Wednesday, December 20, 2023

WW: Goggles (and a monkey)

 Canoeing on the Withlacoochee and we saw a monkey. There are three species in Florida now (hooray invasives), but to my knowledge they'd been closer to Ocala in the Silver River area. They were released there in the 1930s on an island. Rumors say that the person who released them didn't know they could swim. Anyways, I guess they're spreading pretty far. When we paddled back by, crows were mobbing it. I wonder if it was stealing eggs or baby crows. 


Anyways, back to horses. Goggles had some time off this week because he unfortunately decided he needs hind shoes to be comfy (my bank account is sad). So we hung out some and he ate grass/made a pest of himself.




And, much to both their delights, he met, and bit, Presto



"My turn to hold your face" - Goggles

Now Presto's turn

5 comments:

  1. um, i was NOT aware of the feral monkey situation in florida?!? also, boo about the hind shoes. pretty sure doozy will join that same club come springtime, but we're holding out for now!

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    1. Yeahhhh they've been kind of a tourist attraction still in the Silver Springs area. But kinda skeeves me out that they're not sticking to that area. Somehow I doubt they're going to help with removing the invasive reptile species.

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  2. TIL there are monkeys in Florida. WILD!

    Bummer about the hind shoes. $$$

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