Route pics

[jasonc]

Their plumage can be so startling in color variations ..... quite lovely!

yes, its was a long time that I have seen them . I wish I was able to take a photo.

 

[AirDancer]

 

[AirDancer]

 

[jasonc]

usually a bit more colorful then those. we have the black ones here as well

 

[jasonc]

Their plumage can be so startling in color variations ..... quite lovely!

Wife made this from a peacock that View attachment 7619 visited her.

 

[jasonc]

60ish hippy cocoa beach home in appearance View attachment 7620

 

[AirDancer]

Some of the house designs from the 60s were/are really something else to see. Some are architecturally pleasing... some just aren't.

 

[jasonc]

Some of the house designs from the 60s were/are really something else to see. Some are architecturally pleasing... some just aren't.

not sure of the age. I have few piks of one some for the mosquito alley route to take with the oral story of the homes. some are modified. ie stories added , roves having slopes that were once flat.

 

[AirDancer]

For some reason, the thought of living in an area called Mosquito Alley just doesn't sound pleasant!

 

[jasonc]

For some reason, the thought of living in an area called Mosquito Alley just doesn't sound pleasant!

lol. its not far from the main relief canal. its near the golf course. I have posted the arial of that before.

 

[AirDancer]

With all the waterways & ocean around, does the area spray to curtail the mosquito population... or has that become a thing of the past?

 

[jasonc]

With all the waterways & ocean around, does the area spray to curtail the mosquito population... or has that become a thing of the past?

no, i have been on routes with the crop duster flying over this area.

 

[AirDancer]

Spraying used to be done in many Illinois cities/towns/villages in effort to control mosquito populations. But far too many people complained that the spraying caused health issues, so the sprayings were discontinued. What a mistake!

 

[jasonc]

Spraying used to be done in many Illinois cities/towns/villages in effort to control mosquito populations. But far too many people complained that the spraying caused health issues, so the sprayings were discontinued. What a mistake!

I remember the spray trucks thar fogged the whole communities ,man I inhaled that stuff every winter,and whenever they sprayed.they stopped that in the early 90s.it's been noticed by me that we at times have mosquito problems where it wasn't much of a problem when they sprayed

 

[AirDancer]

They used to get the word out for a week before the spraying so people would stay indoors while it was occurring.

Now, instead of advance word about spraying, the warnings about removing any standing water (such as in old tires, etc) to help reduce mosquitoes are fairly constant, starting in the spring and continuing through autumn. There are also the mandatory warnings about some of the mosquito-borne illnesses that can occur.

I'd rather deal with the sprayings.

 

[jasonc]

Once a wooden bridge came here.its part of the quay,winter beach ghost town.the road is called old winter beach road.jungle trail not pictured is just around the bend as you leave this area.View attachment 7629

 

[AirDancer]

Love the picture!

Are there any alligators in the area?

 

[jasonc]

Love the picture!

Are there any alligators in the area?

Brackish water, they can and have but its not common.sharks and dolphins in the lagoon as well.the bridge was a one lane bridge.with the images of this bridge I thought the tender lived in the middle of the bridge.ie the island shown, aptly named hole in the wall island.pylons left from its fire ,the last one stood for decades after it.I remember seeing them from the wabasso bridge as a kid.

 

[AirDancer]

Great name: Hole in the Wall Island !

 

[jasonc]

Great name: Hole in the Wall Island !

Correction,it's one of islands ,but not the that is visible.you can make out where this bridge was today.it was burned down in 49.the pylons I have found in Topos maps of 1951,and I think Google Earth shows them