Maggie's Farm

I've had the joy of spending considerable time in the Okefenokee Swamp in south Georgia, as well as several areas in Florida. In college, it was in pursuit of a biology degree under a noted biologist and environmentalist. As a college graduate, I worked for a company that did environmental impact studies at multiple Florida sites including Cape Canaveral, nuclear- and fossil-fueled power plants. The field time was exciting and exhausting, and I'll never wade into a gator hole at night to catch a baby alligator by hand again, or stay awake 72 hours at a stretch to collect samples in really bad weather. In my 60's now, I am more excited each time I go back into those places so remote that I am truly a part of the food chain. It's a great feeling to be fully caught in the web of life, to be totally surrounded by more life than you can take into your senses. The birds are still my favorite, and their food bill exceeds mine here at The Big Onion Hotel. Thanks for the beautiful post.