The Wonders and Realities

The more clearly
we can focus
our attention on
the wonders and realities
of the universe about us,
the less taste we shall
have for destruction.
...Rachel Carson

I enjoyed going to see the manatees at Tampa Electric's Manatee Viewing Center of Apollo Beach. In a canal next to the Big Bend Power Station, you can see many manatee. They like the warmer water created by the power plant. Big Bend's discharge canal is a federally designated manatee sanctuary that provided critical protection from the cold for these gentle animals.

https://www.tampaelectric.com/company/mvc/

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/07/climate/manatees-florida-feeding.html

[Nada]

Love the quote & the idea of a power plant providing a sanctuary.

[Lou Ann]

How wonderful to have this place as a sanctuary. Interesting image.

[Sandy Z W]

COOL. They look like rocks in a very clear body of water! How wonderful that they have a safe place to be.

[Danette Thompson]

Such a wonderful place

[Heather]

What a cool shot! Fav

[CC Folk]

@njmom3 @louannwarren @danette @365projectorgheatherb

I loved being able to see the manatee. I feel terrible that so many of them are starving. They are such gentle creatures.