Constitutional

There is an algae bloom floating upon the slough along Kingswood Terrace Road that is several city blocks in length. Few dream about destroying it as it appears to be a floating oxygen-bearing raft. Addendum: The type of algae observable is easily grown -- a glass or plastic aquarium bowl is all that is needed, plus some pebbles and water; just set near sunlight and airborne microorganisms gravitate to it. The coverage-phenomena may be quite well-known -- in the early 1970s some shag-type manufactured green office carpeting closely resembled the algae 'rugs' in appearance although synthetic.

Below:  slough flowing beneath Kingswood condo complex entry/exit from/to Kingswood Terrace Road in Stuart FL [time-date stamp wrong]

Today, there is a thunderstorm happening a few miles away while the sun remains shining on Kingswood Condos. The thunder is audible, the lightening is sudden and bright, and sheets of rain can be seen streaming from dark clouds over Jensen Beach environs. As viewed from the bridge over the St. Lucie River, the storm is one of many that have been observed quite nearby, yet seem to be a stage show of thundercracks and lightening bolts while the immediate SE Ocean Boulevard area remains dry -- especially spectacular during nighttime.

As we crossed the bridge walking toward Sewall's Point, many eyes turned toward my daughter and I as the sole people hiking upon the span. The southernmost side was a cakewalk, slightly breezy and sunny as the storm soaked the northern side of the river's North Fork. During the return walk towards Stuart on the northern side of the bridge, a stiff wind necessitated some resistance as raindrops splashed all around. (Encountered was a Milam' Market plastic grocery bag filled with excrement, on the walkway, with the knowledge that thunderstorms typically disperse such droppings and free other creatures from censure -- not so when contained in a plastic bag nor in an immediate way.)

**Quote from 'The Golden Girls' TV sitcom: reference to a hairdresser named Jackie who "makes" one character "look like a chicken".

***Regional alligator-egg hunting and transfer to farms should be a very big eco-watch issue, since alligator-hunting (i.e. killing) season is roughly concurrent. The tropical-zone reptiles have pre-historic origins and deliberate disturbance definitely affects karma accrued during other times of the year (hence the appellation 'Indian River Lagoon' to describe regional environs that accept creatures ranging into local waters from other continents as far away as the Ganges River in Asian India). Live by the gun/sword/machete might well mean die by them as well, since terrorized animals will ally.