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SlideArray[0] = new Slide("", 2, "", "Morning Walks in Florida - 2005");
SlideArray[1] = new Slide("", 4, "", "St. George Island");
SlideArray[2] = new Slide("IMG_8561.JPG", 0, "6/6/2005", "We were all captivated by the ghost crabs which were common hole over the island.");
SlideArray[3] = new Slide("IMG_8562.JPG", 0, "6/6/2005", "On our first morning walk we found this crab which was about three or four inches across.");
SlideArray[4] = new Slide("IMG_8563.JPG", 0, "6/6/2005", "It scurried across the road in front of us with that characteristic sideways movement, and then froze, which allowed me to take some pictures.");
SlideArray[5] = new Slide("IMG_8564.JPG", 0, "6/6/2005", "If you look closely, you can see the eyes, which stick up like antennas, and can see in a 360° radius.");
SlideArray[6] = new Slide("IMG_8565.JPG", 0, "6/6/2005", "A view of our rental house as we left on our customary early morning walk.");
SlideArray[7] = new Slide("IMG_8566.JPG", 0, "6/6/2005", "Laura looks out over the inlet toward the intracoastal waterway across the road from our rental house.");
SlideArray[8] = new Slide("IMG_8567.JPG", 0, "6/6/2005", "You can see the boardwalks and docks of all the houses along the inlet  Laura cleans her binoculars so she'll be ready for the birds that we encounter.");
SlideArray[9] = new Slide("IMG_8569.JPG", 0, "6/6/2005", "We walked several miles to the southwest until we came to the Bob Sikes Cut which provides a channel for the boats between the intracoastal waterway and the Gulf of Mexico.");
SlideArray[10] = new Slide("IMG_8570.JPG", 0, "6/6/2005", "We couldn't go all the way to the cut from the main road since it was private property.");
SlideArray[11] = new Slide("IMG_8571.JPG", 0, "6/6/2005", "Looking back up the road from which we came.");
SlideArray[12] = new Slide("IMG_8572.JPG", 0, "6/6/2005", "We wandered around looking for a boardwalk to lead us to the cut via the beach.  We came across beautiful yards, one of which contained this large Oleander.");
SlideArray[13] = new Slide("IMG_8573.JPG", 0, "6/6/2005", "We came to another dead end blocked by this fence, beyond which you could see the Gulf and the cut.");
SlideArray[14] = new Slide("IMG_8574.JPG", 0, "6/6/2005", "Looking the other way you could also see the intracoastal waterway and Apalachicola Bay.");
SlideArray[15] = new Slide("IMG_8576.JPG", 0, "6/6/2005", "Finally we found the boardwalk we were looking for which ran right by the house at right.  It was a public more walk to the beach on the Gulf side of the island.");
SlideArray[16] = new Slide("IMG_8577.JPG", 0, "6/6/2005", "Along the boardwalk to the northeast you could see how untouched part of the island still is.");
SlideArray[17] = new Slide("IMG_8578.JPG", 0, "6/6/2005", "To the west, there was not much development either.");
SlideArray[18] = new Slide("IMG_8580.JPG", 0, "6/6/2005", "Looking along the beach to the southwest, you can see the Gulf of Mexico and the jetty that sticks out from the Bob Sikes cut.");
SlideArray[19] = new Slide("IMG_8581.JPG", 0, "6/6/2005", "This is a closer look at the jetty, with a fishing boat in the cut making its way out into the Gulf.");
SlideArray[20] = new Slide("IMG_8582.JPG", 0, "6/6/2005", "Have you back to the northeast was beautiful with clouds that were rolling in and out.");
SlideArray[21] = new Slide("IMG_8583.JPG", 0, "6/6/2005", "The fishing boat nears open water.");
SlideArray[22] = new Slide("IMG_8584.JPG", 0, "6/6/2005", "Another view of development up the beach to the northeast.");
SlideArray[23] = new Slide("IMG_8585.JPG", 0, "6/6/2005", "A brown pelican wings its way over the Gulf along the shore.");
SlideArray[24] = new Slide("IMG_8586.JPG", 0, "6/6/2005", "This looks like a shrimp boat which has just cleared the jetty.");
SlideArray[25] = new Slide("IMG_8587.JPG", 0, "6/6/2005", "This is a view across the Cut to Apalachicola Bay.");
SlideArray[26] = new Slide("IMG_8588.JPG", 0, "6/6/2005", "A closer shot of the last photo.");
SlideArray[27] = new Slide("IMG_8589.JPG", 0, "6/6/2005", "Looking north along the cut from on top of the rocks of the jetty.");
SlideArray[28] = new Slide("IMG_8590.JPG", 0, "6/6/2005", "Fishermen already hard at work looking south into the Gulf along the jetty.");
SlideArray[29] = new Slide("IMG_8592.JPG", 0, "6/6/2005", "Looking northwest up the Gulf shore of St. George Island from the jetty.");
SlideArray[30] = new Slide("IMG_8594.JPG", 0, "6/6/2005", "We encountered a sea turtle nest on the beach which was clearly labeled for its protection.");
SlideArray[31] = new Slide("IMG_8595.JPG", 0, "6/6/2005", "This is another label on the same sea turtle nest.");
SlideArray[32] = new Slide("IMG_8596.JPG", 0, "6/6/2005", "A complete review of the sea turtle nests and the stakes and ribbon that protected it.");
SlideArray[33] = new Slide("IMG_8598.JPG", 0, "6/6/2005", "We heard a number of Eastern Towhees singing, and I was finally able to get a less than stellar photo of one of them.");
SlideArray[34] = new Slide("IMG_8599.JPG", 0, "6/6/2005", "We were intrigued by the blooms at the base of these palm-like fronds growing between the pine trees along the road.");
SlideArray[35] = new Slide("IMG_8600.JPG", 0, "6/6/2005", "The gated community in which we stayed was called 'The Plantation'.  We enjoyed the wide boulevard lined with native habitat.");
SlideArray[36] = new Slide("IMG_8601.JPG", 0, "6/6/2005", "Another view of the inlet across the road from our rental house on our way back.");
SlideArray[37] = new Slide("IMG_8602.JPG", 0, "6/6/2005", "A better view of the boats and docks along the inlet.");
SlideArray[38] = new Slide("IMG_8603.JPG", 0, "6/6/2005", "Their morning glories were huge compared to the ones we grow in our yard in West Texas.");
SlideArray[39] = new Slide("IMG_8604.JPG", 0, "6/6/2005", "More blooms on the Palmetto growing in the yard of the house next to us.");
SlideArray[40] = new Slide("IMG_8605.JPG", 0, "6/6/2005", "Another view of our rental house.");
SlideArray[41] = new Slide("IMG_8607.JPG", 0, "6/7/2005", "This is a terrible shot, but if you look closely you can see how difficult it was to find the Eastern Towhees (center, just to the left of the rainbow) in the dark cover below the scrub oak.");
SlideArray[42] = new Slide("IMG_8608.JPG", 0, "6/7/2005", "These birds just did not want to be photographed.");
SlideArray[43] = new Slide("IMG_8609.JPG", 0, "6/7/2005", "Gnarled trees along our path on the second day's walk.");
SlideArray[44] = new Slide("IMG_8610.JPG", 0, "6/7/2005", "Laura points to a bird with windblown trees just behind her.");
SlideArray[45] = new Slide("IMG_8611.JPG", 0, "6/7/2005", "This shot is just to the left of the previous shot and shows oleander in a garden right beside native habitat.");
SlideArray[46] = new Slide("IMG_8612.JPG", 0, "6/7/2005", "Laura has her eyes on that bird.");
SlideArray[47] = new Slide("IMG_8614.JPG", 0, "6/7/2005", "More windblown native habitat.");
SlideArray[48] = new Slide("IMG_8615.JPG", 0, "6/7/2005", "The roads in the community formed a 'T' so that you could not drive all the way from one end of the island to the other along the beach.  The 'tops' of  the 'T's paralleled the beach and were conveniently connected by bicycle and hiking trails so that you could followed the beach on bike or foot.  We were quite impressed and pleased with this design.");
SlideArray[49] = new Slide("IMG_8616.JPG", 0, "6/7/2005", "A beautiful example of what the wind can do.");
SlideArray[50] = new Slide("IMG_8617.JPG", 0, "6/7/2005", "And other view of trees shaped by storms and inshore winds.");
SlideArray[51] = new Slide("IMG_8618.JPG", 0, "6/7/2005", "I finally got some halfway decent pictures of the Eastern Towhee.");
SlideArray[52] = new Slide("IMG_8619.JPG", 0, "6/7/2005", "Another shot of the Eastern Towhee singing his heart out.");
SlideArray[53] = new Slide("IMG_8620.JPG", 0, "6/7/2005", "The shot shows his colors better than some of our other photos.");
SlideArray[54] = new Slide("IMG_8621.JPG", 0, "6/7/2005", "A close up of fading palmetto blooms turning into berries.");
SlideArray[55] = new Slide("IMG_8622.JPG", 0, "6/7/2005", "Another bloom stalk containing only berries.");
SlideArray[56] = new Slide("IMG_8623.JPG", 0, "6/7/2005", "Another of the many boardwalks leading to the Gulf.");
SlideArray[57] = new Slide("IMG_8624.JPG", 0, "6/7/2005", "Next to the houses, this boardwalk was lined by beautiful oleander.");
SlideArray[58] = new Slide("IMG_8625.JPG", 0, "6/7/2005", "Laura on the lookout for something unusual.");
SlideArray[59] = new Slide("IMG_8626.JPG", 0, "6/7/2005", "You cannot see it in this picture very well since the camera focused on Laura rather than the fishermen, but there is a fish dangling from a line that the fisherman is holding.");
SlideArray[60] = new Slide("IMG_8627.JPG", 0, "6/7/2005", "A view from the boardwalk along the Gulf Coast to the southwest.");
SlideArray[61] = new Slide("IMG_8628.JPG", 0, "6/7/2005", "The fisherman was still holding the fish when I snapped this photo, but unfortunately he had turned so that the fish was behind him.  Oh, well.");
SlideArray[62] = new Slide("IMG_8629.JPG", 0, "6/7/2005", "This is a view from the boardwalk to the northeast.");
SlideArray[63] = new Slide("IMG_8630.JPG", 0, "6/7/2005", "Look at the size of the dune between the beach and the houses.  We're not sure if the dune was a result of the construction of the houses or was naturally blown into place.");
SlideArray[64] = new Slide("IMG_8631.JPG", 0, "6/7/2005", "Another view of the large dune behind the houses along the beach.");
SlideArray[65] = new Slide("IMG_8632.JPG", 0, "6/7/2005", "We happened to notice a ghost crab guarding the entrance to his home.");
SlideArray[66] = new Slide("IMG_8633.JPG", 0, "6/7/2005", "I was able to snap a close-up of the crab through my binoculars.  He looks like a picture from Disney more Pixar with those large eyes.");
SlideArray[67] = new Slide("IMG_8636.JPG", 0, "6/7/2005", "This was the best picture I could get of a Great-crested Flycatcher.");
SlideArray[68] = new Slide("IMG_8638.JPG", 0, "6/7/2005", "We came across some type of black snake sitting in the shrubs sunning himself.");
SlideArray[69] = new Slide("IMG_8640.JPG", 0, "6/7/2005", "Both ends of these 'T' shaped cul-de-sacs had a nice framed portico entrance to the boardwalk leading to the beach.");
SlideArray[70] = new Slide("IMG_8641.JPG", 0, "6/7/2005", "After I took Laura's picture, she had to take mine looking the other way.");
SlideArray[71] = new Slide("IMG_8642.JPG", 0, "6/7/2005", "This was the final boardwalk where we turned around on our second morning's walk.");
SlideArray[72] = new Slide("IMG_8643.JPG", 0, "6/7/2005", "Note the height of the dunes right next to the beach in this area of the island.");
SlideArray[73] = new Slide("IMG_8644.JPG", 0, "6/7/2005", "The house next to this boardwalk had dug out an area where they had planted palm trees.  Combined with the high dunes on one side and the house on the other, they had a beautiful little spot which was quite protected from the wind.");
SlideArray[74] = new Slide("IMG_8645.JPG", 0, "6/7/2005", "The high dunes provided a great elevated spot from which to look down the beach to the southwest.");
SlideArray[75] = new Slide("IMG_8646.JPG", 0, "6/7/2005", "More houses along the beach.");
SlideArray[76] = new Slide("IMG_8647.JPG", 0, "6/7/2005", "Houses to the north east of the boardwalk.");
SlideArray[77] = new Slide("IMG_8648.JPG", 0, "6/7/2005", "Looking back inland to the north along the boardwalk we walked out on.");
SlideArray[78] = new Slide("IMG_8649.JPG", 0, "6/7/2005", "Looking down at the beach you can see how high the boardwalk and dunes were.");
SlideArray[79] = new Slide("IMG_8650.JPG", 0, "6/7/2005", "Another Great-crested Flycatcher.");
SlideArray[80] = new Slide("IMG_8651.JPG", 0, "6/7/2005", "Better shot of the colors of the Great-crested Flycatcher, but the camera focused on the closer palm tree to the left.  A cardinal sits at right.");
SlideArray[81] = new Slide("IMG_8652.JPG", 0, "6/7/2005", "A far away shot of a Eurasian Collared Dove sitting on top of a chimney.");
SlideArray[82] = new Slide("IMG_8653.JPG", 0, "6/7/2005", "The snake was still there on our return.");
SlideArray[83] = new Slide("IMG_8654.JPG", 0, "6/7/2005", "We found all of the varied names for the houses to be quite interesting.  Some of them we liked, and some of them we groaned at.  You can make up your own mind about this one by saying its name out loud.");
SlideArray[84] = new Slide("IMG_8655.JPG", 0, "6/7/2005", "We had to take a picture of Jasmine Way, so that we could show it to our friend from Hong Kong of the same name.");
SlideArray[85] = new Slide("IMG_8656.JPG", 0, "6/7/2005", "This house was somewhat unusual compared to most of the others that we saw.  See the next slide for what they named it.");
SlideArray[86] = new Slide("IMG_8657.JPG", 0, "6/7/2005", "Pretty obvious, huh?");
SlideArray[87] = new Slide("IMG_8658.JPG", 0, "6/7/2005", "Note the signs that encourage habitat preservation.  The layout of the streets and the boardwalks actually made it easier to reach the beach that way than by going through the dense undercover.  They have done a good job.");
SlideArray[88] = new Slide("IMG_8659.JPG", 0, "6/7/2005", "We were intrigued by one garden which had several of these plants in it.");
SlideArray[89] = new Slide("IMG_8660.JPG", 0, "6/7/2005", "As far as we could tell, they were standard pineapples.  We did not see any growing natively.");
SlideArray[90] = new Slide("IMG_8661.JPG", 0, "6/7/2005", "We took this ghost crab's picture on the road just in front of our rental house.  It really shows those eyeball antennas well.");

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