I have lived in Florida a little over half of my life and not until a bad car accident that in which I died on the scene and was revived on the way to the hospital where they told me I broke my back , pelvis and ribs . Doctors told me that I would never walk again , they ere wrong . But anyways this is the sleep apnea story which I will tell at a later time , right now I want to talk about the fact that it took this accident to get me to appreciate all the beautiful animal life around me that I never took the time to notice before. You'd be surprise of the things that you notice when you're not preoccupied with all the things you do when you're not sitting there in a wheelchair or sitting in the van on your way to physical therapy.
Long story short I am now walking and enjoy my walks around my neighborhood even though my neighborhood is not the greatest in fact its one of the worst. I love being able to look up in the trees I feel like I'm in some kind of exotic animal zoo .
There's a tree in front of my bedroom window , it's a special tree .I seen so many animals on this tree .One day I was walking under the tree and I saw what looked like a mango but it was a beautiful bird I've never seen before I took a pic and ever since I've been hooked in pictures of this tree and all the little friends that visit it .
This dinosaur is actually a 5 foot iguana I saw climbing the tree outside my bedroom window like 2 feet away from me it was awesome , had to run out and take pictures of it as it ran up the tree I have a video of it but don't know how to upload it.
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Whoa!! Never seen that kind of animal in real.
Or I think they're not found here in our place.
Are you talking about the iguana ? I was told the males turn orange during mating season first time I've ever seen orange iguana and one that big
Yeah, the Iguana. Never seen one yet.
I would be hella scared if I saw that iguana just outside my bedroom! Good to know that you're well and recovered after the accident.
Thanks I appreciate that . Besides iguanas we also have alligators. I don't want to see one of those outside my window
I'm scared enough to look at something that's bigger than a dog if it will be outside my window.
I love iguanas. They make great pets if you treat them right
Yeah they're beautiful animals I see little green baby ones running around everywhere never seen one this big though especially an orange one
I totally agree. One first has to touch death to appreciate life.
It's a shame that It has to be that way but I have noticed that about people really grateful of life positive people have had some type of life and death experience
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STOPWow awesome post! Not only for the pictures but for your story. It's so true the things we take for granted. It shouldn't have to take a horrible accident to realize them. I thank God every day for my blessings. Even stupid things like going to the grocery store and seeing the bountiful food Americans enjoy. I don't have much money but so far I have my health and gratitude for EVERYTHING I see & experience every day...☺
Thank you very much
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