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Let’s Play Guess That Seashell! – Rental Properties

Many rentals come standard with beach oriented decor, from blankets, to bath towels, to bead-spreads, to picture frames, to doormats.  It’s not uncommon to find shells at a rental in the west Florida region used as beachy decor or just left there by visitors, especially at rentals located on or near the beach.  The series of pictures below are from a rental in Heritage Springs in New Port Richey about 25 minutes north of Honeymoon Island.  This rental had a couple small decorative plates on a bookshelf with the spoils of perfectly intact seashells from a great trip to the beach! Let’s see how many of these seashells we know the names of.  This will be a challenge, because many of these are not commonly known names. Name as many as you can, and use as specific of names as you can. Don’t cheat by going to the species library, because many of them have already been added to the library.  Add your answers as a comment below.

 

Dry Season Water Shortage Order 2017

April and May have historically been the driest months of the year. Because we’ve had such low rainfall, and because we are in such a severe drought, a phase one water shortage order goes into effect for Charlotte, Citrus, DeSoto, Hardee, Hernando, Highlands, Hillsborough, Lake, Levy, Manatee, Marion, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, Sarasota and Sumter counties on May 8th. The order is scheduled to last until July 31st. This is a very limited order; however, water restrictions could become more stringent as water becomes more scarce. The order requires that local utilities companies review their conservation measures, and it asks that residents reduce usage and conserve water. Stopping leaky faucets, and limiting lawn watering are ways you can reduce your water usage. Rest assured because there isn’t any reason for concern. An adequate water supply is still available for your water needs.

Injured Loon at Key Vista Nature Park

Today while roaming around Key Vista Nature Park just next to the Anclote Power Plant we stumbled upon an injured loon laying along the bank of Rocky Creek. The Loon is a type of waterfowl like the Anhinga. It appeared to be injured. Even after being tapped with the side of a fishing pole the bird didn’t move an inch.  It only rotated its head a bit.  It was hard to say what the cause of the injury was.  The obvious thing is the fishing line wrapped around its beak, but other injuries could be possible.  We decided it would be Continue reading Injured Loon at Key Vista Nature Park