Life in the Swamp

I'm getting ready to leave Wallaby Ranch for the Rob Kells Memorial Competition at the Florida Ridge.  I've had a great time not only flying but enjoying the camaraderie, morning runs, and all the wildlife that calls the Green Swamp home.  I've seen gators, snakes, hawks, vultures, split-tail kites, osprey, eagles, sand hill cranes, opossum, raccoons, armadillos, a dozen or more species of insects including the dreaded fire ants.  The rains brought out wild flowers that decorated our launches.  I'm already thinking about my return and I haven't even left yet.