Once again, there we certain individuals, who took the
mandatory fun, established ground rules, all of which were decreed by the IG
and acted as if they were non-existent. That be it as it may, 6, 6A and 62, did muster
in the driveway for the morning bike ride, while 4,7,8,32 sat on their butts
watching good morning America, 61 was getting her free coffee, OA reading a
book, 71 sleeping and 63 wondering where everyone was. In other words all but
6,6A and 62 were wasting precious time earned
by working the previous 365 day,
by being nothing better than slugs. The ride was absolutely wonderful, the air
was crisp, sun was bright and the path was sooth. When we go for a bike ride,
it seems that the big attraction is to look at all of the houses, the
conversation turn to how nice the doors, steps, windows, drive ways and the
facades on the house, but never once do we notice the wonders that nature has
to offer. The path goes thru several different eco systems, you start out with
large tree so deep that you at time feel claustrophobic, one them moves into an
area where the palm trees and flowering trees dominate your vista’s, and then
move to area where miles of swap grass fill the horizon. One never takes the time to see the millions
of sub stories that are constantly developing in each tree, bush, flower and
blade of grass. Back to the bike ride, the three of us followed our usual path
and road out to the last marsh before you enter the Ocean course. The tradition
is to stop at the last marsh, take a drink of water, wipe the sweat from your
head, turn the bike around and peddle back to the condo. As we were performing
our designated tasks (once again established by the IG), 6A made the
observation that we had yet to see a gator, and that was unacceptable. This
lead the IG to make an additional decree: We must slow down at each body of
water we pass until we see a gator. As the IG ‘s word is final, off we went
slowing at each pod we passed until to 6’s wondering eyes should appear, but a
14 foot gator swimming along side of us, honoring the direction of the IG. 6 informed the other of the pending gator
sighting , 6A stopped along sig of 6, 62
stopped beside palm tree and we all gazed
in wonderment at the sight of that gator. 6 being the protector and was not impressed
sight of just another gator, began to absorb the beauty of the area we chose to
watch the gator. Looking at the palm tree that 62 had chosen to lean against, noticed
a small lizard was making a futile attempt to scale the tree. It was better
than watching animal planet on a 72 inch HDTV, as time progressed, 6 quickly
figured out why the lizard was having such a difficult time making any progress
climbing the tree, as it turns out there 6 foot water moccasin enjoying a
morning snack. At this point in time, 6 felt the need to alert 62 that 2 feet
above her head was a struggle typical of nature between a lizard and a snake. Clearly shaken, 62 was determined to find out
why 6 was making such a commotion. 62 movements
clearly allowed the snake for an instant to notice that 62 was within striking
distance, thus allowing the lizard to escape from the tight jaws of the
venomous beast. The lizard fell to the
ground, the snake retreated back into the tree, 62 jumped on the bike, 6A
followed as they took off like a bat out of hell, as 6 was left alone with the
14 foot gator moving ever closer. All was good, the life of the lizard was
spared, and the snake a nice piece of tail for breakfast. 6A and 62 experienced the wonders of nature, and
6 were left behind with a gator.
Words of wisdom: If one doesn’t take the time to seek
knowledge, one will never become aware of what happens around them every day.
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