I was recently struck by the stark yet similar beauty between the lake near my mother's house in Palmetto Palms (in Ft. Myers, Florida) and the beauty of the Great Dismal Swamp Canal closer to home here in Virginia. The canal runs between Virginia and North Carolina and was originally dug by slaves under the direction of George Washington.
Pictures from Ft. Myers, Florida:
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| Residents of Palmetto Palms are proud of their lake |
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| My nieces are looking for alligators and turtles, both of which can sometimes be seen near the bridge |
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| The bridge itself is a pretty walk through the mangroves |
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| The mangroves add beauty to the scene |
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| Mangrove roots provide shelter for wildlife like this little fish |
Pictures from the Great Dismal Swamp in Virginia:
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| My husband, Don Burke, and I celebrate our anniversary with a tandem bike trip along the Great Dismal Swamp Canal |
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| No mangroves, but the trees grow all around the water here |
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| Despite its name, the Great Dismal Swamp harbors wildlife and is beautiful in its own right |
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