lot of people asked me why I want to move to Florida, it's so hot. Well first off it's not hot, just warm and humid. Second I love it. I love walking out in the morning and feeling the warmth and humidity, I'm like a lizard that likes to bask in the sun. And the humidity really brings out the smell of my jasmines. The first year here was hard to get used to. I moved here from San Diego and the winter here is warmer than San Diego's summer. The water only gets down to 73 in the winter, that is like a warm El Nino year in San Diego. But after adapting let me say I'm loving the weather here and I'm excited about the change this week and the return of the heat and humidity. I'm hoping for a rainy summer, last summer sucked except for the tropical storms and the one day we got 8 inches of rain. The year before we got 18 inches of rain in June and it was nice. I love t-storms, especially when it's a daily thing.
Now what would my blog be without a complaint? I don't understand the people here. I had a friend from EDS. He's the one that told me about Southcom. Well EDS went under about 6 months after I left and he was out of a job because he wouldn't move to Tulsa with them, so I got him over to Southcom and shortly after he got something like a 6K raise. Without my help he could very well be unemployed right now or working in a completely different field. I mean face it, the economy is crap. Instead he's doing even better than he was before and on top of that he has a secret clearance now which is extremely valuable and is major job security in this rough market. Because of my help, he's got a job that is recession proof. Well he's Cuban, or half or something. I have lots of Cuban friends and they all seem to understand my frustration with people not speaking English here. They understand it's nothing personal against them and it's nothing racist. But this guy will defend any Cuban no matter what. A Cuban can murder someone and just because they are Cuban he will defend them like family. I don't understand that mentality. There are plenty of white people I don't like. But no matter what with this guy, Cuban's are his people and no matter what they do he defends them.
Below are some pictures comparing the flooded Everglades a couple months after Fay last year and the same spots this April during the drought.
Pictures from two months after Fay.
Pictures from this April.
For some reason the alligators were extra shy today and didn't want their pictures taken. I think due to the lack of water they felt out of their comfort zone and were more afraid of humans than normal.
Dried Canal
Borrow Pit Dried Up
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