[jimjamuser]

Originally Posted by OrangeBlossomBaby

I'm glad I live in the "Historic" area. I'm 10 minutes from the Ocala Forest and 5 minutes from the nearest cow pasture. There are horse farms and ranches east of our neck of the woods, all within a few minutes by car.

But no snow, no crystal clear lakes and in fact, when it rains, everything within 10 yards of a retention pond reeks of rotting worms. There is no natural water you can dip your feet into here - the water is horribly polluted with pesticide and fertilizer runoff, and if it doesn't peel your skin off, then the alligators might find your hand a tempting treat.

Yes, I do miss the snow. I miss it right after it's finished snowing, before the plows can get through, before we get the shovel out of the garage, when everything looks like it's covered in diamond dust.

Agree that the lakes are polluted with pesticide and fertilizer runoff. That could improve if more people had stone yards instead of grass.