There's a small pond with several resident critters, this sandhill crane being one of them.
The first order of business while here is to find a groomer for our shaggy boys. It was somewhat time-consuming finding a groomer that could accommodate our schedule--they were all quite busy. Anyway, after several phone calls we located a nearby PetCo where Gus and Woody got spiffy new dos! They are such handsome fellas!
While the boys were being groomed, we took advantage of the few hours of empty nestdom by having a nice lunch and contributing substantially to the local economy with a visit to Sam's Club!
Friday was "see the sights day." I was anxious to see manatees, so we opted to go to Homasassa Springs to the State Wildlife Park about an hour's drive. We took the boys with us because the Park's website showed complimentary kennels were offered to guests traveling with pets. We thoroughly enjoyed seeing Florida alligators, bears, panthers, bobcats, various reptiles, pelicans, cranes and other waterfowl and fish. However, we were a bit disappointed that the manatees did not swim anywhere near the observatory while we were there.
Looking at the manatees from above, they look like giant baked potatoes!
Here are the boys anxiously waiting for us to return.
You can see all the photos taken at the Homasassa Springs State Wildlife Park at https://picasaweb.google.com/MuskratLake
On Saturday we joined the throngs of humanity headed for the NY Yankees/Washington Nationals Pre-season game at the George Steinbrenner Memorial Stadium in Tampa where the Yankees train for the season. The Nationals took an early 5 run lead and then the Yankees rallied and went ahead by 2 runs. By the 7th inning the win could go either way, but the Nats took the lead and kept their edge winning 10 to 8. It was fun!
I think that's Jorge Posada at bat.
Nats win--10-8!
A few more photos from the game can be seen at https://picasaweb.google.com/MuskratLake
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