Ocala National Forest

The azalea bushes have been blooming around here for the last few weeks and the best ones that we spotted were in the Melrose cemetery up the road from us.

Pink is the most common but there were several other colors too.

One day I spotted this unusual moth down in the swamp here.

Off to work to move some downed trees to make room for a fence.

This dead tree near our campsite looks like a piece of modern art to me.

On Friday we drove down to the Ocala National Forest to drive on some of their Jeep trails. Janice liked the slogan on this sign.

Much of the National Forest was similar to what we see here at Ordway.

The young long leaf pine trees look like giant bottle brushes.

A gopher tortoise in the road!

He pulls in his head and covers it with his front legs.

We stopped at one last lake and then headed home.