Sunday afternoon we took a spin down to Homestead for the International Orchid Festival. The orchids were absolutely spectacular as was Fruit & Spice Park where it was held. But, it was the ride back that was r-e-a-l-l-y AMAZING! We took Krome Avenue north to Broward and stumbled on an entrance to the Everglades. The vista was beautiful beyond words and I wish my camera could have captured the majesty of it all!
A boot and a Budweiser in the Everglades ... and hundreds of spent gun shells on the ground left me feeling violated. Targets had been set up 100 yards away and were riddled with bullet holes while the ground was littered with broken beer bottles. A huge mound of burnt trash indicated a fire. A very recent fire. There was still the smell of smoke. And, what really frightened me is how easily this area would have burned if a spark had been blown out on the parched, dry earth of my precious Everglades. It's been so dry for so long ...
