We Feel Younger Already!

First, here's a picture from the Lodging at Patrick AFB.  It was very nice and a lovely area.

We ate in the base dining hall for breakfast and then got on the road again.  The first stop was the Fountain of Youth.  History lessons, Ponce de Leon, St. Augustine, young looking Native Americans, magic spring water.  Turns out it is now developed into a lovely historical park with many displays and things to do.  We were just interested in seeing the Fountain.  As it was explained, as people filled up Florida the water table got lower.  So the first spring water fountain dried up.  But a well was dug on the exact spot and now provides water from the same spring.  Here's old Ponce photo-bombing the picture.  It was a lovely area.

There were peacocks all over the park.  I love peacocks.  My Aunt Hazel had pet peacocks on her farm in Vermilion, Ohio, when I was a little girl.  Great security force!  Made lots of noise when any strangers came near.

At the Fountain park, some were up in trees, some sunning themselves,  and others just walking around.  This guy in particular was great.  He was just sitting there on the walk.  He saw us coming and opened his beautiful feathers.  When we tried to get his picture he kept turning around.  Didn't want his picture taken!  So I got a really good picture of his butt.  Then a man came from the other direction and tried to take his picture.  The peacock didn't know which way to turn to be away from both of us.  I got a good one!

I like the Albino ones, too.  This one came right up to me and waited for me to take the picture

Stay safe!