Congestion on the River

We took the canoe and kayak out to Wacissa on a recent Sunday morning. Here is B fishing downstream a bit in the old Grumman.

Here is the view upstream.

We have never seen so many folks on the river. An outfitter was running a kayak tour.

The water was quite clear. And clearly the invasive hydrilla was in its element.

This shows the sunlight shining down the limestone side of a deep spring hole. There were fish that do not show up in the picture.

Along the way, we enjoyed the usual water birds and turtles and a few gators. In this spot, I caught all three in one picture. (The turtle is behind the alligator, further down the log.)

Here is a better look at the alligator. It was wearing a bit of duckweed camouflage.

The cardinal flowers added a splash of dash to the splash.

The wild rice was attracting bees. The pollen was raining down in off-white dust and floating on the surface.

There is a request from Nestles to remove water from the Wacissa springs to transport for bottling. It does not seem that this can benefit anyone but Nestles. Surely, a bottleneck of kayaks is the only bottle neck that Wacissa needs.