Shell – Eskildoodle Photos and Feelings

Time Traveler

I stepped out of the car in a parking lot paved with local crushed rock and discovered this fossil shell next to my foot. It had lived millions of years ago when shallow seas covered most of the Florida peninsula and laid down the Ocala Limestone formation that I was now treading upon. Somehow itsContinue reading “Time Traveler”

Holed Up

Forget coming out of his shell, this tortoise refused to even come out of his burrow. At least it allowed us to approach without retreating out of view. Once upon a time they were considered a source of food and their numbers dwindled, but now they are protected and are flourishing, which is fine withContinue reading “Holed Up”