Saturday, April 5, 1986
Mary and I went comet viewing from 4:30 to 5:30. Has moved to right from Thursday and moon not bothersome until about 5:15.
At 9:15 left from Beach House Motel for Corkscrew swamp. Stopped at Szabo’s Nursery- marvelous selection. Found liseanther plants in bud and bloom! Also bought Jasmine and bougainvillea and gerbera daisies. Into Sanctuary at 10:20 out at 2:00. Met group related to Paul and Avenel Spiegel Bechtle in Marion. Photographed wood stork on nest, alligators, anole, iris. Picnic in Pine Grove watching quails, red-bellied woodpecker, Red Wings and bronze blackbirds, cardinal, blue jay. Back past Buckley Wholesale Bedding Plants on Route 31. Acres of bloom.
Bought groceries at Spring Shopping Center.