There’s a section of pine forest at the Lake Jackson Indian Mounds, which is just gorgeous in the fall/winter. The pine needles drop and cover the ground, giving a soft, warm glow.
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There’s a section of pine forest at the Lake Jackson Indian Mounds, which is just gorgeous in the fall/winter. The pine needles drop and cover the ground, giving a soft, warm glow.
wow – love the warm hue!
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Is this long leaf pine? Where gopher turtles live?
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I believe so, Brenda. We have lots of long leaf pine ecosystems around this area. Not so sure about the gopher turtle.
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My friend from Tallahassee was telling me about the long-leaf pine and the gopher turtle, and I wondered what a long-leaf pine looked like. She said it’s the most endangered ecosystem in the world, and that the gopher turtle is essential to the ecosystem. I was considering telling a fairy tale with one.
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I just posted a photograph for you, Brenda! Now take into consideration these are young trees, they will continue to grow straight up, very tall. They are very, very fast growers. Too bad only three percent survive from original population (overall, not just here).
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I love it! Thanks. Makes me want to tell a story…
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Do tell! Especially since this is sacred ground, where the Native American Indians lived. So serene and peaceful.
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Which tribe? Perhaps I will take it on. 🙂
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The Apalachee Indian tribe lived there. The park has two main mounds you can walk up the steps to the top, but there are several other mounds in the woods. I just love it there. We also scattered my mom’s ashes in the creek that runs next to a mound. She always took us kids there for weekly picnics. Ian and i carry on that tradition.
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Wow, I can’t imagine a climate allowing for weekly picnics. Way too cold here half the year. LOL
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Well, when the weather was nice! Ian and i don’t go that often. Now Boo goes with me.
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I would go if I lived near you. I can’t imagine anything better for one’s soul than regularly getting out into nature.
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There is no substitute!
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