Sunday April 9th 2023

I woke to the sound of rain this morning. It was mostly light rain, but before it ended in the early afternoon there were a few heavy showers. The high temperature for the day was in the mid to upper seventies. Overall it was a much more comfortable day.

The park was very active for the Easter holiday. Groups had rented all of the pavilions in the day use area and other groups had setup awning to have Easter celebrations. At the bridge on the main park road over the Myakka River the parking areas were full of cars. A park volunteer was on the bridge providing information about the river and the animals visible. Today I only saw alligators, but at least a few of them were on the bank. The alligators in the water were watching several fishermen carefully. If anyone managed to hook a fish, I don’t think they would be able to land it and the alligators wouldn’t even say thank you.

This is a short blog today. I had a nice dinner with friends, so I didn’t get in any walks in the park. The birds were saved from getting their pictures taken until tomorrow.