Wiggins Lake

We ended our two months stay in Naples, Florida a few days ago and said goodbye to
Wiggins Lake.  Our condo had a lanai, with glass doors that could be pulled back
depending on the weather, and we spent hours each day sitting on the lanai watching
the plants grow, sort of like watching paint dry, but more exciting.

Wiggins Lake is small, about the size of two football fields, one of five lakes in the
development, a fountain in the middle creating pleasant sounds, wildlife always around
the lake.  We saw egrets, osprey, kingfishers, herons (baby blues and great), multiple
kinds of ducks, anhingas fishing underwater, turtles swimming in the lake and basking
in the sun on the shore.  Lake otters played in the water and Aloma saw one going
through our backyard toward the water. One raccoon skirted our lanai. Every morning
a flock of Ibises with their beaks curved down would fly in and aerate the lawn while
pecking for bugs and seeds.  It was great fun watching the wildlife.

In a previous blog, I wrote that a panther was spotted by two different residents.  No
further sightings. The snake I mentioned that battled me in the garage was a corn snake,
according to Rowland, the maintenance man.  I looked them up and I agree with the
identification, but the article said they are very docile and some people keep them as
pets. Why did my corn snake want to battle me over control of the garage?

Now we are on our way back to North Carolina to watch our own flowers and shrubs
bloom and watch the many species of birds prepare for nesting.

Not many people could endure the excitement of our lives, but, I’m proud to say, we
are up to it.

Seasoned Man

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