As a kid growing up, my water time mainly consisted of the beach and the pool. I don't think I had jumped into a river or lake until college and even then it was with great hesitation. The cloudiness of the water and the brackish taste were total turn-offs for me. Plus, who the heck knows what's hiding beneath the water's edge? Let's just say that I prefer my water chlorinated.
Part of the reason that we moved up here was to give Parker a childhood different than ours. Not that there's anything wrong with the concrete jungle of South Florida, but the Irishman and I both wished we had more exposure to nature...so here we are. Whenever our friends head out to the park with river access, we tag along. It's fun to watch the boys splash and play in the cool, shallow water of the river.
I normally stay out of the water myself, but on this particular day, it was scorching hot and the cool water on my feet felt wonderful. In fact, I was starting to see the virtues of the river. I mean, who really needs pools anyways when you have natural water sources, right? I was really warming up to the idea...until an old woman and her dog walked by and shared with us that she saw 15 baby snakes "just yonder"the other day...
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Please excuse me why I start researching snake-free above ground pools.
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