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Central Florida |
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historical trees, a wild gopher tortoise (a species in decline), an alligator
at Lake Louisa, beautiful Cypress Trees, butterflies and solitude, wild
birds, deer moss in the swamp, a crazy sign, lego displays at Downtown
Disney, China and the turtle, cows behind our RV, wild turkeys and cranes,
unusual scarecrows, a ghost car, and more! Plus information on Thousand
Trails Campground in Clermont, Florida. |
Big Tree Park |
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Karen & Lee at the base of the SENATOR |
The two RV Gypsies are
dwarfed by the Senator |
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The Senator is so big we
can't get all of it in the picture. The same goes for Lady Liberty below. |
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| Campsite of the Two RV Gypsies Thousand Trails in Clermont, Florida |
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Scary stuff! the two RV
Gypsies - not the flags. |
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Karen in the hot tub - peace and relaxation in the evening. This is the life of an RV Gypsy! What a great beginning to a new life! |
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Karen in pool - peace,
quiet, relaxing - and the entire pool and hot tub to ourselves at 9 p.m. |
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Thousand Trails Campground in Clermont,
Florida has been wonderful to the two RV Gypsies so far. The membership
to buy into Thousand Trails Campgrounds has been worth it as two full-timers.
You get to drive through and pick your own site, which is one of the many
benefits. The Thousand Trails Campground in Lebanon, Pennsylvania (near
Hershey) is especially nice too. |
a wild gopher tortoise |
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Lee on the Boardwalk at
Lake Louisa. |
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Karen with the alligator
sign - and sure enough there is an alligator in the lake |
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Lee and Karen by beautiful
Cypress Trees |
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Lee with feathers in his ears |
Lee - a real attack animal |
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Lee climbing over a fallen tree |
"I DID IT' yells Lee |
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what the ??? |
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The two RV Gypsies look
for other people, but they find that they are totally alone! |
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distance that the two RV Gypsies hiked along Lake Louisa and the Cypress
Trees |
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After the hike and a picnic at Lake Louisa, the two RV Gypsies took a short hike in the swamp |
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Some of the wild birds
found at the swamp |
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deer moss
Really a lichen, this dual plant is a fungus and an algae
that live together for mutual benefit. The fungus supplies the algae with
water and minerals. The algae contains chlorophyll and can use the sun's
energy for photosynthesis. Reindeer moss is found primarily on patches of
dry sand in dry or scrubby areas with frequent fires. |
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the swamp area - don't walk there |
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Karen photographed these
trees
because no two of them were shaped the same |
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more photos taken in Orlando,
Clermont and Leesburg, Florida - August - October 2008 |
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The gator is laughing, but Karen is
not! Save her somebody! |
Sign
outside a Restaurant
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| Displays made entirely
out of legos at Downtown Disney |
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| The following
photos are of wild animals at Thousand Trails Campground in Clermont,
Florida |
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| Brian's
dog, China and the turtle - she did NOT hurt it |
cows
behind our RV motorhome |
the following photos are
from the new restaurant at Downtown Disney, T-Rex |
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The wall of the "Ice
Room" in the restaurant keeps changing colors. |
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Lee gets mouthy with one
of the critters in the restaurant! |
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Karen and her cousins, Judy & Joe
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Inside the restaurant - an ant bigger than life! |
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photos are of some unusual and wonderful scarecrows at the Leesburg Town Square |
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side of a building. WOW! Looks real to the two RV Gypsies! |
Karen helping the scarecrow fish |
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The following photos are
taken at a shopping plaza and pier |
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A limo used for ghost tours
is cleverly painted |
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| The photo on the left of the limo window was taken by Karen Duquette, and it has been copyrighted. It shows another person taking a photo of the same limo from the opposite side of the car. You can also see the building behind the other photographer. The painting on the window of the limo seems to be floating transparently through the whole picture. Karen didn't do any special photography trick and did not edit the photo in any manor to get this effect. | |
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Karen's cousins from New
York, Joe & Judy Betts |
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 See
the slideshow from a side-trip to Busch Gardens in Tampa, Florida
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