Sunday, February 15, 2009

Mixon Fruit Farm











One of our outings was to the last family owned citrus farm in the US, the Mixon Fruit Farm in Bradenton. It was great! We sampled the local fruit, ate homemade orange sherbet and took a tour of their wildlife preserve. The guy with the straw hat was the guide and is a savior of local animals. Like he saved an iguana from a Wal-Mart Dumpster, got a deer from someone's house who was keeping him like Bambi, etc. Oh, and he said that half of them, possums, owls and raccoons, live in his house and use litter boxes. Only in Florida!!

2 comments:

Stacey Faye said...

Oh yeah! This guy was incredible. You forgot that he slept in the deer cage at night with Bambi. I also love that G-ma Judi is holding an alligator in one hand, and Lucy in the other.

Thanks so much for having us! We had a fantastic time!!!

Unknown said...

It's called multitasking, Stace :)