The Nature of The Everglades: Did You Know?

"The word "glade" is one the oldest English origin. It comes from the Anglo-Saxon "glaed," with the "ae" diphthong, shortened to "glad." it meant "shining" or "bright," perhaps as water."

This sentence has a great, and valuable meaning to me as a Floridian. I have lived in Florida all my life, and I have taken many field trips to the Everglades, but never knew the significance, or the meaning of the word "Everglades." Now as a student at Florida Gulf Coast University who lives on the east coast (Broward County), the everglades has been something I have unwarily been attached to my whole entire life. Driving back and forth on Alligator Alley at the age I am now, I saw the beauty of the Everglades, but never knew the history behind the meaning of the actual name, and why this big body was known as the "Everglades." See that it means "Shining" or "bright" I would have to definitely agree with that translation. When the Sun hits the water it begins to glisten and the water becomes very bright. As I drive on the Alley again I will never forget the meaning of "Everglades."

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This is a Photo of the Florida Everglades

"There must be heat and wetness for the porous thirty or more eggs  the female alligator lays."

This sentence further explains how female alligators prepare to lay their eggs in this big swamp. This sentence is very interesting to me, because I did not know this was the process that female alligators had to do before hatching their eggs. Living in a city where alligators are present everywhere, I thought this was something I would have known, but I didn't and having a fond interest in alligators it opened my eyes to how the preparation before the birthing happens. The water-weeds are of good use in the Everglades, instead of just a plant that's there! It's a source used by the gators through a 2 month process before the eggs hatch! Seeing the difference as to how both the alligator and the crocodile and how they lay eggs was also very interesting to me, when reading this excerpt. It just goes to show there is a lot more going on in the waters of the Everglades, then we really think!

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"To understand the Everglades one must understand the rock"

When I read this part, I didn't understand what rock the author was talking about and the description came along and I understood why the rock is present. I didn't know there was a rock present that helps to separate fresh and saltwater from mixing! Again living in Florida for the majority of my life, I never know there were borders to the Everglades, because it just seems like a big body of water that is endless! Now to find this out, its ruins my preconceived notions I have had for a long time about the Everglades! 

This is oolitic limestone, what is found at the bottom of the Everglades!
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